Gender Equality
The reduction of gender inequality and education, and the empowerment of women and girls are central to our strategy. We take gender issues into account in all the projects we support and we are a resolutely feminist institution.

- Gender is central to our strategy
- Promoting equal and sustainable development
- Mainstreaming gender into all our actions
- Working with our partners
- New fund for feminist organizations
- Supporting the global coalition of development banks
Gender is central to our strategy
Promoting equal and sustainable development
Mainstreaming gender into all our actions
Working with our partners
New fund for feminist organizations
Supporting the global coalition of development banks
Gender equality is still far from being achieved. The figures speak for themselves: 70% of people living on less than a dollar a day are women, as are two-thirds of illiterates. In certain countries, 50% of women are victims of violence. Women produce 50% of food and two-thirds of global labor, but only earn 10% of incomes. Women are discriminated against in all areas of society: employment, education, health, governance. Yet they contribute to the development of countries through their work. A number of studies have demonstrated that reducing gender inequalities contributes to the equitable and sustainable development of countries.
Since 2013, AFD has been developing a strategy to promote gender equality in all the sectors and countries where it operates. It finances projects which specifically focus on reducing inequality, by increasing access to basic services, combating violence against women, improving access to the labor market and via the participation of women in good governance.
AFD has consequently developed a specific range of projects/products for gender equality. It has made a commitment that 100% of funded projects will seek to improve gender equality.