lel4e DOCUMENT RESUME CE 031 518 ED 212 893 ..- TITLE Women in Development. 1980 Reportto the Committee on Foreign Relations, United StatesSenate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, United StatesHouse of Representatives. INSTITUTION Agency for International Development(IDCA), Washington, D.C. Office of Women inDevelopment. PUB DATE 080 NOTE 416p. EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Developing Nations; *Economic Development; Educational Needs; Educational Planning;Employment Opportunities; Employment Patterns;*Females; Heads of Households; Health Needi;*International Programs; . Job Development; Job Training;Nonformal Education; Program Descriptions; *ProgramDevelopment; *Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation;Rural Areas; Sex` Role IDENTIFIERS Africa; Asia; Caribbean; LatinAmerica; Near East; United Nations; *Women in DevelopmentPrograms ABSTRACT This report to Congress describesthe women in development programs, projects, andactivities undertaken by the Agency for InternationalDevelopment (AID) during theperiod from is, provided concerning AIDcooperation 1978 through 1980. Information Women and support on preparationsfor the United Nations Decade for Copenhagen Conference. Presentednext are texts of papersfrom the conference, dealing with suchissues as women-headed households,jobs in rural industry and services, womenin forestryrittomen in 'international migration, programingfor women and health,women's employment in developingnations, and formal and nonformaleducation for women. Outlined next are AIDprojects/activities in the following areas: the AID centralbureau, Africa, LatinAmerica/the Caribbean, Asia, and the Near East. .Aseries of conclusions andrecommendations increase women's are made concerningthe development of strategies to participation in the social, economic,and political spheres oflife in developing nations. Included amongthese are calls for reducing burdens on women of taskstraditionally performed by them in the and home, counteracting factorsthat keep females out of schools training centers, creating newemployment and occupational mobility opportunities for women, and ensuringwomen's participation in and access to primaryhealth care. (MN) ********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are thebest that can be made from the original document. **************'********************************************************* WOMEN INDEVELOPMENT 1980 Report to the Committee on ForeignRelations United States Seriate and the Committee on ForeignAffairs United States Houseof Representatives Office of Women in Development Bureau for Program andPolicy Coordination Agency for InternationalDevelopment International Development CooperationAgency Washington, D.C. 20523 U S DEPARTMENT OF EOUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EOU( A HI()"): tR1 SOURCES IN4FORMATION /, rviEi3 'Pic ,r,,,0, ,,,,,, r v hf. ho,. ,,,,,c1. ot1 IS ,,,,,d , ,,I,InI ,rir.I,I .,i,orl .,,i, ,, 1 \!,, l ;. 1, ,.,, r 11 g pr,1 p rlo, , t, l) Pf,,,!, n1 1,,0v nr pirnor, ThIc rjor 4 It,,t)t nrr oSS,pdy roproent OM( t4INIE postIon cg (.4( y UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CCO n:RATION AGZNCY AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7," WASHINGTON 0 C 20523 OFP,CE OF FEB 101381 T-EA W.IINIETRATCR The Honorable George Bush President of the United States Senate United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 a Dear Mr. President: In accordance with the request of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, I am pleased to transmit the 1980 Women in Development report, which updates the report submitted in 1978. This report includes information on the coopf,ration and support of the Agency for the activities and goa]s of the United Nations Decade for. Women. The Report will be a useful tool for the Agency. It demonstrates the progress made since the 1978 Report and sets goals for moving Third World women closer to an equal partnership with men in the process of development. We hope it will be a useful source of information for the Congress as well. Sincerely yours, o ph C. Wheeler Ao ing Administrator Enclosure: a/s 3 UNITED STATES INTEaNATIONALOE'/ILOPMZNIC'ZOPERVrICNIvaZseY .AGEW6Y FOR iNTSRNATIONAL OEVE:_CFMZN7 ovpHINTrom DC2d523 . FEB 10 1981 CF7q:-.502 4:.V1*.;ST?..TOFI The Honorable Charles Percy Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Hr. Chairman: In accordance with the request ofthe U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations andthe U.S. House of Representatives Committee on 'oreign Affairs, I am pleased totransmit the 1980 Woten in Development report,which updates the report submitted in 1978. This report includes information onthe Cooperation and support of the Agency for theactivities and goals of the United Nations Decade forWomen. The keport will be a useful tool forthe Agency. It demonstrates the progress made since the 1978 Reportand sets goals for moving Third World women closer to an equalpartnership with men in the of process of development. We hope it will be a useful source information for the Congress as well. Sincerely yours, eph C. Wheeler ing Administrator Enclosuie: a/s 4 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON0 C 20523 ' 7: tr, zrw,4 ,L FEB 10 1981 OFcICE 0' 1".4E ACMINISTRATOR 'The Honorable Thomas P. O!Neill, Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 Dear Mr.'Speaker: In accordance with the request of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, I am pleased to transmit the 1980 Women in Development report, which updates the report submitted in 1978. This report includes information on the cooperation and support of the Agency for the activities and goals of the United Nations Decade for Women. The Report will be a useful tool for the Agency. It demonstrates the progress made since the 1978 Report and sets goals for moving Third World women closer to an equal partnership with men in the process of development.We hope it will be a useful source of information for the Congress as well. Sincerely yours, ph C. Wheeler iag Administrator Enclosure: a/s 0 O UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERA FION AGENCv AGVICY FOR INTER:qATIONAt. DEV5....0S".47 WASHINGTON 0 C 7.0323 FEB 10 1981 .7.CS 0.4 AC.'.I.NISTRATOR The Honorable Clement Zablocki Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C. 20515 0 Dear Mr. Chairman: In accordance with the request of theU.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the U.S. House ofRepresentatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, I ampleased to transmit the 1980 Women in Development report,'which updates the reportsubmitted in 1978. This report includes inf9tmation on thecooperation and support of the Agency for the activities andgoals of the United Nations Decade for Women. The Report will be a useful tool for theAgency. It demonstrates the progress made since the 1978 Reportand sets goals for moving Third World women closer to an equalpartnership with men in the process of development. We hope it will be a useful source of information for theCongress as well. Sir erely yours, s ph C. Wheeler ctg Administrator Enclosure: a/s 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS I Letter of Transmittal II Introduction 1 III Copenhagen Conference 8 IV Projects/Activities 58 Central Bureaus. 63 t. Africa 96 Latin America/Caribbean 131 Asia 184 Near East 212 V Data 223 VI Conclusions and Recommendations 229 VII Appendices 4 r, 4, i a .7 INTRODUCTION AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONALDEYEUOPMEir itEPORT TO CONGRESS 1980 INTRODUCTION In 197y, the Congress of the United States,recognizing the fact that Nrcalp in developing countries play, a significantrole in economic production, family support and the overall`development process," called .,for United States btlateril assistance to "be administered so as to give particular attention to those programs, projectsand activities which tend to integrate women into the'nationaleconomies Of foreign countries, thus improving their status and assistiig thetotal develop- ment effort." (Section 113 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as amended, the "Percy Amendment.") In September 1974, the Agency forInternational Development (A.I.D.) directed all its central and regional bureaus, as well asits overseas concern" for women in all programming missions, to incorporate a "conscious processes from concept and design,through review, implementation and 1974.) final evaluation. (A.I.D. Policy Determination 60, September 16, Among the principles included in the Agency'sstatement were the follcwing: - programs andactivities responding to the Percy Amendment are to be a responsibility resting withfield missions and,with all offices and bureaus in A.I.D./Washingtcn; beneficiaries in - women are tobe integrated as both agents and the mainstream of Agency programming; - inclusion of womenin development must be a conscious concern; within these - tne mandateaffects all sectors and all activities sectors. Develop- In October 1974, the Agencyestablished an Office for Women in responsibility for implementing. ment. The Office was charged with the Agency policy on women in developmentand given the authorityjo plan bureaus and execute supporting activitiesin coordination with geographic 2 and otfler central offices. (Progress'Peport to the Senior Operations Group, June 1976.) For the first twenty-two months of its existence,