This brief explores key gender issues in maternal and newborn health service delivery and how they contribute to poor maternal health outcomes. It includes examples of indicators that can be adapted to achieve gender-responsive maternal and newborn health at the health system level.
This brief explores key gender issues within health financing for maternal and newborn health at the health systems level, and how they contribute to poor maternal health outcomes. It includes examples of indicators that can be adapted for monitoring and evaluation to achieve gender responsive maternal and newborn health.
The article "Gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation for health systems" published in Health Policy and Planning, presents a methodological approach to integrating gender considerations into monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for health systems.
The Gender in Emergencies from CARE’s Emergency Toolkit outlines how humanitarian emergencies affect people differently based on gender, age, and other intersecting factors such as race, caste, disability, and sexual orientation. CARE’s gender in emergencies approach has four key areas: 1) Rapid gender analysis; 2) Minimum commitments; 3) Women lead in emergencies; 4) Ending gender-based-violence in emergencies
The Toolkit on Mainstreaming of Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in WASH in Health Care Facilities, developed by WHO SEARO, is a practical resource designed to help WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) practitioners integrate GEDSI principles into health care facility programs.
The "Pocket Tool for Managing Evaluation During the COVID-19 Pandemic" by UN Women is a concise, practical guide developed by the Independent Evaluation Service (IES) of the Independent Evaluation and Audit Services (IEAS). It is designed to support gender-responsive evaluation in the unique and often constrained conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNDP Gender and Recovery Toolkit is a comprehensive resource developed by the United Nations Development Programme to help governments, civil society, and development partners integrate gender equality into crisis recovery and resilience-building efforts.
The PPP Gender Toolkit from the World Bank is a practical guide designed to help governments, PPP (public-private partnerships) practitioners, multilateral development banks (MDBs), and private sector stakeholders integrate gender considerations into PPPs, particularly in infrastructure projects.
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Tool Kit on Gender Equality Results and Indicators is a practical resource designed to help development practitioners integrate gender considerations into project planning, implementation, and evaluation.
The Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit 2024 by the European Disability Forum (EDF) is a practical guide designed to support the integration of gender equality, particularly the rights of women and girls with disabilities, across all areas of EDF’s work.