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
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
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
Research and Reports
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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

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
Communications Product

Infographic for Survivor-Centered Programming

Access this infographic which describes the survivor-centered approach to quality gender-based violence (GBV) programming.

    Tags:
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Analysis
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Project Design and Implementation
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.

    Tags:
  • 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