Gender and Development Flashcards
what do we mean by gender?
gender is a concept used to describe the social differences between men and women and the notions of being male and female
gendered expectations…
limit the freedom and the choices of men and women (pay, edu)
WID
women in development: advocates for anti-poverty more than strictly gender (was a response to women being left out of the development discussion)
WAD and GAD
women/gender and development: focused on gender in relation to a critique of patriarchy and capitalism
SOURCE: practical and strategic gender interests
Molyneux, 1987
practical and strategic gender interests
example - women farmers to get better tools and make it easier for them to buy their own land
moser’s overview of approaches
welfare, equity, anti-poverty, efficiency, empowerment
gender policy fails
mostly still made by men
language: househusband?
women who are not paid are still seen as women who do not work
definition of gender mainstreaming
assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies, or programmes, in all areas and at all levels (the ultimate goal is gender equality)
SOURCE: gender mainstreaming
UN, 1997
concerns of gender mainstreaming
its just inclusion and not transformation
GDI
gender development index: birth, literacy, enrollment, and income separated by gender
GEM
gender empowerment measure: measure of women’s achievements in the economic and political spheres
gender development: men and boys
many projects lack engagement with men
men are cast as the problem which perpetuates the divide
HEforSHE
SOURCE: how are mens roles in society socially constructed
chant and gutmann, 2002
