11th Session of the External Forum on Gender and Development (EFG)

Room 4204N, ADB Headquarters, Manila 27 29 June 2011

Background The External Forum on Gender and Development (EFG) was established in 2001 to promote and facilitate dialogue between ADB and external experts and advocates on gender and development issues. To date, the EFG has met ten times at ADB headquarters. Background information on the EFG members, and outcome documents of their previous meetings, are posted on ADBs website (www.adb.org/Gender/forum/asp). The Poverty Reduction, Gender and Social Development Division (RSGS) of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) hosts the EFGs meetings and serves as the organizational link between the EFG and other parts of ADB. Expected Outcomes of the Meeting The expected outcomes of the EFGs 11th session are: Feedback from government, civil society, and donor perspectives on ADBs implementation of its GAD Plan of Action 2008-12 and recent evaluations of its gender mainstreaming efforts; Exchange of views on gender trends in the region and possible roles of ADB in addressing them; and List of possible joint activities for EFG and ADB in 2011-2012 Program Monday, 27 June 2011 9:00 am Welcome Remarks Xianbin Yao, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) conc. Chief Compliance Officer Proposed Agenda Eugenia McGill, Facilitator of EFG Meeting Overview of ADBs Strategic Framework and GAD Policy [ADBs GAD Policy; gender as key change driver in Strategy 2020; related gender mainstreaming commitments; project gender categorization system to track performance; overall performance trend] Shireen Lateef, Senior Advisor (Gender), Office of Vice-President, Operations 2 Gender in ADBs Organizational Structure and Operations [ADBs gender architecture including Headquarters and Resident Mission gender specialists, the EFG and the GAD Cooperation Fund; funding sources and modalities (loans, grants, technical assistance, and private sector operations); program cycle (country partnership strategies, country gender assessments and gender strategies, country operational business plans and project pipelines); and project cycle (gender mainstreaming in project concept, preparation and implementation)] Sonomi Tanaka, Principal Social Development Specialist (GAD), RSGS

9:20 am

9:30 am

10:30 am

12:15 noon

Welcome Lunch attended by members of the Gender Equity Community of Practice Committee members and Headquarters gender specialists Private Dining Room 2 Gender-Related Developments at ADB [GAD Plan of Action 2008-10 as a framework and roadmap for GAD Policy implementation; recent performance (including sector diversification and regional variations); highlights of Plan of Action 2011-2012; rapid gender assessments of selected ADB projects; key gender-related technical assistance projects] Samantha Hung, RSGS Coffee Break Meeting with Independent Evaluation Department [recent evaluations of ADBs gender mainstreaming activities and results] Rajesh Vasudevan, IED EFG Internal Discussion [debriefing on previous meetings] Dinner at Xin Tian Di Chinese Restaurant, Crowne Plaza Hotel

2:00 pm

3:30 pm 3:45 pm

4:45 pm 6:45 pm

Tuesday, 28 June 2011 8:30 am 9:00 am EFG Internal Discussion [preparation for morning meetings] Dialogue with Gender Specialists from Operations 2 Departments [integration of gender concerns in any new country strategies and programs; new loans, grants and technical assistance; implementation of ongoing projects; and any recent evaluations of completed projects] 9:00-9:40 East Asia Regional Department Scott Ferguson, EAOD Southeast Asia Regional Department Syarifah Aman-Wooster, SEER and Linda Adams, SEUW Pacific Regional Department Sunwha Lee, PAHQ

9:40-10:20

10.20-11.00

11:00 am 11:15 am

Coffee Break Briefing and Discussion of ADBs Internal Gender Action Program (GAP III) Robert Y. Siy Jr., BPHR [gender issues related to staff recruitment, promotion and retention, and work/life balance initiatives] EFG Lunch Seminar: Gender Equity in Asia in 2011 Government, Civil Society and Donor Perspectives Briefings by EFG members for ADB staff on the following: BRAC University research on Pathways for Womens Empowerment Gender equality initiatives of Cambodia Ministry of Womens Affairs Gender equality initiatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency
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12:15 pm

2:00 pm

Dialogue with Gender Specialists from Operations 1 Departments [integration of gender concerns in any new country strategies and programs; new loans, grants and technical assistance; implementation of ongoing projects; and any recent evaluations of completed projects] 2:00-2:40 Central and West Asia Regional Department Susann Roth, CWOC South Asia Regional Department Francesco Tornieri, SAOD

2:40-3:20

3:20 pm 3:30 pm 6:30 pm

Coffee Break Internal EFG Discussion [debriefing on previous meetings] Departure from Hotel Dinner at Aurora Javate de Dios Residence

Wednesday, 29 June 2011 8:30 am 9:00 am Internal EFG Discussion [preparation for morning meetings] Meeting with Strategy and Policy Department Walter Kolkma, SPRU (Development Effectiveness for Results agenda); Valerie Repellin-Hill, SPPI and Alain Borghijs, SPOP (Asian Development Fund replenishment) [importance of gender in ADBs Development Effectiveness for Results agenda and upcoming negotiations to replenish the Asian Development Fund] Meeting with Representatives of International Womens Committee (IWC) Anne Witheford and Susann Roth [gender issues related to staff recruitment, promotion and retention, and work/life balance initiatives] Coffee Break EFG Working Session [preparation for lunch meeting] Lunch hosted by Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development (Private Dining Room 2) [EFG members provide feedback on meetings with staff] EFG Working Session, continued Wrap-up Discussion with Xianbin Yao, Director General, RSDD conc. Chief Compliance Officer, Shireen Lateef, Senior Advisor (Gender), and Sonomi Tanaka, Principal Social Development Specialist (GAD) Closing

10:00 am

10:45 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm

1:30 pm 3:30 pm

4:00 pm