Assessing the impact of development projects on women.

ABSTRACT -his report is one of a seriec: encoura-Td_aruserion on the evaluation of imp:rtissues. The -ecemt emphasis within the Agency frr Developrnt ± =D> on knowing the impacts of -.ssf..7-1:ancer particularly he tetefit incidence of rrojects aakes in important_ to lnot at the impactsof assisted CZ ZZ:.r: women, t4.4 snurf.up of the poor which has been -72-E=47 most clearly --ectpd target for help. Focusing or what :jW abo: better-1n' -he effect of all development projects a tome.,-, repo:into four sections. The first secttr: problem, explfins how the evaluation conducted -;,f7ffez.s ,;om to original 7rop=7,-ed method. of the project, and rroviZ :1c=7.--and informatiatr72ut evaluating development prol-ects_ review' and analyzes -le current evaluations of women in fa, trojec=sponsor by 7_:D. It focuses on three dimensions rf fftmk,4participa= on:: tLeir role in project decision t access to benef-Its, and the effeCts of the przjecl:.7_ -14:F4 t4 oin the family :md the community. Section 3 prrvidli-s ,cal framework for iFsessing the impaa of development womei. It describes approach to performing both mid -swan., ev._ ions at the immediate effects of ongoing projects, art : ex-evaluation of _mng-term impacts following project term_i_ Section 4 disc==es methodological issues in compili-, data on AID prmsects, suggesting' more flexible technzte appraisal. A r--ference section is included in tM (KC)