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are nuanced by issues of gender. Having completed
the workshop, participants are now able to conduct
gender analyses as well as apply tools to integrate
gender consideration in education sector planning.
Participants were also introduced to the CDB-de-
veloped gender implementation guidelines (GIG).
These guidelines serve as a template to better sup-
port the inclusion of gender equality outcomes in
the design and implementation of education sec-
tor development plans, and are a practical tool for
operationalizing gender equality principles in these
plans.
Speaking about the GIG, Denise Noel-DeBique, gen-
der equality advisor at the CDB, said: “It strengthens
the focus on gender equality outcomes of the sector
and complements the education planning process
by introducing specific elements of gender analysis
in the implementation of education programs.”
All CDB borrowing-member countries, with the ex-
ception of Haiti, were represented at the workshop,
which was held from May 24-25 in Barbados, and
was facilitated by the Institute of Gender and Devel-
opment Studies of the University of the West Indies.
“CDB, over the last couple of years, has dedicated
significant amount of resources to assist borrowing
member countries to develop strategies to assist in
ensuring that there is concentrated focus on gender
equality. It is expected that our education planners,
will develop a full understanding of gender imple-
mentation as part of the overall plans and will ensure
that these are etched in the plans on yearly basis,”
said Dr Grace McLean, Chief Education Officer, Min-
istry of Education, Youth and Information, Jamaica.
