Gender and Economics

One of the key components of the Africa Region's Gender Strategy addresses engendering economic policy.  This includes work to:

(i) Support, with other key partners, the effective implementation of gender-responsive budget (GRB) initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including implementation of the BNPP-funded GRB-Outreach and Learning Program;

(ii) Document more systematically men’s and women’s economic (and non- market) roles in AFR economies, while addressing the implications for economic growth and poverty reduction strategies; and

(iii) Work to address the relationship between gender inequality and growth in SSA.

Key Bank instruments: In line with PRSP diagnostic and priorities: Country Assistance Strategies, Millennium Development Goals, PER, Economic Management Ops. (ERC/IRC, PRSC), PREM HubWorkshop.

Please refer to the following documentation for more information on gender and economics:

	The Africa growth and opportunity act (AGOA) and its rules of origin: Generosity Undermind; AGOA was signed into American Law on May 8, 2000
	Gender and Growth: Africa's Missed Potential
	Gender and Pro Poor Growth: Macro Findings, by Stephan Klasen, March 18, 2003
	Gender and growth: Findings #197
	Gender and Growth in Africa: Evidence and Issues
	Gender and International Trade in the context of Pro-Poor Growth: Concept Paper
	PREM Notes: The impact of international trade on gender equality