1. World Bank Commitments to Gender Equality Jeni Klugman Director, Gender and Development World Bank GENDERNETConsultation 3 February 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Outline Building on achievements The gender trajectory Monitoring corporate commitments

3. Gender in the Bank: a trajectory FY12-beyond WDR 2012 on Gender DC Paper on WDR 2012 Implications IDA 16/Corporate scorecard commitments Regional Gender Action Plans 19772001200720122011 FY07-FY11 2007: Gender Action Plan 2008: President Zoellick’s 6 commitments on gender. 2010: IEG report on gender 2011: GAP Transition Plan FY02-FY07 2001: Gender Mainstreaming Strategy OMS 2.20 is replaced and its provisions absorbed into OP 4.20, which now applies only to projects in sectors and themes identified by the CAS. FY1978-FY2000 1977: Women in Development Adviser appointed. 1984: OMS 2.20, Project Appraisal requires consideration of gender.

4. Presidential commitments 2008 Gender Action Plan, 2008-10 Commitments in IDA16. Accelerate gender mainstreaming Adolescent Girls Initiative WBG-IFC pilots to support women’s entrepreneurship. DIME, DEC Pilot initiatives to improve the evidence base Open Data Initiative GenderStats LSMS reforms Making gender data more accessible Achievements FY07-FY12

5. Clear message (“smart economics”) built on the Bank’s comparative advantage, gained supporters and aided implementation Increased reach and demand, especially in economic sectors ‘Stand-alone’ pilots increased visibility and yielded results in short term Contributed to evidence base – innovations, impact evaluations, research and data Achievements of the Gender Action Plan

6. New Corporate Commitments

7. Monitorable Actions for IDA16 ($50 billion) Report to be presented at IDA16 MTR, November 2012 Priority AreasIndicator IDA Project PortfolioIncrease gender-informed IDA investments and monitor progress Agriculture and Rural Development Percentage of agriculture and rural development operations that target women Social ProtectionPercentage of safety nets projects designed to mitigate risk and vulnerability for women and girls Education Completion of the forthcoming Education Sector Strategy and the subsequent implementation of a program of action targeting gender issues in high priority countries Maternal mortality and adolescent fertility Percentage of health projects that address high fertility and maternal mortality Implementation of the Reproductive Health Action Plan with a focus on 52 priority countries with high maternal mortality and total fertility rates, including 25 countries in the Africa Region Gender Action PlansPreparation of Regional Gender Action Plans World Development ReportComplete World Development Report 2012

8. Results Framework Tier 1: Country Progress IndicatorIDA 16 Corporate Scorecard Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education √√ + Ratio of female to male labor force participation √√ Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) √ Maternal mortality rate (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) √ √ Prevalence of HIV, female (% of ages 15-24) √

9. Results Framework Tier 2: Development Results Priority AreasIndicatorIDA 16 Corporate Scorecard Education of girls in rural areas and ethnic minorities; educational performance of boys in MICs, etc. Percentage of education projects (primary, secondary, tertiary and vocational) that tracks attention to vulnerable groups in their M&E Health Number of pregnant women receiving antenatal care during a visit to a health provider √ √ Social protectionWomen and girls benefiting from social protection programs and other targeted schemes √

10. Results Framework Tier 3: Operational Effectiveness Priority AreasIndicatorIDA 16 Corporate Scorecard Gender Mainstreaming portfolio of projects Percentage of IDA projects that are gender-informed 60%55% Country Assistance Strategies (CAS) All CASs are informed by country-specific gender analysis √√ Gender Mainstreaming portfolio of projects Projects with gender-informed design √√