In situations where numerous economically and technically feasible projects exist that could address the public's infrastructure-service needs, governments may use prioritization criteria to help them decide which potential PPP projects to develop first.
In light of the Sustainable Development Goals, it is increasingly discussed how infrastructure investment prioritization can better take environmental, social and economic sustainability into account.52
One way to increase the pipeline of PPP projects with a high potential to narrow gender gaps is to develop and use gender-related prioritization criteria, e.g., by giving additional points to projects that take an inclusive approach and have a high potential to narrow gender gaps, or projects where gender-responsive design features are comparatively easy to add, and where the success of these interventions is based on strong evidence (e.g., better lighting at bus stations to increase safe use by women and girls).
Many tools used to prioritize projects already incorporate economic standards as well as social and environmental standards (e.g., social cost-benefit analysis) and could be further developed to include specific criteria related to gender.
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52 Goal number 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.