Resources

Practical tools and resources to improve gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response

Understand USAID's definition of gender-based violence (GBV) and take advantage of their thought leadership and technical support for GBV prevention and response activities around the world.

    Tags:
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Education
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Toolkit

Toolkit for Integrating GBV Prevention and Response Into Economic Growth Projects

Read through this toolkit that offers background and practical guidance to USAID staff on how to address gender-based violence in economic growth and trade projects across the program cycle.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Tool

Women's Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality (WEEGE) Wiki

Use this wiki intended to help USAID staff, implementing partners and development practitioners to understand, address constraints to, and advance women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in their work.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Activity Design and Implementation
Index

USAID Websites with Related Gender Resources

Browse this curated list of online platforms featuring USAID Agency resources on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Land and Property Rights
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Formation
  • Project Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Guidance

Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Emergency Application Guidelines

Follow these application guidelines for the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Emergency Application which applies to non-competitive, emergency awards for non-governmental organizations, inclusive of urgent response, early recovery, and disaster risk reduction programming.

    Tags:
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Research and Reports
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Bobby Neptune/USAID

Youth, Women, and Market Systems Development in Agriculture and Supporting Markets: Landscape Analysis and Case Studies Report

This report contains a landscape analysis and four case studies to explore the intended and unintended consequences of market systems development approaches to youth’s and women’s inclusion in agriculture and supporting markets.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Conflict and Insecurity
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Formation
  • Project Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Summary

Women’s Economic Empowerment Map (Text Only)

USAID provides information on 78 activities across 60 countries that the Agency is implementing with resources from the former Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund at USAID.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Inclusive Development
  • Activity Design and Implementation
Summary

Snapshot of Women’s Economic Empowerment Activities: September 2019–December 2020

This snapshot provides an overview of activities undertaken with resources from the former Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund at USAID to advance women’s economic empowerment globally.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Inclusive Development
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships