Gender Action Plan Newsletter, Fall 2009

Inside the current edition:

• IDA16 and Gender Equality  
• Choosing Informality  
• Making Training Relevant for Operations
• Kenyan Women Lack Access to Land 
• A Chance for Women Entrepreneurs in South Sudan 
• In Brief 
• Women and the Crisis: Interview with PREM VP Otaviano Canuto

In the participating village of Khaiydiow in the Champassak province, 78-year-old Mrs. Chanh, who looks after her six grandchildren, has electricity for the first time in her life. She hopes this will benefit her grandchildren’s education and allow them to find a part-time paid activity in the evening.

Inside Spring 2009 edition:

• Editorial by Ulla Tørnæs, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark
• Private Sector Leaders Forum at Davos 
• GAP Funding At A Glance 
• Walking the Talk: Leipziger on GAP
• Statistics for Effective Gender Programs 
• Gender Sensitization Training 
• Connecting to the Grid: Lao PDR  
• A Mine of Their Own  
• In Brief  
• Opening Doors for Papuan Women       

Inside Fall 2008 edition:

• Editorial by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director
• Women's Productivity in Lao PDR
• Zoellick Makes MDG3 Commitments   
• Tracking Gender Impact at IFC     
• In Brief   
• Women in Agriculture 
• Innovative Approaches in LAC   
• Low-Skilled Macedonian Women  
• Retirement Gap in Vietnam         

Download Fall 2009 Edition (PDF 450KB)  

Download the Past Editions 

• GAP Newsletter, Spring 2009 (PDF 547 KB)
• GAP Newsletter, Fall 2008 (PDF 620 KB)  
• GAP Newsletter, Spring 2008 (PDF 640KB)

For more information or to request for materials about Gender Equality as Smart Economics, contact:

Alexandra Brunais
Tel: (202) 458-5039
abrunais@worldbank.org     

Malcolm Ehrenpreis
Tel: (202) 458-5219
mehrenpreis@worldbank.org

  

Gender Equality as Smart Economics
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