Important Notes for Gender and Development
Report No 55
Gender and Development: Concepts and Definitions
Prepared for the Department for International Development (DFID) for its gender mainstreaming intranet resource
by Hazel Reeves and Sally Baden
February 2000
BRIDGE (development - gender) Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9RE, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1273 606261 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 621202 Email: bridge@ids.ac.uk Website: http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/
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Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 2. Quick Definitions ................................................................................................... 2 3. Detailed Explanations and Further Reading ....................................................... 4 Culture ..................................................................................................................... 4 Gender Analysis ...................................................................................................... 6 Gender Discrimination ............................................................................................. 7 Gender Division of Labour....................................................................................... 8 Gender Equality and Equity................................................................................... 10 Gender Mainstreaming .......................................................................................... 12 Gender Needs ....................................................................................................... 14 Gender Planning.................................................................................................... 16 Gender Relations................................................................................................... 18 Gender
Gender and Development: Concepts and Definitions
Prepared for the Department for International Development (DFID) for its gender mainstreaming intranet resource
by Hazel Reeves and Sally Baden
February 2000
BRIDGE (development - gender) Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9RE, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1273 606261 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 621202 Email: bridge@ids.ac.uk Website: http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/
© Institute of Development Studies ISBN 1 85864 381 3
Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 2. Quick Definitions ................................................................................................... 2 3. Detailed Explanations and Further Reading ....................................................... 4 Culture ..................................................................................................................... 4 Gender Analysis ...................................................................................................... 6 Gender Discrimination ............................................................................................. 7 Gender Division of Labour....................................................................................... 8 Gender Equality and Equity................................................................................... 10 Gender Mainstreaming .......................................................................................... 12 Gender Needs ....................................................................................................... 14 Gender Planning.................................................................................................... 16 Gender Relations................................................................................................... 18 Gender