Resources

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

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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
Policy

Executive Order on Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council

Access the full text of the Executive Order on Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council from March 8, 2021. 

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Conflict and Insecurity
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Global Health
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Land and Property Rights
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Policy
  • Policy Formation
  • Strategy
Index

Gender and COVID-19 Resources

Access USAID’s information and resources on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response.

    Tags:
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Gender Analysis
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Strategy
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
Summary

Countering Trafficking in Persons

Read about USAID’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) approach, which is aimed at fighting human tracking. Their strategy involves the C-TIP Code of Conduct, C-TIP Field Guide, and C-TIP regional summaries.

    Tags:
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Strategy
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

What We Do: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Understand USAID's commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment and its top priorities for shaping programming.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Analysis
  • Policy
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Strategy
Summary

Fact Sheet: Empowering Women for Food Security

Review this factsheet which outlines Feed the Future's approach to empowering women in food security to overcome barriers and unleash their full potential, including in the wake of COVID-19.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Training
  • Strategy
Strategy

Fact Sheet: ILRG Gender Integration

This strategy is intended as a working guide to integrate gender throughout the life span of the Integrated Land and Resource Governance (ILRG) task order under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights II (STARR II) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

    Tags:
  • Land and Property Rights
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Education
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Gender Analysis
  • Strategy