Gender and the IFIsThis topic area covers the ways and extent to which the international financial institutions address their differentiated impacts on women and men, boys and girls, in developing countries. It includes official commitments and strategies, and internal and independent evaluations. read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 61Gender WDR Limits, gaps, and fudgesThe 2012 World Development Report is a watershed moment: it is the first time that the World Bank, the world's largest and most influential development institution, has devoted its flagship publication to gender. Kate Bedford of the University of Kent argues that the report leaves the Bank failing to face up to its role in perpetuating policies that harm women, and is seriously limited in its approach to women's movements, markets, and households. read article... Harvesting controversy World Bank's agriculture projects under scrutinyWhile the Bank prepares to revise its agriculture strategy, its focus on market liberalisation is criticised, its own complaints bodies issue damning reports on agriculture projects in Peru and Papua New Guinea, and critics fault its gender focus. read article... World Bank's gender WDR: too little, too late?The World Bank's flagship annual publication pushes gender equality up to the Bank's agenda, but critics express concern about its implementation and unwillingness to consider gender as a women's rights issue. read article... Climate Investment Funds Monitor October 2011The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) are financing instruments designed to pilot low-carbon and climate-resilient development through the multilateral development banks (MDBs). They are comprised of two trust funds - the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF). read article... Seminar - Gender and Infrastructure: Exploring the NexusNotes of meeting, Washington DC, September 23 read article... Civil Society Strategy Meeting on the Doing Business rankingsNotes of a meeting, Washington DC, 21 September 2011 read article... Annual meetings 2011: communiqués coverageCoverage of the communiqués from the G24, G20, IMFC and Development Committee at the 2011 annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF. read article... Seminar - Gender Equality Matters: The Way ForwardNotes of meeting, Washington DC, September 21, 2011 read article... Power surge Lessons for the World Bank from Indian women's participation in energy projects
This paper about energy and women in India highlights examples from visits to NGO projects, social entrepreneurs and social movements in five Indian states over the course of three months, as well as conversations with energy and women rights experts. The paper then highlights lessons drawn from field visits and what they mean for the development community with particular focus on the World Bank. read article... |
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Gender WDR: Limits, gaps, and fudges 8 February 2012
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