Will proposed development projects have the effects intended? Who will benefit, and who will not? What side-effects are likely? These are just some of the questions behind this new methodological approach for use in planning and assessing product designs.The authors argue that gender impact assessment is an appropriate way to estimate the expected impact of an intervention, such as a development project, on women; and how the specific interests and needs of various categories of women will be affected. The book describes how development projects can have either positive or negative effects on the division of labour, and access to and control over allocation of resources, benefits, and decision-making in a society. It recognises that different groups of women (farmers and non-farmers, rich and poor, and so forth) have different interests; and that the interest of women cited in a proposed project or programme must be reflected in the design of activities and institutional linkage, so that intentions become reality. The book concludes that it is essential that gender differences are explored throughout the planning phase, since projects are unlikely to respond to women's needs, and
Will proposed development projects have the effects intended? Who will benefit, and who will not? What side-effects are likely? These are just some of the questions behind this new methodological approach for use in planning and assessing product designs.The authors argue that gender impact assessment is an appropriate way to estimate the expected impact of an intervention, such as a development project, on women; and how the specific interests and needs of various categories of women will be affected. The book describes how development projects can have either positive or negative effects on the division of labour, and access to and control over allocation of resources, benefits, and decision-making in a society. It recognises that different groups of women (farmers and non-farmers, rich and poor, and so forth) have different interests; and that the interest of women cited in a proposed project or programme must be reflected in the design of activities and institutional linkage, so that intentions become reality. The book concludes that it is essential that gender differences are explored throughout the planning phase, since projects are unlikely to respond to women's needs, and
Abbreviations 6 Acknowledgements 7 Preface 9 Introduction 11 1 Methodology 17 2 Bolivia 25 Female peasants as economic actors Vera Gianotten 3 Burkina Faso 49 Integrated rural development: for whom and with whom? Lida Zuidberg 4 India 71 Women may lose or gain: expected impact of irrigation projects Verona Groverman and Edith van Walsum 5 Conclusions 95 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.
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