This Guidance was prepared under the overall leadership of Jorge Moreira da Silva, OECD Director for Development Co-operation. Jenny Hedman is the lead author and editor, with co-authors Charlotte Goemans and Anna Bruce, as well as Mollie Cretsinger and Seve Loudon in the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Team of the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD). Lisa Williams, Team Lead, provided overall guidance on the content, design, and delivery of the Guidance. Mayumi Endoh, Deputy Director and Acting Head of the Global Partnerships and Policies Division, and Frederik Matthys, Head of the Global Partnerships and Policies Division, provided strategic support. The authors are grateful for the substantive inputs from Carol Miller, Joanne Sandler, Aruna Rao, and Karin Nilsson. Olivier Bouret, Emily Bosch, John Egan, Cushla Thompson, Megan Kennedy‑Chouane, Alison Pollard and Alina Klehr provided inputs and commented on drafts of the text. Ola Kasneci and Fiorella Cianchi provided support throughout the publication process, along with Alexandre Gouye for the French version. Stephanie Coic designed the cover.
The active engagement of the members of the Network on Gender Equality (GENDERNET) of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) was central to the development of this Guidance. Members provided expertise and case studies, responded to an in-depth survey, and commented on draft iterations through an extensive consultative process in 2020 and 2021. The 2021 GENDERNET Bureau - Annemarie Reerink (Australia), Eva Johansson (Sweden), Linda Baltuonis-Buaquina (Canada) and Katie Chapman (United Kingdom) – provided strategic leadership throughout the process.
In addition, members of the joint working group between the GENDERNET and the DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet) gave valuable insights for Chapter 5. Discussions in the DAC Reference Group on Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment provided inputs for Chapter 6 in particular. Finally, the authors would like to thank the participants in the consultations with GENDERNET partners and stakeholders held in October 2020 and in November 2021 for their inputs.