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Purpose of the checklist
Why is gender important in urban development and housing projects?
Key questions and action points in the project cycle
Gender analysis
Project design
Policy dialogue
Appendix: Terms of reference for gender specialist
Selected references
Gender Checklist: Urban Development and Housing

Key questions and action points in the project cycle

Three major tools are used to identify and deal with gender issues in the project cycle: gender analysis, project design, and policy dialogue.

Gender analysis is an integral part of the initial social assessment (ISA) in the fact-finding phase of project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) and the social assessment (SA) during PPTA implementation. Gender-responsive project designs are based on the gender analysis, and should be included in the final report on the PPTA and in the report and recommendation of the President (RRP). Policy dialogue with executing and other agencies in the developing member country (DMC) should be an ongoing process, applicable to all stages in the project cycle. The findings and recommendations from the gender analysis during project planning and feedback from beneficiaries during implementation must be discussed thoroughly to determine the need for further action.

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Addressing gender in the project cycle: Key action points

PROJECT CYCLE RESPONSIBILITY KEY ACTION POINTS
ISA in PPTA fact finding Mission Leader/ Consultant
  • Identify key gender and women’s participation issues and further information needs for PPTA.
  • Identify the role of gender in the project objectives.
  • Prepare terms of reference (TOR) for the PPTA gender specialist or social scientist.
SA in PPTA Feasibility Study Consultant in collaboration with Social Development Division, Office of Environment and Social Development (SOCD) and DMC counterpart
  • Conduct gender analysis as part of overall SA.
  • Draw up a socioeconomic profile of key stakeholder groups in the target population and disaggregate data by gender.
  • Examine gender differences in knowledge, attitudes, practices, roles, status, well-being, constraints, needs, and priorities, and the factors that affect those differences.
  • Assess men’s and women’s capacity to participate and the factors affecting that capacity.
  • Assess the potential gender-differentiated impact of the project and options to maximize benefits and minimize adverse effects.
  • Identify government agencies and nongovernment organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and women’s groups that can be used during PPTA and project implementation. Assess their capacity.
  • Review the related policies and laws (e.g., inheritance law, bylaws of water user groups), as necessary.
  • Identify information gaps related to the above issues.
  • Involve men and women in project design.
  • Incorporate gender findings in the project design.
Drafting and finalization of RRP and loan agreement Mission Leader, SOCD
  • Ensure that gender concerns are addressed in the relevant sections (including project objectives, scope, poverty and social measures, cost estimates, institutional arrangements, social assessment appendix, and consultant’s TOR for implementation and M&E support).
  • Determine the project’s classification in terms of gender and development objectives.
  • List major required gender actions in assurances and legal covenants to ensure the DMC government’s or client’s actions and compliance.
Loan negotiations Mission Leader
  • List outstanding actions as conditions.
Implementation Projects Department, DMC personnel
  • Review progress reports.
  • Modify the project design, as required.
Benefit monitoring and evaluation (BME) Projects Department, DMC personnel
  • Monitor gender-disaggregated benefit indicators.
  • Modify the project design, as required.

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