Gender in the World Bank's poverty assessments: six case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

Looks at six Poverty Asssesments (PAs) conducted by World Bank teams and the way in which gender issues are treated in them (in Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda). This paper trys to identify the analytical frameworks behind these reports, the data sources used (both quantitative and qualitative/participatory), and the strength of the resulting policy analysis