NAME: MUHINDO ERIC
REG NUMBER: 19/8/TU/144/BSWW
COURSE: BACHELORS OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION
COURSE UNIT; GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
TEL NUMBER: 0776639147
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RWENZORI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE STUDY CENTRE.
1. Philippine Commission on Women defined Gender and Development as the development
perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from
violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and actualization of human
potentials
 Gender is an important consideration in development. It is a way of looking at how social
norms and power structures impact on the lives and opportunities available to different
groups of men and women. Globally, more women than men live in poverty.
 Gender and community development is a process towards sustainable way of community
development incorporating all the gender with equal participation and involvement. If
there is no equal say/ participation of both male and female it is not a sustainable
development.
 Gender and development is an interdisciplinary field of research and applied study that
implements a feminist approach to understanding and addressing the disparate impact that
economic development and globalization have on people based upon their location,
gender, class background, and other socio-political identities. A strictly economic
approach to development views a country's development in quantitative terms such as job
creation, inflation control, and high employment – all of which aim to improve the
‘economic wellbeing’ of a country and the subsequent quality of life for its people
 Gender and development considers many of these same factors; however, gender and
development emphasizes efforts towards understanding how multifaceted these issues are
in the entangled context of culture, government, and globalization.
 The Gender and Development (GAD) approach focuses on the socially constructed
differences between men and women, the need to challenge existing gender roles and
relations, and the creation and effects of class differences on development.
 The gender perspective in development manifests the efforts towards ensuring equitable
distribution of fruits of development. The idea of gender as a category has emerged as an
outcome of the prevalent disparity and discrimination between men and women in almost
all societies. Study of development and gender enables us to quantify the results of
development efforts and also reflects the relative share of each segment of
society which helps in devising sector specific policies and goals.
2. Relevance of studying gender and development
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Gender is an important consideration in development. It is a way of looking at how social norms
and power structures impact on the lives and opportunities available to different groups of men
and women.
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Gender and Development 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.
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This enables us to examine and challenge social norms around what it means to be a woman or
man in society, and to pursue justice and equality for all, which should be fundamental facets of
development.
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Gender Studies has real-world consequences
Gender Studies is a complex subject, and leading academics like Judith Butler and Julie Kristeva
are among some of the greatest intellectuals of the last 20th century. Their texts re-examine the
very foundations of psychoanalytical theory, Western philosophy, and the objectivity of scientific
research. Their arguments are incredibly nuanced and can take years of academic study before
being fully appreciated. As such, a cursory reading can lead to the incorrect conclusion that such
ideas are purely theoretical, but it's important to remember that they have real-world
consequences.
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Studying gender and development leads to better legal protections
Under the law, women aren’t well-protected from domestic sexual and economic violence. Both
of these types of violence affect a woman’s safety and freedom. Increasing women’s legal rights
keeps them safe and able to build productive happy lives.
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It also leads to better racial equality
Gender equality and race equality are closely linked. Within issues like the gender pay gap, race
plays a big role. White and Asian women earn more than black, Hispanic, and native women. In
the United States, black women face a higher risk of death from pregnancy-related causes. When
gender equality considers race as a factor, it improves race equality at the same time.
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