Sec. 7. Senior coordinator for gender equality and women’s empowerment

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There is established in the United States Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. The Senior Coordinator shall— report to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; and conduct duties as directed by the Administrator to promote the purposes of this Act. The Senior Coordinator— in consultation with the Ambassador-at-Large described in section 6, shall coordinate activities, policies, programs, and funding of the Agency relating to gender equality and women’s empowerment;. shall actively promote and advance the integration of gender analysis into the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all bureaus and offices of the Agency as dictated by the Agency’s Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy; may design, support, and implement activities led by the Agency regarding gender equality and women’s empowerment, including for the prevention and response to gender-based violence internationally; shall serve as the principal advisor to the Administrator on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and gender-based violence; shall track and analyze monitoring and evaluation data and findings on gender equality and women’s empowerment programs of the Agency; and shall partner, consult, and coordinate with other governments, bilateral and multilateral institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector partners to advance the objectives of this Act.