This publication looks at barriers faced by many women and girls living with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It provides guidance on inclusive approaches to project and program design, implementation, monitoring, and review.
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TIM240217-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISBN
- 978-92-9270-649-4(print) 978-92-9270-650-0(PDF) 978-92-9270-651-7(ebook)
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- TIM240217-2
- pages
- 128
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Tables, Figures, and Boxes 7
- Foreword 9
- Acknowledgments 11
- Abbreviations 13
- 1 Introduction 15
- 2 Purpose, Outline, and Scope of the Guidelines 17
- 3 The Role of the Asian Development Bank 18
- 4 International and Regional Normative Frameworks 20
- 4.1 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 20
- 4.2 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 1995 22
- 4.3 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 22
- 4.4 Convention on the Rights of the Child 23
- 4.5 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 23
- 4.6 Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, 2012 24
- 4.7 The Charter and Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action 25
- 4.8 2016–2025 Pacific Framework for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 25
- 4.9 The Beijing Declaration, including the Action Plan to Accelerate the Implementation of the Incheon Strategy, 2017 25
- 4.10 Jakarta Declaration on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2023–2032 26
- 5 Analysis of Issues Facing Women and Girls with Disabilities 27
- 5.1 What Lies at the Intersection of Gender Inequality and Disability Exclusion? 27
- 5.2 Using an Intersectionality Approach in Relation to Poverty and to “Leave No One Behind” 32
- 5.3 Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities 33
- 5.4 Discrimination against Girls and Women with Disabilities throughout the Life Cycle 35
- 5.5 Other Socially Marginalized Groups 37
- 6 Analysis of Needs, Constraints, and Opportunities Faced by Women and Girls with Disabilities 38
- 6.1 Economic Empowerment for Women with Disabilities 38
- 6.2 Equality for Women with Disabilities in Decision-Making and Leadership 42
- 6.3 Time Poverty and Drudgery Reduced for Women with Disabilities and Women and Girls as Carers for Family Members with Disabilities 45
- 6.4 Resilience to External Shocks Strengthened for Diverse Women and Girls with Diverse Disabilities 47
- 6.5 Eliminating Harmful Social Norms and Practices and Gender-Based Violence for Women and Girls with Disabilities 53
- 7 Core Elements for Gendered Disability Inclusion across All Programming 58
- 7.1 Government Dialogue 58
- 7.2 Project Concept and Design 59
- 7.3 Project Implementation 61
- 7.4 Monitoring and Evaluation 64
- 7.5 Checklist for Programming 64
- 7.6 Useful Resources 66
- 8 Sector Guidelines 67
- 8.1 Health 67
- 8.2 Education 76
- 8.3 Social Protection 83
- 8.4 Water Security and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene 92
- 8.5 Transport 98
- 8.6 Urban Development 107
- Appendixes 115
- 1: Glossary 115
- 2: Types of Violence Experienced by Women and Girls with Disabilities 118
- References 121
