Jamaica Gender Assessment

This project aims to diagnose the main gender gaps in Jamaica and identify potential policy interventions that could help close them. Following the framework of the 2012 World Development Report on Gender (World Bank 2011) and the 2016-2023 World Bank Gender Strategy the Jamaica Gender Assessment seeks to structure the analysis of gender into separate chapters. Project activities include: (1) improving human endowments such as health education and social protection; (2) increasing economic opportunities by removing constraints for more and better jobs and increased ownership and control of assets; and (3) enhancing women’s voice and agency and engaging men and boys by improving women’s participation and decision-making in national and local governance structures and service delivery and the reduction of gender-based violence. The project also explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender disparities where possible.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) a completed report of Jamaica's Gender Assessment to complement the Jamaica Poverty Assessment with cross-references between the two and both highlighting the strong linkage between gender equality and poverty reduction; and (2) a developed stand-alone Gender Assessment that allows for a deeper examination of gender issues that may not fit within the scope of a Poverty Assessment or a combined Poverty and Gender Assessment that delivers clearer messages on gender equality.