Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/81083 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2013/017
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Today it is widely acknowledged that increasing the gender sensitivity of development aid increases its effectiveness. This report evaluates the extent to which the World Bank integrates gender concerns into its policies and investments, pointing out structural, financial and policy gaps that risk negatively impacting women in countries with Bank investments. The report evaluates Bank investments in 'agriculture and rural development'; 'sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS'; and 'conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction', finding that the Bank superficially includes women's concerns in its investments. The report concludes with recommendations for making World Bank investments responsive to women's needs and rights.
Subjects: 
World Bank
development aid
gender
effectiveness
JEL: 
O200
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-594-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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