These activities will be structured around three axes: (a) Policy monitoring: UNESCO will support the integration of gender equality in the periodic reporting systems and results frameworks of the culture conventions as a means to contribute to the collection of relevant information, including sex-disaggregated data, and the monitoring of legislative and policy frameworks adopted by Member States. (b) Capacity building: UNESCO will include gender perspectives in capacity building initiatives and training materials to encourage the development and implementation of gender-transformative policies and programmes aligned with the objectives of the culture conventions. (c) International assistance: UNESCO will introduce the promotion of gender equality as a criterion for obtaining financial assistance through the funds established under relevant culture conventions. UNESCO – under the 2005 Convention secretariat – has published several reports addressing gender issues. As an example, the report “Gender & Creativity”33 concludes that, • According to some available sex-disaggregated data and analysis on the gendered nature of employment, relative pay, contractual status and seniority, women in the culture and creative sectors continue to fare worse than men. Progress towards equality therefore requires urgent policy interventions adapted to diverse national and regional contexts and situations. • Those who identify as women or as gender diverse are much more likely to suffer from harassment, abuse, bullying, and a general lack of safety in cultural and creative workplaces, including in the digital environment. A renewed focus on policies and measures dealing with safety and well-being in cultural industries is crucial for the promotion of gender equality, artistic freedom, and for the diversity of cultural expressions to be secured long-term. • Moments of crisis increase the vulnerability of already marginalised groups, including women, and can reinforce the view that women are less central or even, more disposable, to the creative workforce than men. This is especially vital as COVID-19 continues to unfold and its long-term effects on the arts and on cultural production are not yet known. Too few initiatives to support artists and creatives affected by the pandemic are adopting an intersectional gender lens. 33 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/notice?id=p%3A%3Ausmarcdef_0000375706&posInSet=3&queryId=18e9aa99-0103-4aad-a66b-23 8973b726c4 30