Resources

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

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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
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.

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

United States to Announce Commitments to the Generation Equality Forum (Fact Sheet)

Read this factsheet to learn about the Biden Administration’s U.S. domestic and global priorities on gender equity and equality.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Global Health
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Policy
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Policy Formation
Toolkit

Beyond Access: Toolkit for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response into Education Projects

This toolkit helps technical and program officers understand gender-based violence (GBV) in education and integrate a GBV response into projects and activities.

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  • Education
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Education
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Project Design and Implementation
Strategy

National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality

Review the first-ever U.S. national gender strategy which aims to ensure that a focus on gender is mainstreamed across the work of the federal government.

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  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Inclusive Development
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Policy Formation
  • Strategy
Strategy

USAID Women, Peace, and Security Implementation Plan

Read this strategy that seeks to increase women’s meaningful leadership in political and civic life by helping to ensure they are empowered to lead and contribute, equipped with the necessary skills and support to succeed, and supported to participate through access to opportunities and resources.

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  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Women, Peace, and Security (WPS)
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Policy Formation
Policy

USAID Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy

Review the policy that provides the vision for USAID’s work to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world.

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  • 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
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Inclusive Development
  • Policy
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Formation
  • Project Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Policy

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship (WEEE) Act

Read the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018, which requires that USAID strategies and policies be shaped by gender analysis.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Strategy

U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Globally

Read the strategy to understand its purpose of strengthening a government-wide approach that identifies, coordinates, integrates, and leverages current efforts and resources to address gender-based violence more holistically and effectively.

    Tags:
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Child, Early, and Forced Marriage or Union
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Gender-based Violence
  • LGBTQI+ Peoples
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Strategy