This is the Gender Strategy for the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems (Dryland Systems). It sets out the challenges and targets for including gender aspects and addressing gender issues as a core activity and outcome of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems. The Strategy's overall goal is: to promote gender-equity in access to and control of agricultural assets, technologies, services, products and income in dryland systems in order to enhance the food security, wellbeing and resilience of poor vulnerable households, especially women and children