Table 2. Summary of national gender...

Table 2.

Summary of national gender policy directives in the context of the roads sub-sector

Policy directive	Legislation/policy/instrument				Targeted sector instrument
Policy directive	Ghana	Kenya	Tanzania	Uganda	Targeted sector instrument
Mainstream gender in transport policy/address women's transport needs	NDPF NGP	Vision 2030 (RoK, 2007) MTP2	Constitution (URT, 2004) Vision 2025 (URT, 2000)	Vision 2040 (GoU, 2007) NDPII	Ministry of transport
Adopt labour-based methods (LBMs)	—	—	—	NDPII	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Provide improved access to reproductive health care	—	Vision 2030	—	Vision 2030
Provide improved access to schools	—	Vision 2030	—	Vision 2030
Promote female entrepreneurship in contracting and transport operations through skills development and the provision of incentives	NDPF	Performance Contract	FYDP II	NDPII
Allocate resources to remove barriers to women's participation in the transport sector, relative to men's	NDPF	Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (RoK, 2015) Performance Contract	—	PFMA	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Allocate resources to enhance women's benefit from transport infrastructure and operations, relative to men's	NDPF	—	—	—	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Mainstream gender in transport planning, budgeting and road improvement	NDPF NGP	—	Constitution	PFMA Vision 2040 NDPII	Roads sub-sector institutions
Provide/promote appropriate transport technologies for women	—	Constitution	Constitution	NDPII	Transport regulations
Transport legislation and regulations should be sensitive to women's needs	Constitution NDPF NGP	Constitution MTP2	Constitution Vision 2025	Constitution NDPII	Transport legislation and regulations
Address retrogressive cultural practices in construction projects	NDPF	—	—	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPI	Transport policy, investment plans, guidelines
Address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in construction projects	NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport policy Technical specifications Contract documents
Provide women-friendly transport services, spaces and facilities	Constitution NGP	Vision 2030 MTP2	Constitution	Constitution Vision 2040	Transport regulations
Address SGBV in public transportation	NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport regulations
Ensure women's and girls’ autonomous mobility and safety in public transport spaces	NDPF NGP	Vision 2030 MTP2	—	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport regulations
Gender balance in the governance of roads sub-sector institutions	Constitution NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	Constitution Employment and Labour Relations Act	Constitution NDPII	Transport legislation setting up statutory bodies
Collect sex- and gender-disaggregated transport data to inform policy, plans and projects	NDPF	MTP2 Performance Contract	FYDP II	PFMA	Roads sub-sector institutions
Gender-equality-enhancing measures in the workplace	Constitution	Employment Act	—	—	Roads sub-sector institutions Technical specifications for roads and bridges Contract documents (consultants and contractors)
Non-discrimination against women	Constitution National Labour Act	Constitution	Constitution Employment Act Vision 2025	Constitution
Equal employment opportunities for women and men	Constitution National Labour Act	Employment Act	Constitution Employment Act	Constitution NDPI Employment Act
Affirmative action for women in infrastructure works/road projects	—	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution NDPI Employment Act
Affirmative action for women in recruitment and training	Constitution NDPF	Constitution Employment Act	FYDP II	—
Gender awareness creation and capacity building	NDPF	Performance Contract	—	NDPII
Collect gender-disaggregated employment and training data	NDPF	Employment Act	FYDP II
Flexible working conditions for women	National Labour Act	—	—	Vision 2040
Provide separate latrine/toilet/bathroom facilities for female and male employees	National Labour Act	Employment Act	—	Vision 2040
Equal opportunities for female- and male-led contracting firms	Constitution NDPF	Constitution	FYDP II	Constitution NDPI
Fully paid maternity leave and job security	Constitution National Labour Act	Employment Act	Employment Act	Employment Act

Policy directive	Legislation/policy/instrument				Targeted sector instrument
Policy directive	Ghana	Kenya	Tanzania	Uganda	Targeted sector instrument
Mainstream gender in transport policy/address women's transport needs	NDPF NGP	Vision 2030 (RoK, 2007) MTP2	Constitution (URT, 2004) Vision 2025 (URT, 2000)	Vision 2040 (GoU, 2007) NDPII	Ministry of transport
Adopt labour-based methods (LBMs)	—	—	—	NDPII	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Provide improved access to reproductive health care	—	Vision 2030	—	Vision 2030
Provide improved access to schools	—	Vision 2030	—	Vision 2030
Promote female entrepreneurship in contracting and transport operations through skills development and the provision of incentives	NDPF	Performance Contract	FYDP II	NDPII
Allocate resources to remove barriers to women's participation in the transport sector, relative to men's	NDPF	Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (RoK, 2015) Performance Contract	—	PFMA	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Allocate resources to enhance women's benefit from transport infrastructure and operations, relative to men's	NDPF	—	—	—	Transport policy and strategic investment plans
Mainstream gender in transport planning, budgeting and road improvement	NDPF NGP	—	Constitution	PFMA Vision 2040 NDPII	Roads sub-sector institutions
Provide/promote appropriate transport technologies for women	—	Constitution	Constitution	NDPII	Transport regulations
Transport legislation and regulations should be sensitive to women's needs	Constitution NDPF NGP	Constitution MTP2	Constitution Vision 2025	Constitution NDPII	Transport legislation and regulations
Address retrogressive cultural practices in construction projects	NDPF	—	—	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPI	Transport policy, investment plans, guidelines
Address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in construction projects	NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport policy Technical specifications Contract documents
Provide women-friendly transport services, spaces and facilities	Constitution NGP	Vision 2030 MTP2	Constitution	Constitution Vision 2040	Transport regulations
Address SGBV in public transportation	NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport regulations
Ensure women's and girls’ autonomous mobility and safety in public transport spaces	NDPF NGP	Vision 2030 MTP2	—	Constitution Vision 2040 NDPII	Transport regulations
Gender balance in the governance of roads sub-sector institutions	Constitution NDPF	Vision 2030 MTP2	Constitution Employment and Labour Relations Act	Constitution NDPII	Transport legislation setting up statutory bodies
Collect sex- and gender-disaggregated transport data to inform policy, plans and projects	NDPF	MTP2 Performance Contract	FYDP II	PFMA	Roads sub-sector institutions
Gender-equality-enhancing measures in the workplace	Constitution	Employment Act	—	—	Roads sub-sector institutions Technical specifications for roads and bridges Contract documents (consultants and contractors)
Non-discrimination against women	Constitution National Labour Act	Constitution	Constitution Employment Act Vision 2025	Constitution
Equal employment opportunities for women and men	Constitution National Labour Act	Employment Act	Constitution Employment Act	Constitution NDPI Employment Act
Affirmative action for women in infrastructure works/road projects	—	Vision 2030 MTP2	FYDP II	Constitution NDPI Employment Act
Affirmative action for women in recruitment and training	Constitution NDPF	Constitution Employment Act	FYDP II	—
Gender awareness creation and capacity building	NDPF	Performance Contract	—	NDPII
Collect gender-disaggregated employment and training data	NDPF	Employment Act	FYDP II
Flexible working conditions for women	National Labour Act	—	—	Vision 2040
Provide separate latrine/toilet/bathroom facilities for female and male employees	National Labour Act	Employment Act	—	Vision 2040
Equal opportunities for female- and male-led contracting firms	Constitution NDPF	Constitution	FYDP II	Constitution NDPI
Fully paid maternity leave and job security	Constitution National Labour Act	Employment Act	Employment Act	Employment Act

NDPF, National Development Policy Framework (Ghana); NGP, National Gender Policy (Ghana); MTP2, Second Medium Term Plan (RoK, 2013); NDPI, First National Development Plan (Uganda); NDPII, Second National Development Plan (Uganda); PFMA, Public Finance Management Act (Uganda); FYDP II, Second Five Year Development Plan (URT, 2016)

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