Assessing the Gender Impact of Development Projects: Case Studies from Bolivia, Burkina Faso and India - Softcover

Gianotten, Vera; Groverma, Verona; Van Wilsum, Edith; Zuidberg, Lida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853392715 ISBN 13: 9781853392719

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

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 specific interests and needs of various categories of women will be affected. Such assessment provides information relevant to project planning, and should preferably take place before a project begins. This book presents three case studies from Burkina Faso, India and Bolivia in which this method was used, plus an introduction to the methodology, conclusions regarding its use, and the lessons to be learned from the studies.

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About the Authors

Vera Gianotten trained as an anthropologist and sociologist; her PhD. is in rural sociology. She has worked in Latin America for fourteen years and has, since 1989, been a senior researcher in the Department of Agriculture and Enterprise Development within the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. She has published a variety of books and articles on her research.

Verona Groverman, a rural sociologist, has built up her experience with gender issues in rural development through her work both in universities and in the field, including projects in Africa that use a participatory approach. For a number of years she has worked as a consultant in rural and agricultural development, specializing in gender.

Edith van Walsum's university background is in rural development sociology, extension and nutrition. Her extensive experience with gender issues in agriculture has included both her work as assistant professor in the Department of Gender Studies in Agriculture at Wageningen Agricultural University and that as a consultant in Africa and Asia.

Lida Zuidberg is a rural sociologist who specializes in household studies. She has worked in Indonesia and Mali as well as the Netherlands, and at present is a consultant within the Department of Agriculture and Enterprise Development of the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam. Her focus is on participatory research and extension methods, including gender analysis.

From the Back Cover

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 specific interests and needs of various categories of women will be affected. Such assessment provides the information relevant to project planning, and should preferably take place before a project begins. This book presents three case studies, from Burkina Faso, India and Bolivia, in which this method was used, together with an introduction to the methodology, conclusions regarding its use, and the lessons to be learned from the studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853392715
• ISBN 13: 9781853392719
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104