Research Papers

This paper investigates the long–term impact of agricultural technologies, disseminated using different implementation modalities, on men’s and women’s asset accumulation in rural Bangladesh.

This paper develops GSI indicators through the identification of GSI factors that put differential pressure on the management and use of natural resources.

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Numerous recent evaluations of efforts to institutionalise women and gender equality into development cooperation have concluded that progress has been poor. To identify the reasons why, this paper synthesises the findings of evaluations undertaken by national and international development organisations between 2002 and 2006.

This paper is based on the field case studies of the individual lives of three women who were trained as two-wheel tractor operators and who, thus have taken up, or have attempted to take up, a new gender role: that of plowing.

The key question addressed in this paper is: How does what gender-responsive budget (GRB) initiatives have done in practice compare with the claims and expectations about what they can achieve? In asking this question, the paper does not aim to detract from what has been achieved. Instead, it attempts to bring some realism into the discussion, planning and assessment of these initiatives. The paper also stresses that different initiatives have different objectives and different outcomes which depend on context, who is involved, and a host of other things. There is therefore no single “correct” approach.

Gender-sensitive measurements are critical for building the case for taking gender (in)equality seriously, for enabling better planning and actions by gender and non-gender specialists, and for holding institutions accountable to their commitments on gender equality.