GDRC | The Gender and Development Programme

THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER

The GRDC Research Programme on Gender and Development

So what is the criticality of incorporating gender issues in a policy, programme or project? Where do we start?

The criticality of incorporating gender perspectives in local management and community development programmes lie in the fact that decision-making processes always start at home and at the individual level. Power structures not-with-standing, most of the decisions at the household level are taken by women, and directly affect the household to which she belongs ... more

Focal areas of GDRC's
Gender and Development Programme

GDRC Research Resources

Gender and Environment

Gender Analysis Framework

Gender, and ICTs

Women and Development

Gender and Good Governance

Highlights of GDRC Research

Full list
of docs

The GDRC Framework on Gender and Development Management Tools E-056.	Gender Inclusive Policy Making Policy Analysis Series E-196.
Gender and E-Waste: Policy Considerations for Developing Countries Policy Analysis Series E-124.	Towards a Gender Analysis Framework for the adoption and use of Environmentally Sound Technologies Management Tools Series E-058.

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Currently, GDRC is focussing on gender criteria that need to be taken into account in developing environmental management programmes and plans at the local level. It is also updating and enhancing the "GDRC Framework on Gender and Development"

Have a look at the planned publications under this programme

Elsewhere
in GDRC

   ■ Microfinance: Improving Credit Access for Women
   ■ Urban Environmental Management: Gender and Water
   ■ Urban Environmental Management: Gender and Waste
   ■ Urban Governance: Gender and Urban Governance

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