What is GAD?

• GAD is about both what men and women do
• Looks at the impact of development on both men and women, and their impact on development
• Seeks to see that both men and women participate and benefit equally from development
• Recognizes that women may be involved in development, but may not necessarily benefit
• Seeks to understand the root causes of gender inequality and addresses itself to these causes
• Emphasizes equality of benefit and control
• Recognizes the need to look at equity of impact
• Not concerned with women per se, but with social construction of gender and assignment of specific rights, roles reponsibilbities and expectations to women and men
• Addresses the inter-relationship between gender roles, access to and control of resources and power

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