Gender and Development

NSTP-CWTS12B
Members:
Alcancia, Honeylynn C.
Baylon, Estrella T.
Cabahug, Rovannah Cristine J.
Catulong, Rochie Mae L.
Gordoncillo, Jade
Martinez, Ma. Leann Kate B.
Sacurin, Honeylyn R.
Tuanda, Mary Joy
Gender and Development
Basic Concepts and
Definition
Gender and Development
- refers to the development perspective
and process that is participatory and
empowering, equitable, sustainable, free
from violence, respect of human rights,
supportive of self-determination and
actualization of human potentials.
Gender and Development Basic Concepts

GAD Goal
- As a development approach, GAD seeks to equalize the status
and condition of and relations between women and men by
influencing the process and output of policy-making, planning,
budgeting, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation so
that they would deliberately address the gender issues and
concerns affecting the full development of women.
Sex
- refers to biologically defined and genetically acquired differences
between males and females, according to their physiology and
reproductive capabilities or potentialities. It is universal and mostly
unchanging, without surgery.
Gender
- refers to the economic, social, political, and cultural attributes and
opportunities associated with being women and men. The social definitions
of what it means to be a woman or a man vary among cultures and change
over time.
Gender Equity
- is the process of being fair to women and men. To
ensure fairness, measures must be taken to compensate
for historical and social disadvantages that prevent
women and men from operating on a level playing
field.
Gender Equality
- is the state or condition that affords women
and men equal enjoyment of human rights,
socially valued goods, opportunities, and
resources.
Gender Mainstreaming
- is the process of incorporating a gender
perspective into policies, strategies, programs,
project activities, and administrative functions, as
well as into the institutional culture of an
organization.
Gender Stereotypes
- Gender stereotypes are the beliefs that people have
about the characteristics of males and females. The
content of stereotypes varies over cultures and over
time. These expectations are often related to the roles
that the sexes fulfill in the culture.
Gender-Based Violence
- is violence derived from gender norms and roles as
well as from unequal power relations between women
and men. Violence is specifically targeted against a
person because of his or her gender, and it affects
women disproportionately. It includes, but is not
limited to, physical, sexual, and psychological harm.
Gender Discrimination
- refers to any distinction, exclusion or restriction
made on the basis of socially constructed gender
roles and norms that prevent a person, female or
male, from enjoying full human rights.
 Gender Sensitivity
- refers to the ability to understand and consider the
socio-cultural factors underlying gender-based
discrimination, socialization of men and women into
certain behaviors or opportunities, power relations
between men and women, as well as the different
needs, problems and levels of access to resources that
they have.
Women’s Empowerment
- It is a goal of an essential process for women’s
advancement. Wherein this is a process and
condition by which women mobilize to understand,
identify, and overcome gender discrimination and
achieve equality.