World Bank
(asked on 29th February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the World Bank gender policy, and of whether the bank's inspection panel has ever been guided by a gender safeguard.
This question was answered on 11th March 2016
The World Bank Gender Policy sets out how Bank staff should assess the gender dimensions of development in their work and is an important part of Bank’s commitment to drive progress on gender equality. The Inspection Panel assesses compliance with Bank policy including not only the Gender Policy but also with the Environmental and Social Safeguards, which includes requirements for a social assessment that may cover gender.