Gender and Development

Cover13; -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Management Response -- Summary of Discussions of Executive Directors and of the Board Committee on Development Effectiveness -- Advisory Panel Statement -- 1. Evolution of the World Banks Gender Policy -- 19778211;2001: Enhancing Womens Participation in Development -- 20018211;09: Strengthened Country-Level Approach -- 2. Design of the Evaluation -- Evaluation Approach and Methodology -- Organization of the Report -- 3. Relevance and Appropriateness of the World Banks Gender Policy -- Relevance of Policy Objectives to the Banks Mandate -- Relevance of Objectives for Bank Client Countries -- Appropriateness of Policy Design -- 4. Implementation of the Banks Gender Policy -- Diagnosing Country Context through CGAs -- Integration of Gender Issues into CASs -- Gender Integration by Sector Board -- Gender Integration in Project Design -- Gender Integration in DPOs -- Conclusion -- 5. Institutional Arrangements and Incentives -- Accountabilities for Gender Integration -- Staffing and Skills -- Incremental Budget for Gender Integration -- Partnerships -- Monitoring and Evaluation -- Key Findings -- 6. Results of Bank SupportWhat Worked Well? What Did Not? -- Results of Bank Support in 12 Focus Countries -- Enhanced Human Capital -- Equal Access to Economic Assets and Opportunities -- Increased Voice of Women in Development -- Gender in DPOs -- What Worked Well? -- 7. Findings and Recommendations -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Appendixes -- A. Evaluation Methodology -- B. Summary Findings of Literature Review on Gender, Poverty Reduction, and Economic Growth -- C. Econometric Analysis -- D. Inclusion and Womens Empowerment in Afghanistan -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Boxes -- ES. 1 Addressing Gender Issues Is a Matter of Development Effectiveness -- 3.1 Long-Term Effects of Female Education -- 3.2 Gender, Poverty, and Growth: Some Key Conclusions -- 3.3 Client Country Demand for Addressing Gender-Related Objectives -- 3.4 Definition of Gender Mainstreaming -- 4.1 CPIA 7 Rating for Gender Equality -- 4.2 Quality of CGAs -- 4.3 Satisfactory Treatment of Gender Issues in CASs -- 4.4 Changing Approach to Gender in CAS Retrospectives -- 4.5 Self-Assessments of Gender Integration -- 4.6 Gender Integration in IEG ICR Reviews -- 4.7 Monitoring of Gender Issues Is Essential to Obtaining Results -- 5.1 The Presidents Six New World Bank Group Commitments on Gender Equality -- 5.2 Gender-Related Data -- 5.3 The Philippines Leads the Way in Donor Collaboration on Gender -- 6.1 Economic CrisisLessons from Experiences -- 6.2 The Design of Conditional Cash Transfers Is Critical -- 6.3 Sustained Lending, Demand-Side Incentives, and Civil Society Participation Helped Increase Gender Parity in Education -- 6.4 Addressing Maternal Mortality Requires Cross-Sectoral Support and Context-Specific Strategies -- 6.5 Consultation with Women in Transport Projects Helped Support Their Economic Empowerment -- 6.6 Larger Numbers of Women Are Being Trained, but Converting Skills into Productive Outcomes Has Remained Challenging -- 6.7 Sustain Support for Womens Participation in CDD, but Provide Simultaneous Support for Strengthening Their Participation in Local Governments -- 6.8 Influencing Both Male an.