§262p–3 Participation of women in economic, social and policy development activities

Summary

Directs international development banks to make sure women in borrowing countries help pick, plan, run, and check development projects. It says the banks must value women’s roles in their countries’ economies, education, health, and nutrition for families and communities. The banks should work to remove laws and customs that block women’s full participation, like limits on credit, property, education, health care, and government services. Banks should also include local women’s groups when designing projects. The Secretary of the Treasury must tell the United States Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, and the regional development banks to back stronger “Women in Development” work and to support creating or improving a bank office or group that advises and promotes full integration of women in planning, design, implementation, and evaluation. The National Advisory Council must report to Congress each year on what the banks did to follow these policies.