Resources

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

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. 

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  • 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
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  • Policy Formation
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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.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Land and Property Rights
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  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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  • Policy Formation
  • Project Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Toolkit

Return to Learning During Crisis Toolkit

Explore this toolkit which helps education planners make key decisions about an equitable and inclusive return to learning during and after crises such as COVID-19. 

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  • Education
  • Education
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Activity Design and Implementation
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
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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  • Conflict and Insecurity
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  • 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
Strategy

USAID Higher Education Program Framework

Read this framework which depicts USAID’s common understanding of a higher education system, commitment to key higher education outcomes, and ways of engaging with higher education to achieve these outcomes.

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  • Education
  • Education
  • Policy Formation
Policy

USAID Education Policy

Read this policy outlining the primary purpose of USAID education programming: to achieve sustained, measurable improvements in learning outcomes and skills development. 

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  • Education
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Education
  • Gender-based Violence
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  • Policy Formation