What is GRPP?
GRPP is procurement that promotes gender equality through the purchase of works, supplies or services by public sector bodies. This means that buyers and suppliers look at the impact of all of the contracted activities related to women’s and men’s interests and concerns and design and deliver contracts in a way that reduces gender inequalities.
Applying GRPP to promote gender equality from the beginning of the procurement cycle means asking questions such as the following.
- Do the services, supplies or works that I intend to buy have different implications for women and men in all their diversity?
- Do women and men, in all their diversity, have different needs in relation to the services, supplies or works to be purchased?
- Which social and labour laws and collective agreements that promote gender equality at work are applicable to the contract?
Why GRPP is important?
Five reasons why gender-responsive public procurement is crucial in the global context:
- GRPP can contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth in countries.
- Public procurement has considerable potential to promote gender equality.
- GRPP can contribute to closing the gender pay gap and creating inclusive jobs.
- GRPP supports efforts towards sustainable and socially responsible procurement.
- GRPP can contribute to strengthening the institutionalisation of gender mainstreaming.
Six Conditions for Delivering Successful GRPP
- Legal framework cross-references gender equality and public procurement.
- Public procurement strategies cover GRPP or include gender equality as an objective.
- Gender equality action plans or strategies mention public procurement / GRPP as a tool to promote gender equality.
- Capacity-building programmes, support structures and guidelines promote GRPP.
- Regular collaboration between gender equality bodies/departments and public procurement offices is in place.
- Effective monitoring and reporting systems on the use of GRPP are in place.