Gender: From mainstreaming to overall effectiveness
Channel: Office Of Evaluation and Oversight
Date: 2021-06-17

"Gender: From mainstreaming to overall effectiveness", September 18, 2018

The objective of this event was to share the experiences of different sector divisions with respect to measuring the results of mainstreaming gender in IDB operations. OVE recently concluded an evaluation that examined the Bank’s efforts to promote gender equality and diversity in the last 6 years. The evaluation found that the Bank has made significant progress mainstreaming gender in terms of the number of operations as well as the extent to which gender is mainstreamed. 

Nevertheless, although a few operations have conducted gender-related impact evaluations and some divisions are conducting pilot interventions, the Bank could enhance its efforts to measure the effectiveness of the activities that mainstream gender. OVE noted that increasing the Bank’s evidence base for mainstreaming gender could enhance its ability to convince sceptical country officials of the importance of integrating gender in development operations.