Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in World Bank Operations: Taking Stock After a Decade of Engagement

This report reviews progress on GBV prevention and response in World Bank lending operations over the past decade to inform the way forward in this area of work for World Bank staff and our government counterparts and development partners. It builds on the 2013 report Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: What is the World Bank Doing and What Have We Learned? (Willman and Corman 2013), which identifies opportunities for the World Bank to become more active on GBV. It draws on a comprehensive review of the active portfolio, a detailed review of dozens of project documents, interviews with staff in 24 project teams, and case studies on 10 operations.