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First
Year Progress Report (Jan 07-Jan 08) PDF 280KB
Gender Action Plan Document -
A guide to the rationale, guiding
principles, and strategy for the Gender Action Plan
English
(PDF 365KB)
Arabic (PDF 471KB)
French (PDF 251KB)
Portuguese (PDF 193KB)
Russian (PDF 683KB)
Spanish (PDF 172KB)
Gender Action Plan Brochure - A succinct
communications pamphlet, giving a broad, overview of the GAP
English (PDF 1.8 MG)
Arabic (PDF 1,746KB)
French (PDF 1,163KB)
Portuguese (PDF 1,217KB)
Russian (PDF 865KB)
Spanish (PDF 1,156KB)
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"The G8 emphasizes the importance
of the political and economic empowerment of women as a contribution to
sustainable growth and responsible government. We are promoting the World
Bank's Gender Action Plan and welcome this and further initiatives
supporting our African partners' efforts to foster the economic empowerment
of
women such as those taken by the United Nations." (G8 Summit 2007 Communique [PDF
309KB])
Angela
Merkel and other G8 leaders endorse the World Bank Gender Action Plan
(spring 2007)
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The Gender Action Plan At-A-Glance
Objective:To advance women’s economic empowerment in order to
promote shared growth and MDG3—gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Duration and Budget: US$30.2 million over 4 years with half the funds
coming from the World Bank and half from donor countries including Germany,
Norway, Canada, and UK.
Rationale: Expanding women’s economic opportunities is smart
economics. Women’s economic opportunities lag behind women’s capabilities
achieved in education and health. This condition is inefficient, since
increased women’s labor force participation and earnings are associated
with reduced poverty and faster growth. Women will benefit from their
economic empowerment, but so too will men, children and society as a whole.
Focus Areas: The Gender Action Plan targets women’s empowerment in
the economic sectors, most importantly, infrastructure—energy, transport,
and water and sanitation; agriculture; private sector development; and
finance.
The Roadmap: 1) Intensify gender mainstreaming in Bank and IFC
operations and in regional economic and sector work. 2) Mobilize resources
to implement and scale up Results-Based Initiatives that empower women
economically. 3) Improve knowledge and statistics on women’s economic
participation and the relationship between gender equality, growth, and
poverty reduction. 4) Undertake a targeted
communications campaign to foster partnerships on the importance of women’s
economic contributions and execute the plan.
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