The USAID/Haiti Gender Assessment Report, Volume 1, was prepared by Banyan Global in 2016. The report aims to provide an overview of the gender equality and women’s empowerment context in Haiti, as well as USAID/Haiti’s strategic priorities on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The assessment methodology involved a review of existing literature, stakeholder consultations, and a staff survey. The report highlights the importance of understanding the complex relationships between laws, policies, regulations, and institutional practices, cultural norms and beliefs, gender roles and responsibilities, access to and control over assets and resources, and patterns of power and decision-making in Haiti.
The report identifies several key areas of concern, including food and economic security, basic services, democracy and governance, WASH, energy, climate change, and disaster risk reduction, and safety and security. In the food and economic security sector, the report notes that women in Haiti face significant challenges in accessing and controlling assets and resources, including land, credit, and markets. The report also highlights the importance of addressing the gender equality gaps in this sector, including the need to increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions.
In the basic services sector, the report notes that women in Haiti face significant barriers in accessing healthcare and education. The report highlights the importance of addressing these barriers, including the need to increase women’s access to healthcare services, improve the quality of education, and increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions.
The report also highlights the importance of addressing the gender equality gaps in the democracy and governance sector, including the need to increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions, and to address the cultural and social norms that perpetuate gender inequality.
The report provides several recommendations for USAID/Haiti’s current and future programming, including the need to increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions, to address the cultural and social norms that perpetuate gender inequality, and to increase women’s access to assets and resources.
The report also highlights the importance of addressing the safety and security concerns faced by women in Haiti, including the need to increase women’s access to justice and to address the cultural and social norms that perpetuate violence against women.
Overall, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the gender equality and women’s empowerment context in Haiti, and highlights the importance of addressing the gender equality gaps in various sectors. The report provides several recommendations for USAID/Haiti’s current and future programming, and highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of the complex relationships between laws, policies, regulations, and institutional practices, cultural norms and beliefs, gender roles and responsibilities, access to and control over assets and resources, and patterns of power and decision-making in Haiti.
The report also highlights the importance of increasing women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions, and to address the cultural and social norms that perpetuate gender inequality. The report provides several recommendations for USAID/Haiti’s current and future programming, including the need to increase women’s access to assets and resources, to address the safety and security concerns faced by women in Haiti, and to increase women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions.