Gender equality is fundamental to development effectiveness, and investments in women and girls have proven successful toward reducing global poverty and improving the lives of the world’s poorest individuals. Since 1992, InterAction’s Commission on the Advancement of Women (CAW) has worked to give enhanced visibility and priority to gender equity in the policy and practice of InterAction members and other U.S. and international development and humanitarian assistance organizations. To achieve this, InterAction promotes gender equality through organizational transformation, foreign aid reform, resource sharing and skills building, and a global effort to create partnerships that achieve gender equality.
Gender Auditing and organizational strengthening helps members build organizational capacity for gender integration through individualized technical support and training at both headquarters and field locations. For more information, contact Jeannie Harvey.
Gendering of Foreign Assistance Reform task force addresses gender issues in foreign aid reform. For more information, contact Thu Cao.
The Gender Integration Working Group helps members build skills, share resources and develop new materials that highlight their gender integration efforts and projects. For more information, contact Jeannie Harvey.
Women, Faith, and Development Alliance (WFDA) serves as a global network of uncommon partners committed to crossing boundaries to end poverty. For more information, contact Thu Cao.
Other InterAction gender equality activities include:
- CAW Program Advisory Group
- Gender Based Violence Sub-Working Group
- Gender and Emergencies, E-learning Course
- Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Sub-Working Group
