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p. 20 of 20 BACK | NEXT Executive summary Introduction Gender and development issues in the Asian and Pacific region Overview of Bank policy and operations on WID (1985-1996) The need for a revised policy on gender and development The Bank’s revised policy on gender and development Rationale Bank policy Operational approaches Institutional mechanisms Policy review and evaluation Responsibility for GAD Bankwide resource implications of the revised policy

Policy on Gender and Development : The Bank’s revised policy on gender and development

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ADB-wide resource implications of the policy on GAD

111. The resource implications of the policy on GAD are moderate, as ADB has, to a large extent, already made the transition from WID to GAD. The mainstreaming approach codified in the policy is already being implemented within the current staffing and resource ceilings. The integration of gender considerations into ADB’s macroeconomic and sector work, particularly in the COSS, together with the preparation of the WID CBPs and WID strategies, is already being implemented with the assistance of the economists (social sector) in the Programs Departments.

112. More systematic integration of gender concerns throughout the project cycle, including gender analysis of proposed projects, is increasingly undertaken, with the assistance of consultant gender specialists. However, to substantially increase ADB’s GAD activities, two additional gender technical specialists are required.

113. Aside from the two additional gender specialists required to implement the policy on GAD, the main resource implications relate to staff time rather than to funding implications. Staff time will be required for (i) coordinating and preparing the ADB-wide GAD action plan, (ii) processing and administering the RETA on Enhancing Gender Capacity in Executing Agencies and the umbrella RETA for GAD initiatives, (iii) developing a database and manual on GAD best practices, and (iv) convening the External Forum on Gender. Funding for the two RETAs will be mobilized externally through cofinancing from aid sources interested in specifically supporting ADB’s GAD initiatives. The preparation of the database on GAD best practices is already under way. The additional staff time required will be provided through ADB’s newly established Resource Team on GAD, which will include the two additional gender specialists.

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