Evaluating a Decade of World Bank Gender

As part of the Bank's poverty reduction mandate, the Bank's 1994 Operational Policy on Gender Dimensions of Development aimed to reduce gender disparity and increase the participation of women in the economic development of their countries. This evaluation examines the relevance and results of this policy.

Acknowledgments

vii

Foreword

ix

Executive Summary

xi

Acronyms and Abbreviations

xvii

Glossary

xix

Introduction

1

(4)

The World Bank's Gender Policy

2

(3)

Evaluating the Bank's Gender Policy

5

(8)

Evaluation Questions for OED's Current Evaluation

6

(1)

Evaluation Methodology

6

(2)

Selecting Countries

8

(2)

Selecting Projects

10

(1)

Selecting Analytical Reports

10

(1)

Evaluation Methods

11

(2)

Relevance of the Bank Gender Policy

13

(8)

Is the Bank's Gender Policy Relevant for Poverty Reduction?

13

(1)

Is the Bank Gender Policy Consistent with the Policies of Other Multilateral and Bilateral Development Agencies?

14

(2)

Is the Bank's Gender Policy Relevant for Countries?

16

(1)

Is the Bank's Gender Policy Appropriate to Evolving Lending, Client, and Development Paradigms?

17

(4)

How Has the Bank Implemented Its Gender Policy?

21

(12)

How Well Does Analytical Work Integrate Gender?

21

(3)

How Well Does the Bank Integrate Gender into Country Assistance Strategies?

24

(1)

How Does the Bank Integrate Gender into Projects?

25

(4)

Progress in Integrating Gender into Bank Assistance

29

(4)

Implementing and Operationalizing the Gender Policy: Why Has the Processes Been Slow?

33

(8)

Institutionalizing the Gender Policy

33

(4)

Operationalizing the Gender Policy

37

(3)

Conclusion

40

(1)

Results of the Bank's Gender Policy

41

(16)

Increased Human Capital

41

(1)

Education

42

(2)

Health

44

(2)

Sustainability of Results in Health and Education

46

(1)

Greater Participation in Economic Development

47

(1)

Increasing Women's Participation in Economic Development

47

(1)

Greater Access to Economic Opportunities

47

(3)

Microcredit: Greater Access to Credit Facilities

50

(1)

Greater Access to Training or Upgrading Skills

51

(1)

Is Successful Economic Participation Sustainable?

52

(1)

Institutional Strengthening

52

(2)

Greater Involvement of NGOs and Community Groups in Development

54

(1)

Greater Availability of Gender-Disaggregated Data

54

(3)

Conclusions

57

(36)

Improving Country-Level Assistance

58

(2)

Improving Project-Level Results

60

(1)

Operationalizing the Gender Policy

61

(2)

Annexes

Operational Policy 4.20: Gender and Development

63

(2)

Socioeconomic Indicators Used for Phase II Evaluation

65

(4)

Projects Reviewed for Phase II Evaluation

69

(6)

Results of Staff Survey

75

(2)

National WID Policies and Action Plans in 12 Countries

77

(4)

Gender and Adjustment in 10 Countries

81

(4)

Analytical Work 1990-2000

85

(6)

Adjustment Loans Reviewed

91

(2)

Endnotes

93

(4)

Bibliography

97

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