USAID. Bur. for Program and Policy Coordination. Ofc. of Women in Development

Most development assistance is directed toward the poor but largely ignores the status and needs of women who may be the poorest of the poor. (DEC abstract (PN-AAH-910))

Although increasingly responsible for the family's economic welfare, women tend to be denied access to new technology and credit, relegating them to low productivity levels, low status, and poor paying jobs. (DEC abstract (PN-AAJ-919))

In Indonesia, a country of over 300 ethnic groups, the enormous diversity of language, religion, education, culture, and custom makes the term "Indonesian woman" inadequate. (DEC abstract (PN-AAH-417))

With limited resources and competing priorities, development and education planners are debating which educational mode (formal or nonformal) will assure the greatest benefits to women in LDCs in terms of increased incomes, greater control… (DEC abstract (PN-AAH-604))

The purpose of this workshop was to exchange experiences and develop ideas for improving women's economic participation, meeting women's needs, and resulting in better development for women in the Sahel. (DEC abstract (PN-AAX-123))

Indigenous women's organizations can be effective intermediaries between donors and developing country women in implementing women in development (WID) projects. (DEC abstract (PN-AAJ-774))

Research presented at two conferences on women and work in the Third World indicates that the number of women workers in national and international industries has increased dramatically, thus increasing not only women's wage-earning… (DEC abstract (PN-AAN-463))

What effects did the drought of the 1970's and male migration have on the lives and income-generating ability of Mauritanian women? (DEC abstract (PN-AAJ-464))

The often overlooked contributions of women to Third World economies are explored in this brief of three individual papers. (DEC abstract (PN-AAT-990))

Most income-generation projects for women "misbehave" - that is, their productive objectives evolve into welfare action during implementation. (DEC abstract (PN-AAR-405))

A 3-year research project focused on four women's groups connected with Tototo Home Industries, a local voluntary organization in Kenya's Coast Province, in order to determine the effect of income generation (IG) projects on participants'… (DEC abstract (PN-AAW-573))

National-level statistical data from the Women in Development (WID) Data Base created for A.I.D.'s use by the U.S. Bureau of the Census are analyzed to delineate the status of women in sub-Saharan Africa. (DEC abstract (PN-AAS-103))

This report presents the findings of a rainy season survey of food consumption conducted in Senegal in the Middle Valley of the Senegal River. (DEC abstract (PN-ABG-590))

Forty-eight researchers and extensionists working on farming systems projects were surveyed on the use in their projects of gender analysis - a conceptual tool which expands research on women's role in development beyond questions of… (DEC abstract (PN-ABC-177))

Project (formerly 9300200) to create a matching fund to stimulate investment in women in development (WID) activities by USAID Missions and Bureaus. (DEC abstract (PD-ABD-968))

Summarizes a final evaluation, conducted a few months before PACD, of a 1986-92 project to assist the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League (CamCCUL) in strengthening its credit union (CU) network and member services. (DEC abstract (PD-ABF-708))