Regional programs / Latin America and the Caribbean regional award LAC-0000-O-5031 · 1984–1990 · social policies, regulations and systems
Eighteen years have passed since Congress adopted the Percy Amendment, which mandates that all A.I.D. bilateral assistance integrate women into economic development. This report reviews the evolution of A.I.D.'s "gender-sensitive" development efforts, especially those in the Latin American and Caribbean region, and documents substantive lessons learned about gender and development, including those related to the institutional conditions under which gender is incorporated into the A.I.D. project cycle. A final section reviews the newly strengthened A.I.D. and Congressional mandates regarding gender sensitivity. Among the new requirements are that women participate in projects at least in proportion to their involvement in the sector; that project and program documents explicitly describe strategies to involve women; and that sex-disaggregated data be collected in all research and data-gathering activities. The report concludes that gender "matters". Projects that have not included gender in economic analysis have often had a lower return on investment. Moreover, women who benefit from development efforts often translate their economic returns into additional social welfare benef
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABH-323 (1990). The source's own text.
Operated in: Latin America, Caribbean.
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Scope: regional. Set by the countries the program's documents name most often. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAC-0000-O-5031 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1984 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean. Ofc. of Development Resources | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean. Ofc. of Development Resources | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Social policies, regulations and systems (incl. gender, population) 75%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 13%; Program management, planning and administration 13%
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Program key awd:LAC-0000-O-5031