Women, Men and Development, March 2006

摘要

This document profiles USAID efforts to address barriers to full access to opportunity for women and men throughout the developing world. The success stories are a testament to the progress women and men have made. The selected examples illustrate the many efforts made by the USAID field missions, the Office of Women in Development, and other operating units in USAID to fully integrate women into development programs and policies throughout USAID. It is important to note that womens leadership is not treated as a separate category in this report, but is reflected in all the examples. Women are becoming political leaders, grassroots leaders, leaders in their professions, leaders in their communities, heads of households, especially in regions ravaged by HIV/AIDS and conflict, and are growing into leaders in many other ways. As a result, all USAID efforts to support womens skills, opportunities and rights contribute to womens leadership.