How to address the challenges 

Policy makers and development co-operation providers can strengthen their efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The checklists are proposed actions specific to each step of the programme cycle and beyond as outlined in this Guidance.

1. Leadership and policy frameworks
   
   • Policy frameworks and leadership are vital for supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
   • Checklist
2. Planning, analysis and programme design
   • Support for gender equality must start in planning and designing development efforts
   • Checklist
3. Implementation
   • Development efforts to accelerate gender equality need inclusive partnerships and a twin-track approach
   • Checklist
4. Financing
   • Financial resources in support of of gender equality should be drawn from both ODA and other flows.
   • Checklist
5. Results, monitoring and evaluation
   • Monitoring and evaluating results can help build momentum for gender equality.
   • Checklist
6. An institution that delivers
   • Development institutions need to be gender equal: look inward before looking outward.
   • Checklist

Good practice examples on gender equality