Integrating gender and diminishing inequality between women and men contributes to and is essential to achieve sustainable development. SDC is committed to promote gender equality in all areas of its work to ensure that women and men have the same right to develop their potential and use their resources in a meaningful way.
Gender mainstreaming is the main instrument, implemented through a three pronged approach, as a dedicated transversal theme in all interventions with specific actions addressing gender gaps, inequalities and discrimination and anchoring gender in the organization. The latter requires allocation of resources, namely human and financial, establishing accountability mechanisms and promoting capacity building to make sure that SDC and its partners are committed to equality and have gender-aware mechanisms, skills and tools to do this.
SDC - How to Note: Gender in PCM (2018)
The following document is a practical ‘How to’ guide focusing on mainstreaming gender in the program or project cycle management (PCM).
