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Gender Equality Results in ADB Projects - Bangladesh Country Report

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Strategy and Program Assessments

Publication Date: May 2005
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The Bangladesh Country Report assesses the gender equality impact results for two loan projects and one policy loan:

The results of the Bangladesh Country Report include:

  • Gender Action Plans (GAPs) are an effective tool for gender mainstreaming
  • GAPs produce better results for women
  • GAPs help to achieve overall loan objectives, sustainable results, and institutional change
  • Realistic and mandatory targets, monitoring, and loan covenants should be included in GAPs and gender strategies
  • Gender specialists play important roles

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Contents

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction

    1. Background
    2. Study Objective and Scope
    3. Methodology

  2. Third Rural Infrastructure Development Project

    1. Project Description
    2. Gender Analysis and Provisions Included in Loan Design
    3. Development of a Gender Action Plan during Loan Implementation
    4. Gender Awareness Training and Capacity Building
    5. Implementation of the Gender Action Plan
    6. Achievements and Results
    7. Contribution of the Gender Action Plan to the Achievement of Overall Project Objectives
    8. Factors Influencing the Achievement of Gender Equality Results
    9. Recommendations

  3. Northwest Crop Diversification Project

    1. Project Description
    2. Gender Analysis and Provisions in the Loan Design
    3. Development of a Gender Action Plan during Loan Implementation
    4. Achievements and Results
    5. Contribution of Gender Action Plan to the Achievement of Overall Project Objectives
    6. Factors Influencing the Achievement of Gender Equality Results
    7. Recommendations

  4. Secondary Education Sector Improvement Project

    1. Project Description
    2. Gender Analysis and Provisions Included in the Loan Design
    3. Achievements and Results
    4. Factors Influencing the Achievement of Gender Equality Results
    5. Recommendations

  5. Findings and Key Issues

    1. Effectiveness of Gender Action Plans Strategies and Provisions for Achieving Results
    2. Summary of Gender Equality Results
    3. The Contribution from Gender Action Plan Implementation to Project Goals
    4. Elements in Gender Action Plans that Contributed to Maximizing Gender Equality Results

Appendixes

  1. List of Persons Met
  2. Summary of Gender Action Plan Targets and Results Achieved
  3. References