Integrating gender into World Bank financed transport programs - case study: China CIDA'S comprehensive transport management training Project

34493 INTEGRATING GENDER INTO WORLD BANK FINANCED TRANSPORT PROGRAMS CASE STUDY CHINA CIDA'S COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROJECT PREPARED BY: JIE DU AND JEANNE KURZ, PH.D. JUNE 2003  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are very grateful to CIDA, especially Charles Pellegrin and May Wong, for providing relevant documents, support and resources to assist the study. We also thank the numerous interviewees and survey responders who provided their valuable time and information in support of this study.  TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACRONYMSAND ABBREVIATIONS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. METHODOLOGY 2 2.1. Framework of Analysis 2 2.2. Case Study Stakeholders 4 2.3. Data Collection Methods 4 3. ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAND MACRO CONTEXT 7 3.1. Country Context: Macro Issues 7 3.1.1 Commitment of the State/Party and Its Understanding of Gender 7 3.1.2 Regulatory Frameworks and Legislation 7 3.1.3 National Mechanisms on Women's Status 8 3.1.4 Increased Gender Gaps in Many Aspects 8 3.1.5 Development of Women's Organization or Networks 11 3.2. Donor's Environment for Gender Equality 11 3.2.1 Commitment of the State 11 3.2.2 CIDA's Gender Policy 12 4. INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS 16 4.1. Transport Sector Policies and Practices 16 4.2. Influences from International Agencies 18 4.3. Perceptions from the Transport Operators and Users 19  5. PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 22 5.1. Project Design 22 5.2. Project Implementation 23 6. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOMES 25 7. CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED 36 REFERENCES 37 APPENDIX A: Survey Responders and Interviewees Background 39 APPENDIX B: CIDA's Policy on Gender Equality 40 APPENDIX C: China Gender Equity Strategy 41 APPENDIX D: Summary of Interviews and Surveys in Canada 43 APPENDIX E: Sample Interviews on Gender Tracer Study 1999 46  ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACWF All China Women's Federation CCP Chinese Communist Party CDPF China Country Development Policy Framework (CIDA) CEA Canadian Executive Agency CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CTMTP Comprehensive Transport Management Training Project CPPCC Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference GDP Gross Domestic Product JPSC Joint Project Steering Committee MOC Ministry of Communication MOCA Ministry of Civil Affairs MOFTEC Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Development NGOs Non Governmental Organizations NPC National People's Congress NWCWC National Working Committee on Women and Children PRC People's Republic of China SAPs Structural Adjustment Programme SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SCFP State Committee on Family Planning SDPC State Development and Planning Commission SOE State-owned Enterprise UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund UNDP United Nations Development Program WID Women in Development WTO World Trade Organization  1. INTRODUCTION The World Bank has commissioned case studies on "integrating gender into transport programs", which is implemented by a consortium led by IC Net Limited. The Consortium identified CIDA's "Comprehensive Transport Management Training Project (CTMTP) in China" as one of the best cases in integrating gender into the transport projects. CTMTP (1993-2002) was a project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to strengthen China's transport management planning and operational practice. The project, now completed, addressed gender issues in promoting women's participation in the project. This case study aims to identify how gender dimensions were included in the preparation of the project, the experience of implementation, the outcomes, and the lessons learned with respect to gender inclusion and where appropriate, good practice suggested. This report is organized in the standard format set out for all the ten case studies under the following headings: