1. Partnership: an example from Turkey Gender Program
ECA gender Training
April 11, 2013

2. Background
Gender (In)equality as Despite substantial progress towards gender equality ; gender disparities remain very pronounced.
Source: World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap 2012

3. Background
Gender (In)equality a
Despite substantial progress towards gender equality; gender disparities remain very pronounced
Around one quarter of working age women are employed
More than half of working women are employed in the informal sector
They earn around 40 percent of the males
Only 10% are high level managers
Share of women employers to men is 15%

4. Institutional Structure
Public Sector Gender Agenda
Government Agenda
Systemic Framework
12 years compulsory education
Health Transformation Program
Child care subsidy
Micro credit framework
Regulatory Framework
Amending key legislation
National Gender Equity Strategy
Protecting Women against Violence Laws
Part time and flexible work arrangements
National Employment Strategy
Ministry of Family and SP
Policy and institutional unification
Gender Equality Parliamentary Committee
Institutional Structure

5. Partners to Complement Comprehensive and Complex Public Sector Agenda
Partnership
Partners to Complement Comprehensive and Complex Public Sector Agenda
Private
Sector
Public
Sector
IFIs
NGOs &
Think Thanks

6. Partnering with Government
Partnership
Partnering with Government
The first diagnostic assessment on female labor participation (2010, SPO)
Supporting Ministry of Family progrqm on gender (SIDA fund, )

7. Partnering with IFIs Partnership SIDA Gender TF
EU: Potential collaboration on access to finance for female entrepreneurs (IPA4)

8. Partnering with NGOs and Think Thanks
Partnership
Partnering with NGOs and Think Thanks
Equal Opportunities Model with KAGIDER
Step by Step Anatolia with TUSIAD
Gender ICA with TEPAV

9. Partnering with Private Sector
Partnership
Partnering with Private Sector
Firms undertaking FEM piloting
Independent audit firms working for preparation of FEM manual preparation and FEM assessment at the firm level

10. Equal Opportunities Model
FEM Gender Certification
Equal Opportunities Model
FEM 10

11. FEM Gender Certification
FEM Partnering Firms

12. Importance of Partnership
Conclusion
Importance of Partnership
Access and knowledge on local dynamics
Ensured sustainability
Knowledge transfer and capacity
More internal and external visibility
Identifying the other partners
Adaptation of the model to the country
FEM program is ongoing
Plan for implementing it at the public sector and SMEs
To KAGIDER and Audit firms
Pilot firms
Zoellick visit
Local Media
One of the ECA results story

13. Partnership Why Who How
Conclusion
Partnership
Value added
Pros and cons
Why
Reputational issues
Objectivity and independence
Relations with other stakeholders
Who
Financial contribution
MOU
Roles and responsibilities
How

14. Thank you Mediha Agar, Senior Economist
Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Europe and Central Asia