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This presentation discusses gender and development

1. GROUP 1 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTERS Erica Mae Quitaleg Allyssa Pearl Vasquez Julie Ann Egido

2. What is gender? First of all “gender” is a distinguished for “sex” in the latter refers to being man or woman based on biological characteristics including physical attributes pertaining to body contour and features, hormones, chromosomes and reproductive organs.

3. Gender is more of a social construct, that is, it society and social institutions- family, the community, government, church, school, media- that shaped the concept of maleness or femaleness and assigned women and men particular roles based on their biological differences.

4. Why gad? Development seeks to meet people’s basic needs, promote their economic well- being, and enable the to pursue interest and to participate in social and political processes.

5. Capacities check The capacity to do refers to the how individuals are able to perform the things they want to do in pursuit of a better life, such as to. Do productive and satisfying work Have control over one’s income and benefit from it Enjoy nature and the natural environment Have children and bring them up properly Care for others Travel in search of opportunities.

6. Being knowledgeable and skilful Being well-nourished Being confident of one’s own abilities Being comfortable with one’s achievements, independence and power. The capacity to be gives them the opportunities and resources attain their aspiration for a better life, such as

7. Gender equality is a developmental objective in its own right. If strengthens countries abilities to grow, to reduce poverty, and to govern effectively, promoting gender equality is thus on important of a development strategy that seeks to enable all people- women and men to escape poverty and improve their standard of living (world bank 2001).

8. GAD recognizes that gender equality does not yet exist, that there is an imbalance in the status of women and of men. It thus promotes a positive bias for women since women are more generally excluded or disadvantaged in relation to social and economic resources and decision making. The desire results of GAD are gender equality and women empowerment by including women’s views and priorities in decision making about development process and the setting of development goals.(Schalkwyk, et, al. 1996).

9. An important aspects of the GAD approach is the use of strategy called gender mainstreaming. This seeks to integrate women and men’s concerns and experiences in the design implementation monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs, and projects in all political, economic and social agenda.(NCRFW,2002).

10. Practical, strategic needs Practical gender needs are based on women’s socially accepted roles in society, they do not challenge the gender division of labor or women subordinates status in society. Its because they are practical in nature. Response to practical gender needs are concerned with easing women’s multiple burden (home, employment, community, obligations). And supporting women in their maternal functions .

11. GAD is a developmental perspective that recognizes the legitimacy of gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices. The GAD is a critical lens with which to view roles and relationships. It questions society’s social, economic and political structures and validity of the gender roles they ascribe to women and men.

12. Strategic gender needs Strategic gender needs recognize woman’s Subordinate and marginalized status in society. They exist within socio-political context, the objectives maybe to abolish the gender division of labor, alleviate, the burden of childcare and domestic work, remove institutionalized forms of discrimination, achieve freedom of choice over childbearing and to fight violence against women and male control over them. Addressing strategic gender needs leads to transformed society where equality exist.

13. Legal bases for gad The international mandates on GAD are; The united nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. Beijing platform for action of the fourth world conference on women. Un conferences on women, the international conference on population and development, the world summit for social development and the habitat conference.

14. Its national mandates are; Section 14, article 11 of the 1987 constitution which states recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. RA 7192 or the women development and nation building act with promotes the integration of women as full and equal partners of men in development and nation building. Section 28 of the general appropriation act (GAA) from 1995 to 2000 directing government entities to formulate a GAD plan, the cost of which shall not be less than 5% or their yearly budget. Otherwise known as the GAD budget.

15. Executive order (EO)273 directing all government agencies and local levels to “institutionalize (GAD) efforts in government by incorporating GAD concerns in their planning, programming, and budgeting process” and Local budget memorandum no. 28 which direct local government units to mobilize resources to mainstream and implement gender and development programs using the 5% development fund.

16. The Philippine government also created agencies with specific programs on women. National commission on the role of Filipino women Department of labor and employment’s bureau of women and young workers Department of agriculture’s bureau of agricultural extension Department of social welfare and development’s bureau of women’s welfare.

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