📋 Tender Overview
Status: Active
Technical assistance
The proposed ta will support pacific dmcs of adb to enhance gender equality results through provision of targeted technical support, policy advice, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.
it will improve gender mainstreaming at entry for new projects and support implementation of ongoing gender-mainstreamed projects across various sectors during 2024-2029, as well as support implementation of countries policies and gender action plans. it will help build the capacity of executing and implementing agencies in preparing, implementing, and monitoring project gender assessment and action plans. the ta will provide continued resources to sustain the achievements made under the previous technical assistance, while expanding to also include project preparation support, development of knowledge products, and innovative approaches for gender mainstreaming, including through pilot projects.
Gender inequality and gender gaps in the pacific. gender issues vary between pacific dmcs due to various intersecting factors such as levels of economic development, social, cultural, and gender norms; size of population and migration trends, as well as policy and legal frameworks. while many pacific dmcs are signatory to international and regional conventions on gender equality, there are disparities in terms of the extent to which governments have adopted complementary national policies. some common gender issues cut across countries in the region, these include low levels of womens political representation; limited participation in formal economy; high rates of violence against women and girls; increased risk of hiv/aids and stis; declining access to customary land rights and low levels of legal literacy about rights to land and property; and culturally enforced discrimination against women. at the same time, women hold 21% of board seats, 11% of board chairs and 13% of ceo positions in the pacific, which is well above the global averages of 16.9%, 5.3%, and 4.4%, respectively. gender roles continue to undergo considerable change as a result of historical processes of colonization and more recently, the emergence of the market economy and globalization.
climate change and gender nexus. the pacific region is among the most vulnerable to climate change and one of the worlds most disaster-prone regions. the small size, remoteness, and fragile biodiversity of pacific island countries make them exceptionally vulnerable to natural hazards, with low capacity to manage the resulting risks. women are disproportionally affected by climate change and disasters, due to pre-existing gender inequalities, including in terms of the sectors and types of employment and livelihoods they depend on, access to resources that may help them to cope with and recover after disasters, and increased workloads and care responsibilities.
project gender mainstreaming, and gender action plan implementation. in 2022, gen- and egm-categorized projects at en
