Gender and Development made easy

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Gender and Development(made easy)


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OBJECTIVES

1. To attain basic understanding

of gender and how it affects

development.

2. To generate appreciation of GAD

concepts and principles as toolsfor development planning.


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COVERAGE

WHAT is DEVELOPMENT?I.

II. WHAT is GENDER?

WHAT are GENDER ISSUES?

WHAT is GAD?

III.

IV.


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Development is about attaining a fulland satisfying life for all

Development: Whats the bottomline?

Attaining a full and satisfying life forall is a shared responsibility

- of everyone- regardless o f age, sex, rel igion,

ethnic i ty or c lass- of the government as duly mandated autho r i ty

- of al l ind iv iduals and enti t ies who benefi t from

development or are affected by the lack of i t


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For individuals the performance of

this responsibility requires:

a) the capacity to do; and

b) the capacity to be


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The capacity to do means -

ability orpower

to do productive and satisfying work

to have control over ones income

and benefit from it

to enjoy nature and the naturalenvironment


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to procreate and rear children

to care for others

to travel in search for

opportunities


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The capacity to be means-a right and opportunity

to be knowledgeable and skillful

to be well-nourished

to be confident of own abilities

to be comfortable with achievements,

independence and power


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Forgovernments, the responsibility

to promote the attainment of abetter life for all means -

a) helping people develop their

abilities and individual strengths

b) protecting peoples rights and

creating opportunities for thedevelopment of peoples abilities

and individual strengths


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II. WHATS GENDER?


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Gender is very much related to sex

and many people are often confused

about the distinction between sex

and gender.


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A good starting point is, therefore,to conceptually differentiate SEX

and GENDER


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SEX: a natural distinguishing variable

It is concerned with differentiating

people based on biological attributes,

such as:

phys ical - body contour, features, geni tals,

reproduc t ive organs

genet ic - ch romosomes, ho rmones

label - female or male; man o r woman


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SEX is universal, fixed, and is a valid

distinguishing variable.


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GENDER: a cultural, contrived

distinguishing variable

It is concerned with differentiating

people based on perceptions, roles,and social expectations


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Problems begin when their confusion

find its way into decisions affecting:

resource allocation

assignment of roles and responsibilities

transactional processes

problem analysis


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Productive-Reproductive Divide

Productive Reproductive

work

politics

paid

visible

valued

chi ld bir th/rear ing home management

family care

unpaid

invisible

not valued


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Gender issues are deterrents

to development. Thus, it isimportant to address them in

development planning.


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Then, what is GAD?

1. GAD is about recognizing that

gender biases impede development

because:

they prevent people from attaining

their full potentials (which will enable

them to become effective contribu-tors to development)


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they distort understanding of

social realities and limit the impacts

of development inputs

they exacerbate social inequity and

inequality which are the very end

goals of the MTPDP


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GAD is about removing explicit,

implicit, actual and potentialgender biases

in the organizations; and

Of those who are concerned withdevelopment

PPAs


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GAD is about being faithful to the

principle that

Fairness and equity demands that

everyone in society, whether male offemale, has the right to the same

opportunities to achieve a full and

satisfying life.


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But why focus moreon women?


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Eliminating gender inequalities leads to

signif icant productivi ty gains, provides large

societal benef i ts and enhances poverty

reduction scheme

-World Bank


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First, women are half of thecountrys population. As such, they

are half of the producers of economic

goods and services

bu t


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Second, they are already in themoney economy

informal sector

wage employment

trading


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discrimination

but, in being so, they experience a

lot of hardships

multiple roles

violence and sexual harassment

lack of protection

exploitation

poor skills


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Third, women have unique stakes,roles and insights to share in order to

attain development objectives,such as in:

imparting values that have

profound impacts on humanprogress and economic

development

sustaining the environment

managing population growth


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Why us?

Everyone who believes in the vision ofattaining a full and satisfying life for all

has an obligation to help pursue GAD

We are custodians of peoples trust and

resources. We have the power,knowledge, skills and resources to make

development work for everybody


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examine assignment of roles

at home and correct gendered

patterns

critique books of young children


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B) Professional

disaggregate data by sex

attain balance in various positions

(esp. top and decision-making

positions)

stop gender discrimination in

recruitment, hiring, training,promotion


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treat each one as equals; demolish

hierarchical social transactions

adopt a GAD plan of action (review

content of training programs; developtools, conduct GRP, participate

in inter-agency activities on

GAD, etc.)

make spaces for disadvantaged menand women


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