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Gender and Development
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Gender and Development
So what is the criticality of incorporating gender issues in a policy, programme or project? Where do we start?
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you
know?
UN Women
The criticality of incorporating gender perspectives in local management and community development programmes lie in the fact that decision-making processes always start at home and at the individual level. Power structures not-with-standing, most of the decisions at the household level are taken by women, and directly affect the household to which she belongs    ... more

The resources presented here aim at providing a comprehensive picture of gender and related issues.

GDRC Focus
Gender and Environment
Resources on Gender Analysis Framework
Gender, Information Technologies and the Internet
Women and Development Resources
Gender and Good Governance

Highlights of GDRC Research
The GDRC Framework on
Gender and Development
  • Online Technology and Networking: Some Gender Perspectives
  • Towards a Gender Analysis Framework to Assist the Application, Adoption and Use of Environmentally Sound Technologies
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    What is GDRC doing now?
    		   Currently, GDRC is focussing on gender criteria that need to be taken into account in developing environmental management programmes and plans at the local level. It is also updating and enhancing the "GDRC Framework on Gender and Development"
    Elsewhere
    in GDRC
  • Microfinance: Improving Credit Access for Women
  • Urban Environmental Management: Gender and Water
  • Urban Environmental Management: Gender and Waste
  • Urban Governance: Gender and Urban Governance
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    GDRC:
    Keeping the Forest
    and the Trees
    in Mind
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