Examines the evolution of the World Bank's strategy for integrating gender issues in its lending across sectors and reviews the outcomes achieved so... Read more...
This study updates the findings of a 1994 study on how the concepts of women in development and gender have evolved within the World Bank, and how... Read more...
This volume builds on the theme of participation in development through communication in meaningful and culturally specific ways. Read more...
The paper defines participation as a form of partnership between government and service user communities which may be promoted in the context of... Read more...
Not so long ago, the terms sex and gender were practically interchangeable. Read more...
Although rapid growth in population, poverty and unemployment have intensified the need for adequate shelter and increased employment opportunities... Read more...
Reprint of the first issue of the journal "Focus on Gender" containing a collection of previously published articles dealing with women's... Read more...
This book presents a systematic approach to identifying, eliminating, and preventing sexist bias in social science research. Read more...
Gender impact assessment is a way to estimate the expected impact of an intervention, such as a development project, on women; and to what extent the... Read more...
A majority of the working people in developing countries such as India are poor and self-employed. Read more...
This paper explores where and how irrigation policies, planning, design and management can and should pay attention to gender. Read more...