Integrating Gender
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The integration of gender concerns throughout USAID's portfolio is the responsibility of the entire Agency. |
Gender integration means taking account of both the differences and the inequalities between men and women in program planning,
implementation, and assessment.
The roles and activities of men and women affect who does what in carrying out an activity,
and who benefits. Taking account of the inequalities and designing programs to reduce them should contribute not only to more
effective development programs but also to greater social equity.
The integration of gender concerns throughout USAID's portfolio is the responsibility of the entire Agency. One of the top priorities of the WID Office is to help promote greater institutionalization of a gender perspective throughout all USAID programs.
The WID Office works to achieve this through:
Gender inequalities impose large costs on the health and well-being of men, women, and children, and affect their ability to improve
their lives. - World Bank
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Current Activities
Short-Term Technical Assistance and Training
(STTA)
Investing in Women in Development (IWID)
Fellows Program
Read about Women with Disabilities and International Development.
Read more about USAID's Gender Analysis work
Key Publications
Women, Men and Development; 3/06 (7MB PDF)
Catalyzing Equitable Development: An Initiative to Institutionalize a Gender Perspective in PVO and NGO Work in the Field (08/23/2007 PDF)
Full List of Publications
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