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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  • 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
Brief

The Gender Digital Divide Primer

Learn the best practices to ensure that USAID digital development addresses digital inequalities. 

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
Strategy

COVID-19 and the Gender Digital Divide

Read this strategy where USAID addresses the gender digital divide in the context of COVID-19 and provides key considerations.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
Toolkit

Women and ICT Survey Toolkit

The toolkit instructs users on how to understand the implications of landscape assessments and apply learnings to their project and program portfolios.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • 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.

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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
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
Guidance

Addressing GBV through Technology Programs

Learn how USAID's technology programs can address gender-based violence through technology.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Activity Design and Implementation

Gender Digital Divide Desk Review

Review the current state of the Gender Digital Divide, why it exists, how it is tracked and measured, and potential mitigation strategies.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion

Gender Digital Divide Risk Mitigation Technical Note

Learn about risk mitigation for the Gender Digital Divide through the information presented in this technical note, developed to address women’s equitable participation in the national, regional and global economy.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion

Gender Digital Divide Gender Analysis Technical Resource

Learn about the Gender Digital Divide through the information presented in this technical resource, developed to address women’s equitable participation in the national, regional and global economy. 

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership