Resources

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

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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.

    Tags:
  • 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
Training and Learning Material

Gender Training for Nutrition Programs

Complete this training to learn about one process for integrating gender into nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming.

    Tags:
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Education
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Gender Analysis
  • Inclusive Development
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Training
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Summary

WASH for Women and Girls Technical Brief Series

Read these series of technical briefs to learn about USAID's Water for the World initiatives to increase access to sustainable water and sanitation services, promote key hygiene behaviors, and enhance the effective management of water resources in developing countries.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Project Design and Implementation
Brief

USAID Water and Development Technical Series: Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in WASH

Read this technical brief that asserts how programs that support women’s access to sustainable water and sanitation services enable them to reach their full potential.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Research and Reports

USAID Global Water and Development Report FY 2020

Learn about USAID’s water security, sanitation, and hygiene activities, as well as USAID’s achievements towards targets and goals set out in the U.S. Government Global Water Strategy.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women, Peace, and Security (WPS)
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Research and Reports

Menstrual Hygiene Management and Women's Economic Empowerment: A Review of Existing Evidence

Review evidence on the adequacy of menstrual hygiene management in the workplace that identifies the cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and scalability of approaches to improve conditions.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
Research and Reports

USAID Transform WASH: Women as Business Leaders

Learn about the gender dynamics in the water, sanitation, and hygiene business and discover action points to enhance women's roles in the sector.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
Index

Menstruation in the Workplace

Read through this index that includes resources, learning briefs, webinars & events, blogs & articles, and toolkits relating to menstruation in the workplace.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning