Gender and Development

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Tonga

Significant Gender Mainstreaming

1. Economic and Public Sector Reform Program - Loan 1904, 28 May 2002

Project promotes overall macroeconomic stability and private sector-led economic growth.The project includes mitigation measures to counteract the negative impact of rightsizing such as ensuring that women public servants and other vulnerable workers will have equal opportunities to participate in training programs and avail of small business opportunities. Although gender equity and status of women is higher in Tonga than elsewhere in the Pacific, women have a smaller share in paid employment and less technical and higher educational qualifications. Project will also ensure adequate representation of women on committees, task forces, and other public bodies dealing with building a performance-based public service. A monitoring unit will monitor policy implications of the project's social and gender impacts. An HRMIS specialist will see to it that the HRMIS enables gender analysis in line with the Government's policy on gender equity. Loan covenant supports this provision.

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