refers to the roles and responsibilities of men and women that are created in our families, our societies and our cultures. The concept of gender also includes the expectations held about the characteristics, aptitudes and likely behaviours of both women and men (femininity and masculinity). These roles and expectations are learned . They can change over time and they vary within and between cultures.

is the process of considering the impact that a development program of project may have on women/girls and men/boys, and on the economic and social relationships between them. It is a specific form of social analysis, which requires the collection of sex-disaggregated data. Incorporating a gender perspective into aid activities involves applying gender analysis throughout the project cycle.

is an approach that addresses women’s concerns and needs. GAD approach highlights that development assistance must take account of both women’s and men’s roles and responsibilities within the community and their relationship to each other. It requires the active participation of men as well as women in order to raise the status of women and bring about sustainable development. The GAD approach is both strategic and practical, and starts with an examination of issues of power, decision, making, work allocation and ownership and control of resources.

is actions against women (or men) based on the perception that the other sex is not equal and does not have the same rights.

is an application of gender mainstreaming in the budgetary process. It means a gender-based assessment of budgets, incorporating a gender perspective at all levels of the budgetary process and restructuring revenues and expenditures in order to promote gender equality. It also involves carrying out an impact analysis of government programmes and its budgetary allocations on the overall socio-economic status of women in the country.

adjusts the average achievement to reflect the inequalities between men and women in the following dimensions

refers to the socially determined behaviors, tasks and responsibilities for women and men based on socially perceived differences that define how women and men should act. Gender roles change over time, through individual choices or with social or political changes such as economic crises, natural disasters and consequent emergencies, and post-war situations in which the decision-making power and responsibilities of women and men may vary.

is a tool that enables analyses of the gender roles

refers to any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of socially constructed gender roles and norms, which prevents a person from enjoying full human rights.

is a process that assesses the differential impact of proposed and/or existing policies, programs and legislation on women and men.

is the socially determined ideas and practices which define what roles and activities are appropriate for women and men

focuses on women’s opportunities rather than their capabilities. The GEM captures gender inequality in three key areas namely:

means that women and men have equal conditions for realizing their full human rights and for contributing to, and benefiting from economic, social, cultural and political development. Gender equality is therefore the equal valuing by society of the similarities and the differences of men and women, and the roles they play. It is based on women and men being full partners in their home, their community and their society.

is the process of being fair to men and women. To ensure fairness, measures must often be put in place to compensate for the historical and social disadvantages that prevent women and men from operating on a level playing field. Equity is a means. Equality and equitable outcomes are the results.

is the difference in any area between women and men in terms of their levels of participation, access to resources, rights, power and influence, remuneration or benefits. Relevance related to women’s work is the “gender gap pay”, describing the difference between the average earnings of men and women

is a subjective, but continuous and persistent, sense of ourselves as masculine or feminine.

is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in any area and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that women and men benefit equally. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality

is a focus which introduces a framework of analysis to be used in order to assess how women and men affect and are affected by policies, programs, projects and activities in any development or relief interventions.

is a type of development planning which aims to promote gender equality. The concepts of practical gender needs and strategic gender interests assist with analysing the impact of development objectives and activities.

define ways in which a culture or a society prescribes rights, roles, responsibilities and identities of women and men in relation to one another.

is an understanding and consideration of socio-cultural factors underlying sex-based discrimination. The term also applies to attitudes that socialize girls and boys into certain behaviors or opportunities. Gender-sensitive planning uses specific methods and tools to provide women and girls more opportunities for their participation in the development process and to measure the impact of planned activities on women and men.

is a socially determined model which contains the cultural belief about what the gender roles should be. It differs from gender role in that it tends to be the way people feel ‘others’ should behave.

adjusts the average achievement to reflect the inequalities between men and women in the following dimensions –

are programme and project objectives that are non-discriminatory, equally benefit women and men and aim at correcting gender imbalances.

training of executive, legislative and judicial wings of the State, with a special focus on policy and programme framers, implementation and development agencies, law enforcement machinery and the judiciary, as well as non-governmental organizations.

is a facilitated process of developing awareness and capacity on gender issues, to bring about personal or organizational change for gender equality

refers to the increased mobility of goods, services, labour, technology and capital throughout the world. Although globalization is not a new development, its pace has increased with the advent of new technologies, especially in the area of telecommunications.

is the sum of value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output.

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