Closing the Gender Policy-Practice Gap : European Community Development Co-operation ; Overview of Recent Research on Bridging the Gap Conclusions and Recommendations

This review presents the findings and recommendations of an overview of recent work and research on closing the gender policy-practice gap in development co-operation. The objectives of this review are to: identify lessons from recent research as a basis for assisting the European Commission in implementing its Programme of Action on mainstreaming gender equality in European Community Development Co-operation, and establish methods to close the policy/practice gap. The findings have been drawn from a range of sources, including: the European Commission, selected EU Member States, OECD/DAC, World Bank, UN, Commonwealth Secretariat, academic websites and One World Action’s Closing the Gap Project.