This page provides a suite of recommended resources and readings to support the thematic integration of gender equality within innovations, and the development of a gender lens investment strategy.
For Innovators
Gender Equality Training & Toolkits
- Introduction to Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) – Status of Women Canada
- Feminist International Assistance Gender Equality Toolkit – Government of Canada
- Online Training Modules: Integrating Sex & Gender in Health Research – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Intersectionality Toolkit – The International LGBTQ Youth and Student Organization
- Gender Equality Training Toolkit – European Institute for Gender Equality
- Gender Analysis Toolkit – Jhpiego
Gender Equality Integration and Mainstreaming
- Minimum Standards for Mainstreaming Gender Equality – The Gender Practitioners Collaborative
- Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Compendium of Selected Tools – Data2X & Center for Global Development (2020)
Gender Analysis and Assessments
- Integrating Gender in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs – Measure Evaluation
- Rapid Gender Analysis – Care International
Other – General
- Little Data Book on Gender – The World Bank
- Toolbox for Using Gender-Inclusive Language – United Nations
- DO’s & DON’Ts for Engaging Men & Boys – Interagency Gender Working Group (2020)
Gender Equality and COVID-19
- Gender Equality Guide for COVID-19 Related Projects – Global Affairs Canada (2020)
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Women – UN Women (2020)
- A Gender Lens to COVID-19 – United Nations Population Fund (2020)
- Identifying & Mitigating Gender-based Violence Risks within the COVID-19 Response – Inter-Agency Standing Committee and Global Protection Cluster (2020)
Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Safe Abortion
- Adopting a Gender Transformative Approach in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Gender-based Violence Programmes – Rutgers (2019)
- Promoting Gender Equality in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health – UN Women (2019)
- Getting to Equal – Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender Equality – Promundo Global (2018)
- Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – United Nations Population Fund (2017)
- Not just a women’s issue: Safe abortion, SRHR, and the role of men and boys – MenEngage Alliance
Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
- The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBV in Emergencies Programming – United Nations Population Fund (2019)
- Guidelines for Mobile and Remote Gender-Based Violence Service Delivery – International Rescue Committee (2018)
- Guidance for Gender-Based Violence Monitoring and Mitigation within Non-GBV Focused Sectoral Programming – Care International (2014)
Gender Equality in Humanitarian Assistance
- Women in Conflict Zones – Oxfam International (2019)
- The Gender Handbook for Humanitarian Action – Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2018)
- Gender Equality in Humanitarian Assistance Toolbox – Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (2015)
Gender Equality in WASH Interventions
- Gender Equality and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (2019)
- Gender and the Sanitation Value Chain – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2018)
- Gender-Responsive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – UNICEF (2017)
Gender Equality in Early Childhood Development Interventions
- Toolkit: Gender-Responsive Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education – VVOB Education for Development (2019)
- Early Childhood Development, Gender Socialization and Men’s Engagement: An Annotated Bibliography – Plan International (2018)
- Every Child Counts Using gender data to drive results for children – UNICEF
Gender Equality and Communicable Disease
- Gender and communicable diseases – World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (2007)
- The Importance of Gender in Emerging Infectious Diseases Data – MEASURE Evaluation (2017)
Gender Equality in Technology-enabled Interventions
- Gender and ICT: Gender Tool Box [Brief] – SIDA (2015)
- Gender and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Survey Toolkit – FHI 360 (2017)
- Gender Digital Divide Online Course – How to integrated gender and ICT in programming – FHI 360, Panoply Digital Ltd. (2017)
- Guidance for a gender-responsive Technology Needs Assessment – UNEP DTU Partnership (2018)
- GenderTech Toolkit – UNICEF East Asia & Pacific (2020)
- Mapping research in gender and digital technology – Association for Progressive Communications (2017)
- Key Resources: ICTs – Gender & Development Journal, Oxfam (2018)
- Making innovation and technology work for women – UN Women (2017)
Gender Equality in Mental Health interventions
- Evidence for gender responsive actions to promote mental health – World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (2011)
Gender Equality in the Workplace
- Developing a Workplace Gender Equality Policy – Workplace Gender Equality Agency and the Australian Government (2014)
- Gender Equality in Codes of Conduct Guidance – Business for Social Responsibility
- Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace – International Labour Organization (2017)
- Strategies for Chairing Gender-Inclusive Meetings – ParlAmericas
Gender-Lens Investing
- Towards Bridging Gender Equality and Innovation – International Development Innovation Alliance (2018)
- Innovating to address Gender Based Violence – International Development Innovation Alliance (2020)
- Tracking Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Debt with a Gender-lens – Wharton Social Impact Initiative (2020)
- Gender Fact Sheet and Tip Sheet for Intermediaries – Pacific Rise (2017)
- Gender Lens Investing – Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns and Impact – Vanderbrug, J and Quinlan, J. (2016)
- The Sky’s the Limit – Increasing social investment impact with a gender lens: Goddard, Ceri and Miles, Katherine (2016)
- State of the Field of Gender Lens Investing – Anderson, Joy and Miles, Katherine (USAID, 2015)
- Gender Lens Investing in Asia – Alleman, Patty and Anderson, Joy (2015)
- Impact Investing: The Rise of Gender Capitalism – Kaplan, Sarah and VanderBrug, Jackie (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2014)
- Innovation for Gender Equality – UN Women (2019)