How to Integrate a Gender Approach in the Infrastructure Sector?: Infrastructure for Development Special Number No. 2
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Jun 2020
Subject
Gender Equality;
Gender Gap;
Sustainable Development;
Water and Sanitation;
Female Representation;
Gender and Employment;
Female Labor Force;
Extractive Industry;
Gender Policy;
Sanitation Service;
Energy and Mining;
Infrastructure Development;
Mode of Transport
JEL code
I24 - Education and Inequality;
J16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination;
H54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock;
I25 - Education and Economic Development;
L72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources;
O13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products;
L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities;
O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure;
R41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion • Travel Time • Safety and Accidents • Transportation Noise;
Q4 - Energy;
R42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis • Road Maintenance • Transportation Planning;
L92 - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation;
L91 - Transportation: General;
L94 - Electric Utilities;
I14 - Health and Inequality;
O1 - Economic Development;
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement;
I15 - Health and Economic Development;
N76 - Latin America • Caribbean;
L71 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels;
N7 - Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services
Category
Monographs
Sufficient availability of infrastructure services is a basic pillar of sustainable development: it reduces poverty, spurs economic growth, fosters social inclusion, and improves quality of life. These are compelling arguments for taking a gender perspective when designing infrastructure services, a strategy that increases the social return on those investments. However, infrastructure services provide many benefits, but gender dimensions lag behind when it comes to LAC's infrastructure agenda. This report explores the effects that a gender approach to infrastructure could have on Latin American economies and societies. In order to achieve this, we first explore the relation that exists between infrastructure and needs related to gender, to continue on how this has an impact in womens quality of life. Secondly we describe the current situation and future landscape of the inclusion of a gender approach in five specific sectors: Water and Sanitation; Energy; Extractive industries; Transportation and Social Infrastructure. Finally, we analyze infrastructure projects financed by the IDB under four axis: 1. Equal opportunities in the professional sphere; 2. Institutional strengthening with a gender approach; 3. Creation of equal opportunities for productive development and; 4. Access to infrastructure for gender equality.
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