Sex Biological differences between men and women. Not vary with
race, caste, class, ethnicity, religion, and time. Womens ability
to give birth, breast feed. Gender Social differences between men
and women Manifested in different roles, qualities and behaviors of
women, men and society as a whole. Vary with race, caste, class,
ethnicity, religion, relation position, situations, age, time. Vary
with situations, the same person may behave differently in
different contexts.
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Gender roles Refers to socially differentiated roles of men and
women Gender roles can be changed easily through sensitization of
women and men. 1.Productive Role 2.Reproductive role 3.Community
Role
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Gender roles Double Day Triple RoleWomens
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Gender Needs Practical gender needs (PGN): Related to immediate
needs of living, such as food, drinking water, health care and
medical support. Strategic gender needs (SGN): Related to gender
divisions of labor, equal wages, resources and education, and
womens control over their bodies. Necessary to encompass social and
political reforms for ensuring power and control, legal rights,
reduce domestic violence,. These measures are seen as relatively
long-term objectives.
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Gender Equality Gender Equality and Equity Gender Equity Gender
Equality VS Gender Equity
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Gender sensitization tools
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Tool-1: Gender Equity Analysis Education Asset Control Right
Power Inequity Education Asset Control Power Inequity Education
Asset Control Power Equity
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Access CowsGrassMoneyLandFeedMilk Control
CowsGrassMoneyLandFeedMilk Asset CowsGrassMoneyLandFeedMilk Control
CowsGrassMoneyLandFeedMilk MEN WOMEN Red = Low Yellow = Moderate
Green = High Tool-2: Access -Control Analysis
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Access Availability- can own Asset Handiness- Able to use when
requiredControl Authority/Autonomy- Right or permission or liberty
to use the asset (Sell) Decision making- power to make decisions
within the household and community Command- Access power to direct
or regulate resource ability to use effectively Power- to influence
or direct peoples behavior or the course of events.
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Tool-3: Time Meter Tool
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Tool-4: Barrier Tree Analysis Causes EffectBarrier Root Stem
Branches
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Workload Control over asset, income Institutions, ideology
Mobility Four Major Women Barriers
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Womens Empowerment Framework (CARE Framework)
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CARE defines WE as the combined effect of changes in: Womens
Empowerment in Programming
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Reduce violence against women Strong Social Movements based on
solidarity between men and women Women will be empowered by: +
Exercise of greater choice in decisions affecting their lives x
CARES Womens Empowerment : Theory of Change