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Making Everyone CountThe Philippines has made significant
 progress in empowering women and in advancing gender
 equality. The government's policy on gender equality
 and women's empowerment has prioritized women's
 economic empowerment, advancing human rights and enhancing
 gender-responsive local governance. All these priority
 concerns are integral components of poverty reduction
 programs in the Philippines. The Philippines has made
 significant progress in empowering women and in advancing
 gender equality. Since the government introduced a
 constitution in 1987 affirming the equality of women, it has
 pursued a number of initiatives to mainstream gender
 concerns in national policies and programs. A development
 plan for women was launched in 1987, followed by a plan for
 gender-responsive development, 1995-2025, coordinated by the
 National Commission on the Role of Filipino women. In 2004,
 the commission drafted a framework plan for women that
 identify three priority concerns to meet the objectives of
 gender equality and women's empowerment: economic
 empowerment of women, protection and fulfillment of
 women's human rights, and gender-responsive governance.
 Projects that support these priorities will facilitate more
 equitable development across the Philippines, including
 supporting the full participation of women in political
 processes and governance in the international and national
 local level, strengthening gender-sensitive and inclusive
 programs and mechanisms with civil society, and increasing
 women's access to economic resources such as capital,
 technology, information, markets, and training.
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Improving Gender Targeting of Public Expenditures : A Consolidated Note on Lessons and Policy ImplicationsThis report summarizes policy lessons from the project
 Improving Gender Targeting of Public Expenditures
 through Capacity Building. The project, funded by the
 Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program between July
 2007 and December 2009, has supported a combination
 of analytical work and capacity building activities
 in the area of Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in
 DRC, Liberia, and Rwanda, as well as a regional learning-
 exchange workshop on gender-responsive budgeting
 with participants from Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda,
 and Uganda. The purpose of this policy note is to
 provide a brief analysis of the key policy issues that
 emerged from project activities in the three countries.
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Gender Dimensions of Investment Climate Reform : A Guide for Policy Makers and PractitionersPromoting women's economic empowerment is increasingly seen as an important driving force behind economic growth and the fight against poverty. Women's economic participation as entrepreneurs, employees, and leaders is recognized as a measure of a country's economic viability and dynamism. The guide starts with a brief section on the economic rationale for gender inclusion in investment climate reform work. It is then divided into nine modules. Recognizing the socioeconomic dimensions of gender-focused work, the core module outlines the broader, overarching framework within which gender-informed investment climate work can take place. It also focuses on the monitoring and evaluation framework, with particular emphasis on establishing appropriate baselines to facilitate the measurement of gender-informed changes in the business environment. The eight thematic modules provide specific guidance on key investment climate issues comprising: (i) public-private dialogue, (ii) business start-up and operation, (iii) business taxation, (iv) trade logistics, (v) secured lending, (vi) alternative dispute resolution, (vii) special economic zones, and (viii) foreign investment policy and promotion. Thematic modules are designed to guide the reader through the project cycle and present the three-step process: (a) diagnostic, (b) solution design, and (c) implementation and monitoring and evaluation.