Challenging women's poverty
Perspectives on gender and poverty reduction strategies from Nicaragua and Honduras

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund now require poor countries seeking debt relief to outline their plans for reducing poverty in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).

This CIIR briefing examines the extent to which women and gender issues are included in these poverty reduction strategies. Combining an incisive review of the PRSP policy context and of women's experiences of poverty with detailed analysis of the PRSP process in Nicaragua and Honduras, the authors critically examine the ability of PRSPs to recognise women's needs and challenge women's poverty. Their findings and conclusions will be essential reading for anyone involved in PRSP processes or interested in poverty and gender issues in Latin America and beyond.

Also available as a Spanish translation.

2004 ISBN 1 85287 302 7
31pp A4