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Promoting gender equality through public procurement. Challenges and good practices

Literature Item

Author Information:

Name: OECD Public Governance Policy Papers

Email: None

Website: https://www.oecd.org

Abstract:

Gender-responsive procurement involves using public procurement opportunities to advance promote gender equality. Mainstreaming gender considerations in public procurement is a key dimension of strategic procurement in which public buying power is harnessed to advance public priorities to improve the well-being of society as a whole. This paper presents how governments and public buyers can use their purchasing power to promote gender equality and encourage suppliers to improve their performance on women’s empowerment. It explores the different ways that gender considerations can be integrated into public procurement policies and processes, and discusses the challenges that both policy makers and procurement practitioners face in promoting gender equality through public procurement.

Keywords:

gender, public buying, equal procurement; empowerment

Dates:

June 30, 2021 - June 12, 2021

Source Specificity:

Public Policy Document, Training Material and Tools

Website:

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/promoting-gender-equality-through-public-procurement_5d8f6f76-en

Power Domains:

Social

Methods Tools:

Monitoring

Country:

PT

City:

None

Implementation Scale:

international

Language:

English

Other Links:

https://doi.org/10.1787/5d8f6f76-en