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Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Scottish Government Funded International Development Projects and Programmes: Guidance Note

Last Updated
22 April 2026
Source
Scottish Government

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Checklist Guidance

Relevant Driver(s):

3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 4. Using evidence and experience

Specific Action(s):

3B. Develop equality and human rights policies 3C. Link equality and human rights to business objectives 4A. Collect and analyse equality data consistently

Implementation Levels:

Advanced
Development

Prior Knowledge Required:

Intermediate

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Government

Role:

Analysts Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists Policy Officers/Makers

PSED Needs:

Advance equality of opportunity

Protected Characteristics:

Sex

Resource content

A Scottish Government guidance note for organisations applying for international development funding. Explains how to carry out a gender analysis, set gender equality objectives, and use the OECD DAC Gender Equality Policy Marker to score and monitor progress. Includes a scoring framework and a glossary of key terms including gender-sensitive, gender-transformative, and intersectionality.

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