6.3e Public and private sector cooperation

Why applying this strategy?

Through public-private sector dialogue (PPD) reforms are defined, policy proposals are adopted, and trust between public and private sector is built. The sectors work together to establish common priorities.

What do you gain from using it (objectives)?

Increase women’s participation in public-private sector forums

Gender Based Constraints (GBC) to be addressed

1. Women lack presentation in associations

Causes/factors contributing:	Strategy:
Social norms and expectations discourage women from mixing freely with men	Ensure women’s business needs are included in PPD agendas.
Time and mobility restrictions of women	Take into account women’s time and mobility constraints when designing PPD activities.

Tools to assist in applying the strategy

open for suggestions

Example:

Monitoring women’s engagement in PPD

The Africa Public-Private Dialogue used the questions below to monitor the extent to which women were engaged in their PPD efforts.

1. How many men/women are in the institutions, committees, and decision-making bodies through which the PPD work is done?

2. Have women’s business constraints been presented and discussed?

3. Are women’s business issues on the PPD agenda?

4. What actions are the PPD team taking to address gender issues in its work?

Source: Africa Public-Private Dialogue, http://www.publicprivatedialogue.org/workshop%202008/Africa_PPD_2008_material_requested_from_participants.pdf.

6.3e Public and private sector cooperation

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