Gender and Development

Case Studies

Spotlight Read the gender case studies financed by NPRS-PRF poverty trust funds:   • Legal Empowerment for Women [ PDF ]   • Access to Land in Lao PDR [ PDF ]   • Piloting Gender-Responsive Services in Nepal [ PDF ]   • Gender Reform Action Plans in Pakistan [ PDF ]

All projects impact on men and women. No project is gender-neutral nor is gender and development just confined to social sector projects. Physical infrastructure projects like roads and urban development also need to be gender inclusive, that is, designed to involve and benefit both women and men.

ADB supports many gender-inclusive projects across various sectors. These case studies demonstrate how gender-inclusive design across all sectors is possible, desirable, and a good development practice.

Review case studies on projects by sector.

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education
• Finance
• Health, Nutrition, and Social Protection
• Industry and Trade
• Law, Economic Management, and Public Policy
• Multisector
• Transport and Communications
• Water Supply, Sanitation, and Waste Management

Review case studies on projects approved before ADB's Policy on Gender and Development (1998).