Partnerships with donor countries have also been very impor- tant for encouraging gender mainstreaming in the Bank. This is true both at the corporate level, where donor countries have co-financed research, evaluation, analysis, and the development of tools, and at a regional and country level. Local partnerships with donors have, in some instances, been extremely effective in leveraging small contri- butions to support in-country analytical and strategic work. Because bilateral donors often have gender experts stationed in partner coun- tries, working with these donors in the field can be an effective strat- egy for enhancing the effectiveness of dialogue with the government, for improving the effectiveness of the Bank’s work,.
