Incorporating Gender into Poverty Reduction Strategies

Moheyuddin, Ghulam (2005): Incorporating Gender into Poverty Reduction Strategies. Unpublished.

Abstract

This paper Explain the rationale for incorporating gender in PRS and describing the three-step process to incorporating gender into poverty reduction strategies. It also analyzes the different tools and methods available to identify gender issues in poverty analysis? And discuss the differences between the poverty constraints faced by the women and by men. The paper suggests methods that can be used to analyze gender differences? Finally the paper explains the Pakistan’s country-specific experiences regarding incorporating gender into PRS and discusses the differences between the theoretical aspects of the PRSP process versus the field experiences of the PRSP.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Additional Information: This essay is submitted in the third session of the e-course on “Gender, Economic Development and Poverty reduction” arranged by the World Bank Institute (WBI). The Author (G. Moheyuddin) is the Research Scholar/Student PhD (Economics), GC University, Lahore – Pakistan. E-mail: [e-mail] , Personal URL: http://moheyuddin.tripod.com/
• Language: English
• Keywords: PRSP; Gender and Poverty Reduction; Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers; incorporating gender into PRSP
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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