Implementation Guidelines for the Operational Policy on Gender Equality in Development

Abstract

The Implementation Guidelines provide general technical guidance on integrating a gender focus into the IDB's interventions and corporate monitoring. The content and structure of these guidelines are directly informed by the Bank's experiences and lessons learned during the implementation the first Gender Action Plan for Operations (GAP), 2011-2013. These Implementation Guidelines seek to facilitate the implementation of the Gender Policy directives by providing IDB staff with guidance on how to integrate the promotion of gender equality into IDB interventions and corporate results. These guidelines offer criteria and basic tools for systematically assessing the potential contribution of Bank interventions' towards gender equality, incorporating specific actions to strengthen this contribution, and monitoring and evaluating results.