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World Bank Increases Support for Gender Equality |
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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The World Bank has improved its support to gender equality in developing countries through lending and analytical work, according to a Bank’s monitoring report covering the period from July 2006 until June 2010.
Gender issues informed the design of 53 percent of the World Bank’s lending operations in fiscal 2010 (July 2009-June 2010), representing an 18 percent increase from fiscal 2006, according to Implementing the Bank’s Gender Mainstreaming Strategy: FY09-FY10 Annual Monitoring Report. In loan amount, the share of resources with gender components went from about 31 percent to 45 percent, an increase of approximately US$19 billion from fiscal 2006 to 2010.
As they have in the past, social sectors such as education, health, social protection, and social development have led the way in incorporating gender issues into their projects. However, economic sectors have begun to catch up, consistent with the Bank’s Gender Action Plan (2007-2010) LINK TO BE INCLUDED, which emphasized gender integration in economic sectors such as infrastructure and agriculture.
Progress was particularly noticeable in Agriculture and Rural Development, where the rate of gender-informed projects increased from 36 percent to 75 percent between fiscal 2006 and 2010. This improvement goes beyond the 50 percent threshold set by World Bank GROUP President Robert B. Zoellick in his Six Gender Commitments of 2008.
Regional Performance
The Africa (AFR) and South Asia Regions (SAR) exhibited the strongest performance in the design and implementation of gender-informed operations, while the Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region showed most improvement. In total, about 71 percent of SAR operations were gender-informed in FY10, which represented a 13 percentage point increase from FY06. In Africa, 67 percent of operations were gender-informed in FY10, compared to 47 percent in FY06.
IDA, the Bank’s Fund for the Poorest, Performed Best
On average, 67 percent of the International Development Association (IDA) operations were classified as gender-informed, as compared to 34 percent of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) operations. This difference may have been driven by portfolio composition as IDA operations tend to focus more on social sectors and privilege direct poverty reduction interventions where women’s roles are more visible and better documented.
Challenges Remain
Despite progress, some challenges remain. One of them is achieving the integration of gender issues in all Country Assistance Strategies (CAS), which are prepared for each country in which the Bank has a planned or ongoing assistance program. In fiscal 2010, 83 percent of CASes were gender informed —a 27 point increase from fiscal 2006— but still not enough. Also to be addressed is the trend of falling gender coverage in Poverty Assessments and Economic and Sector Works, as well as better coverage of gender issues in analytical work and better monitoring.
To access the Annual Monitoring Report, please visit: http://go.worldbank.org/BF9XB6CHF0
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