Unit 5: Tools for mainstreaming gender concerns
References
Entrepreneurship
Almeyda G. 1996. Money Matters: Reaching Women Microentrepreneurs with Financial Services. New York: UNDP/IDB.
ENTMAN: 97TE1813
LABORDOC: 274455
This publication is based on case studies of 24 formal and semiformal credit institutions. It identifies factors that influence the supply of financial services among different institutional models.
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology. 1995. Facilitator’s Handbook for Entrepreneurship Development Among Rural Women: Transfer of Small Scale Productive Technology and Encouragement of Entrepreneurship Among Rural Women. New Delhi: Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology.
ENTMAN: 96TE1760
LABORDOC: 268207
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology. 1995. Entrepreneurship Development for Rural Women: Facilitator’s Handbook. New Delhi: Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology.
ENTMAN: 96TE1758
LABORDOC: 268205
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology. 1995. Entrepreneurship Development for Rural Women: Directory of Supporting Institutions. New Delhi: Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology.
ENTMAN: 96TE1759
LABORDOC: 268206
Chen, M. 1996. Beyond Credit: A Sub-Sector Approach to Promoting Enterprises. Ottawa: Aga Khan Foundation.
ENTMAN: 96TE1785
Goetz Anne Marie. 1996. "Who Takes the Credit? Gender, Power and Control over Loan Use in Rural Credit Programs in Bangladesh." In World Development (Oxford), 24(1), Jan. 45-63.
ILO Library: 96P44026
LABORDOC: 265704
ILO. 1996. Entrepreneurship Development for Women: A Manual for Trainers. Geneva: ILO/SIDA.
ENTMAN: 97TE1813
LABORDOC: 274453
ILO. 1996. Rural Women in Microenterprise Development: a training manual and programme for extension workers. Geneva: ILO.
CONDI/T: 97-CON-13
ILO Library: 96B09/355 English
LABORDOC: 272641
This manual comprises seven modules. It includes a description of the development of the training programme and the role of Back Home Action Plans and workshops. The manual was developed to share the experiences of an ILO training programme for extension workers to assist rural women in Zimbabwe through microenterprise development. It is intended for use by those who design training programmes in small enterprise development for extension workers, who, in turn, assist rural women with their income generating activities. In addition, trainers in small enterprise development may refer to this manual for course material. The manual, from cover to cover, is available on diskette. This offers the opportunity for the user to adapt the session guidelines to specific needs, to change the handouts for the participants where necessary, and to include case studies and stories which are based on the experiences of women’s groups in your area.
ILO. 1996. Technologies for Rural Employment with Special Reference to Women and Sustainable Development. Self-evaluation report, 1 Nov. 1993 to 31 Dec. 1995. Geneva: ILO.
PROGEVAL: 96PE4004
LABORDOC: 269563
This report comprises an evaluation of the implementation of a project in Bangladesh focusing on improving women’s access to new technology, economic resources, employment opportunities and skills training. The project emphasised the financial, institutional and environmental sustainability of the new income-earning opportunities created. Tangible improvements were noted in the self-organisational and self-management capacity of women’s groups and counterpart officials. However, lack of physical infrastructure, limited purchasing power in rural areas, high illiteracy and low technical skills among poor rural women were major constraints. The report includes lessons learned and recommendations.
Mayoux L. 1995. From Vicious to Virtuous Circles: Gender and Micro-Enterprise Development. Occasional Paper for Beijing, No. 3. Geneva: UNRISD.
ENTMAN: 96TE1743
ILO Library: 95B01/94 English
LABORDOC: 266562
This paper provides a critical overview of microenterprise development for women and is intended to serve as a resource for researchers and policy makers.