Gender planning and development: theory, practice and training

The book is divided into two parts, reflecting stages in the gender planning process. Part 1, focusing on the conceptual rationale for gender planning in the Third World, examines feminist theories and WID/GAD debates in terms of their relevance for gender planning. The chapters cover: assumptions related to family structure and division of labour within the household; the concept of gender interests and their translation into planning terms as gender needs; and the interrelationship between different macroeconomic development models and policy approaches to Third World women. Part 2 looks at the gender planning process and the implementation of planning practice. It firstly characterises the emerging planning tradition of gender planning, and outlines its methodological tools, procedures and components. The next chapters focus on institutionalisation, operational procedures, and the role of training in gender awareness. The concluding chapter places gender planning in a wider political context, examining current Third World women's organisations and movements. -M.Amos