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    Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development
    Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development
    Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development
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    Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development

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    This tool kit is to help staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) conceptualize and design gender-responsive public policy and projects in the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise sector. It guides users in the design of project and program outputs, activities, inputs, indicators, and targets to respond to gender issues in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise development and finance operations. ADB staff can use the tool kit to identify social and gender issues to be documented in the initial poverty and social analysis during the concept phase. Consultants can use it to carry out more detailed social and gender analysis during the project preparatory technical assistance or detailed design or due diligence phase. It should be noted that the tool kit is not meant to be prescriptive. Rather, it offers a menu of entry points that the project team can choose from.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateMar 1, 2014
    ISBN9789292544379
    Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development

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      Gender Tool Kit - Asian Development Bank

      Gender Tool Kit:

      Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance and Development

      © 2014 Asian Development Bank

      All rights reserved. Published in 2014.

      Printed in the Philippines.

      ISBN 978-92-9254-436-2 (Print), 978-92-9254-437-9 (PDF)

      Publication Stock No. TIM136170

      Cataloging-In-Publication Data

      Asian Development Bank.

      Gender tool kit: Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise finance and development Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2014.

      1. Gender equality.       2. Women entrepreneurs.       I. Asian Development Bank.

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

      ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.

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      ADB encourages printing or copying information exclusively for personal and noncommercial use with proper acknowledgment of ADB. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works for commercial purposes without the express, written consent of ADB.

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      Contents

      Tables, Figures, and Boxes

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      Foreword

      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes that both gender equity and financial inclusion are essential for poverty reduction and inclusive growth in the Asia and Pacific region. Facilitating finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) is an important approach to accelerate both gender equity and financial inclusion.

      Evidence shows that MSMEs are a driving force of economic and social stability for their capacity in creating jobs, forging innovation, and fostering a competitive business environment. The MSME sector is especially important for women as it offers significant job and income earning opportunities. However, women have not fully benefited from the growth of MSMEs. First, women-owned or -managed enterprises are still few in number. Therefore, public policies and programs have not explicitly promoted targeted support to them. Second, women-owned or -managed MSMEs are likely to encounter multiple barriers such as unequal laws; inability

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