1) The document summarizes a gender implementation workshop for the West African Sahel & Dryland Savanna Flagship. It discusses strategies for mainstreaming gender considerations into the flagship's research activities. 2) Key strategies include collecting sex-disaggregated data, developing gender-focused intensification options, and testing gender-smart harvest and post-harvest technologies. At least 30% of research should address direct gender questions, and 100% should measure gender impacts. 3) Capacity building activities aim to increase women's participation in leadership and knowledge sharing, including in innovation platforms and rural resource centers. A baseline household survey in four countries gathered data on gender roles in agricultural decision making.