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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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