World Bank Commitments to Gender Equality

Jeni KlugmanDirector, Gender and DevelopmentWorld Bank

GENDERNETConsultation3 February 2012Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Outline

• Building on achievements

• The gender trajectory

• Monitoring corporate commitments

Gender in the Bank: a trajectory

FY12-beyond• WDR 2012 on

Gender• DC Paper on WDR

2012 Implications• IDA 16/Corporate

scorecard commitments

• Regional Gender Action Plans

1977 2001 2007 20122011

FY07-FY11• 2007: Gender

Action Plan• 2008: President

Zoellick’s 6 commitments on gender.

• 2010: IEG report on gender

• 2011: GAP Transition Plan

FY02-FY07• 2001: Gender

Mainstreaming Strategy

• OMS 2.20 is replaced and its provisions absorbed into OP 4.20, which now applies only to projects in sectors and themes identified by the CAS.

FY1978-FY2000• 1977: Women in

Development Adviser appointed.

• 1984: OMS 2.20, Project Appraisal requires consideration of gender.

•Presidential commitments 2008

•Gender Action Plan, 2008-10

•Commitments in IDA16.

Accelerate gender mainstreaming

•Adolescent Girls Initiative

•WBG-IFC pilots to support women’s entrepreneurship.

•DIME, DEC

Pilot initiatives to improve the

evidence base

•Open Data Initiative•GenderStats•LSMS reforms

Making gender data more accessible

Achievements FY07-FY12

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Percent of lending operations rated as gender in-formed, (based on number of operations)

Percent of IBRD/IDA loan amount rated as gender informed (in USD million)

Trends in gender-informed lending

•Clear message (“smart economics”) built on the Bank’s comparative advantage, gained supporters and aided implementation

• Increased reach and demand, especially in economic sectors

• ‘Stand-alone’ pilots increased visibility and yielded results in short term

• Contributed to evidence base – innovations, impact evaluations, research and data

Achievements of the Gender Action Plan

New Corporate Commitments

Monitorable Actions for IDA16 ($50 billion) Report to be presented at IDA16 MTR, November 2012

Priority Areas Indicator

IDA Project Portfolio Increase gender-informed IDA investments and monitor progress

Agriculture and Rural Development

Percentage of agriculture and rural development operations that target women

Social Protection Percentage of safety nets projects designed to mitigate risk and vulnerability for women and girls

Education Completion of the forthcoming Education Sector Strategy and the subsequent implementation of a program of action targeting gender issues in high priority countries

Maternal mortality and adolescent fertility

Percentage of health projects that address high fertility and maternal mortalityImplementation of the Reproductive Health Action Plan with a focus on 52 priority countries with high maternal mortality and total fertility rates, including 25 countries in the Africa Region

Gender Action Plans Preparation of Regional Gender Action Plans

World Development Report Complete World Development Report 2012

Results Framework Tier 1: Country Progress

Indicator IDA 16 Corporate Scorecard

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education √ √ +

Ratio of female to male labor force participation√ √

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) √

Maternal mortality rate (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

√ √

Prevalence of HIV, female (% of ages 15-24)√

Results Framework Tier 2: Development Results

Priority Areas Indicator IDA 16 Corporate Scorecard

Education of girls in rural areas and ethnic minorities; educational performance of boys in MICs, etc.

Percentage of education projects (primary, secondary, tertiary and vocational) that tracks attention to vulnerable groups in their M&E

Health Number of pregnant women receiving antenatal care during a visit to a health provider

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Social protection Women and girls benefiting from social protection programs and other targeted schemes

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Results Framework Tier 3: Operational Effectiveness

Priority Areas Indicator IDA 16Corporate Scorecard

Gender Mainstreaming portfolio of projects

Percentage of IDA projects that are gender-informed 60% 55%

Country Assistance Strategies (CAS)

All CASs are informed by country-specific gender analysis

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Gender Mainstreaming portfolio of projects

Projects with gender-informed design

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