This Technical Guidance Note (TGN) is part of a series of documents on integrating gender equality into the sector operations of Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The Notes identify key issues which lead to, and reinforce gender inequality, and propose possible solutions for addressing them.

This specific TGN Summary focuses on the Housing Sector. Housing issues require sustained attention in response to changing settlement patterns, especially that of urbanisation. In the Caribbean, urban migration has resulted in the establishment of informal settlements and pockets of substandard housing, particularly among the poor.

This TGN seeks to examine how gender is associated with issues such as access, ownership and employment in the housing sector; and proposes strategic measures to create a more equitable distribution of resources and opportunities in the sector.