Donor Gender Policies

A number of donors have gender as a stated priority in their programming. This section provides links to some of the main donors' gender policies and strategies.

Canada

• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): Policy on Gender Equality

Denmark

• Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA): Gender Equality in Danish Development Cooperation [PDF]

European Union

• A Roadmap for equality between men and women [PDF]

Germany

• Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (GTZ): Corporate Strategy on Gender Mainstreaming 2006-2010 [PDF]

Ireland

• Irish Aid: Gender Equality Policy

Japan

• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): JICA Thematic Guidelines on Gender Mainstreaming/WID [PDF]

Netherlands

• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dutch Gender Policy in Afghanistan, Yemen, Burkina Faso, Guatemala and Bangladesh

Norway

• Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

Switzerland

• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC): Gender Equality, A Key for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development [PDF]

Sweden

• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida): Promoting Gender Equality in Development Cooperation

United Kingdom

• Department for International Development (DFID): Gender Equality Action Plan 2007-2009 [PDF]

United States

• US Agency for International Development (USAID): Integrating Gender, Achieving Results [PDF]

World Bank Group

• Gender Action Plan At-A-Glance