Update on the implementation of the Gender Equality Agenda at the World Bank

Publisher: World Bank International Monetary fund
Author: World Bank International Monetary fund
Type: Report
Date: September 2012
Keywords: Economic opportunities, Women, data, partnerships
Location in CRTDA: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DEVCOMMEXT/0,,pagePK:64000837~piPK:64001152~theSitePK:277473~contentMDK:23276764,00.html

In September 2011, the Development Committee welcomed the World Bank Group's 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development (WDR2012) and its clear message that equality between women and men is smart economics and an essential ingredient in poverty reduction. It recognized that the WDR2012 has important lessons globally and that gender equality requires specific action from governments, the private sector and development partners. The Development Committee endorsed the recommendations for the WBG set out in the accompanying implications note1 and requested that progress in implementation be reviewed in a year's time. ii. This review of implementation over the past year reveals an acceleration of progress, and that the leading indicators used to measure gender mainstreaming have improved across most areas. However some unevenness remains, and Bank staff need to be more fully supported in their mainstreaming efforts. Moreover, given the shortness of time, we are yet to see this being translated into results on the ground. It will be critical to invest in knowledge and data to ensure that teams can identify gender gaps, and respond with effective advice and development solutions.

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