Gender Equality Lexicon

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expands its work on gender equality through mainstreaming and targeted investments for women and girls’ empowerment, the demand for tools and guidance to support Program Officers has grown. A concise set of clearly defined gender concepts is a key component of any effective gender mainstreaming toolbox. Such definitions support sector specialists who are integrating gender in their work and gender specialists who are supporting capacity building and managing investments for gender equality.