gender and development
What is GAD (Gender and Development)?
Refers to the development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, and supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials.
Why do we need GAD?
- Seeks to achieve gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices;
- Seeks to transform society’s social, economic, and political structures and questions the validity of the gender roles they ascribed to women and men;
- Contends that women are active agents of development and not just passive recipients of development assistance; and
- Stresses the need of women to organize themselves and participate in political processes to strengthen their legal rights
