GENDER AND TRANSPORT RESOURCE GUIDE  
Introduction
MODULE 1:
Why Gender and Transport?
MODULE 2:
Challenges for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport
MODULE 3:
Promising Approaches for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport
MODULE 4:
Gender and Rural Transport Initiative (GRTI)
MODULE 5:
Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport
MODULE 6:
Resources for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport
Acknowledgements
 
See Module 6 for a complete listing of gender and transport resources organized by type of resource and issues. The list below includes resources on topics presented in this section of Module 5. Assessing the capacity of local organizations to implement the bike component
Module 5: Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in Transport
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5.11. Project Level Points of Intervention: Preparation and Design

Project Preparation and Design

During project preparation and design, it is essential that gender issues are properly identified and adequate plans made to address them. Mainstreaming at this stage includes the following:

Gender and transport diagnosis: Data collected should be organized to highlight key gender problems, underlying causes of transport-related problems for men and women, and the relationship between problems and causes.

Gender and transport objectives: Objectives clarify what gender problems will be addressed and what the practical and strategic transport goals are. It is important to negotiate consensus on objectives at policy, managerial, and working levels.

Gender and transport strategy: Clear operational strategies, which will be used to achieve stated objectives, must identify the incentives, budget, staff, training, and organizational strategies to achieve stated gender and transport objectives.

Preparation and Design Check List

Review the project design process and ensure that the following elements are included:
  • Are gender issues identified and addressed in the project design?
  • Is a gender specialist included on the project preparation team?
  • What is the process for consultation with stakeholders?
  • How do project objectives and specific components address gender?
  • Are there gender disaggregated indicators for the project objectives?
  • Are intersectoral linkeages examined (eg. improved access to health services, markets, education) ?
  • Are differential impacts of project components addressed sufficiently at both project and policy levels? For example:

    • Road works: Attention to mobility, access, labor and contracting opportunities.
    • Retrenchment: Gender assessment of differential impacts and design of appropriate safety nets.
    • Policy changes such as subsidies, fuel levies, etc.

IMT Tool Kits

Below are two toolkits to help practitioners design gender sensitive IMT and bicycle components in transport projects. They provide task managers with the information, guidelines and documentation required to incorporate gender sensitive IMT and bicycle components into transport projects. They are designed in the form of short modules which can be downloaded, given to consultants, used in presentations with government agencies or easily adapted for inclusion as annexes in project preparation documents.

Designing a Gender Sensitive Intermediate Means of Transport (IMT) Component

1: Integrating Gender into Transport Projects
2: The context of gender in IMT interventions
3: Economic and business issues
4: Findings and lessons from earlier projects
5: IMT adoption
6: Generic TOR for an IMT study
7: Generic TOR for preparation of a gender component in rural infrastructure projects
8: Discussion guide on IMT
9: Gender equity interview questionnaire for Public/Private Labor Department Heads
10: Generic sample survey for IMT public transport user

From World Bank Gender and Transport Web Site prepared by Elizabeth Rankin.

 

Designing a Gender Sensitive Bicycle Component

  1. Rationale for a bicycle component
  2. Guidelines for feasibility studies
  3. Assessing the capacity of local organizations to implement the bike component
  4. Examples of TORs for contracting local organizations
  5. Checklist for the planning, design and implementation of a bike project
  6. Guidelines for incorporating a bike component into a World Bank transport project
  7. Guidelines for coordinating the bike project with government agencies
  8. Case studies on bike projects
  9. Indicators for monitoring implementation and impacts
From World Bank Gender and Transport web site, prepared by: Deike Peters. Institute for Development and Transport Policy.

Project Identification, Preparation and Design Resources

See Module 6 for a complete listing of gender and transport resources organized by type of resource and issues. The list below includes resources on topics presented in this section of Module 5.

 
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