This document discusses gender and development. It defines gender as referring to societal characteristics, roles, beliefs and attributes assigned to women and men, which differ from sex which refers to biological attributes. Gender and development (GAD) recognizes that development affects women and men differently and advocates for addressing the unique needs of both to attain their full potentials. Key principles of GAD include addressing obstacles to women's participation, expanding their choices and opportunities, and promoting gender equality. The document also outlines related policies and mandates from CEDAW, the Beijing Platform of Action, and the Philippines Constitution and laws. It emphasizes the importance of proper implementation of gender-sensitive plans and policies.

1. The Contemporary World
GENDER AND
DEVELOPMEN
T

2. PRESENTED BY:
MACABATO, MALICA ASHLEY D.
BSSW 1ST YEAR

3. GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
• Concepts
• Policies
• Principles and Mandates

4. Attaining a full and satisfying life for all is a shared responsibility...
• of everyone, regardless of age, sex, religion, ethnicity or class
• of government as duly mandated authority
• of those who benefit or suffer from the lack of it

5. For individuals, the performance
of this responsibility requires:
The capacity TO DO
and the capacity TO BE

6. For governments, the responsibility to
promote the attainment of a full and
satisfying life for all means..
• protecting people’s rights
• creating opportunities for the
development of peoples’ abilities and
individual strengths

7. Peoples’ capacity TO DO and TO BE may be enhanced through a variety of
government efforts, such as:
• building of roads and other
infrastructures,
• providing social services,
• creating economic opportunities, etc.
BUT THESE ARE NOT ENOUGH . . .

8. Infrastructures, social services, and economic opportunities
that don’t take into consideration the different needs of
women and men and their rights, are bound to -
• Disadvantage women, fail
in attaining their desired
results, and cause wastage
of resources.

9. GENDER:
What is Gender?
GENDER is often confused with SEX, but they are different.
• SEX - refers to natural biological attributes of women and men;
unchanging and universal.
• GENDER - refers to characteristics, roles, beliefs, perceptions,
attitudes and other factors attributed to women and men by
society.

10. WHAT’S THE BIG FUSS?
• culturally ascribed, changing, misconceived as
“natural”
• box and limit women and men’s capabilities “to do”
and “to be”
• need to be considered in making decisions and
allocating resources

11. What is Gender and Development?
• a globally recognized development perspective; acknowledges
that development affects people differently
• women’s roles are important and should be maximized
• women and men should be assisted in attaining their full
potentials
• advocates that planning deliberately address the unique needs
and situations of women

12. GAD is about recognizing that gender biases IMPEDE
development
because:
• they prevent people from attaining their full potentials
• they exacerbate social inequity
• they distort understanding of social realities and limit
the impacts of development efforts

13. GAD is about being faithful to the principle that:
“DEVELOPMENT IS FOR ALL”
Full equality and development for women and men is
anchored on a vision of development that is equitable,
sustainable, and free from violence, respectful of human
rights, supportive of self-determination, and the
actualization of human potentials, and participatory and
empowering.

14. KEY PRINCIPLES
Development planning and practice should:
• deliberately ADDRESS OBSTACLES to women’s effective
participation and enjoyment f benefits
• EXPAND women’s range of CHOICES
and OPPORTUNITIES
• STRENGTHEN their capabilities to attain a full and satisfying life
• BRIDGE the gender gap
• PROMOTE gender equality

15. CEDAW Concluding Comments :
• Translation of CEDAW in national legislation
• Revision of discriminatory provisions in national laws
• Strengthening of the national machinery on women
• Elimination of violence against women
• Elimination of gender stereotyping
• Implementation of the Anti-trafficking in Persons Act and elimination of exploitation in prostitution
• Elimination of exploitation in prostitution

16. CEDAW Concluding Comments :
• Promotion and protection of women migrants’ rights
• Participation of women in public and political life
• Lessening the adverse impact of trade liberalization to women
• Promotion and protection of women’s reproductive health and rights
• Empowerment of rural, indigenous and Muslim women
• Acquisition of legal divorce
• Engendering the MDGs
• Linking CEDAW, BPFA and MDG

17. Beijing Platform of Action, 1995
(4th World Conference on Women)
Strategic actions to realize women’s advancement in 12 areas:
- poverty - education and training
- health - violence against women
- armed conflict - institutional mechanisms
- human rights - power and decision making
- media - economy
- environment - girl child

18. MDGs
GOAL 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
GOAL 5: Improve maternal health
CONSTITUTION
• The State recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall
promote the fundamental equality before the law of women and men
(Art. II, Sec. 14)

19. REPUBLIC ACT (RA) 7192
All government agencies shall review and
revise all their regulations, circulars,
issuances, and procedures to remove
gender biases therein
Allocate 5-30 percent of ODA to
programs and projects for women

20. - Attaining gender equality requires
systematic planning.
- A plan, no matter how great it is, is
only as good as its implementation.

21. THANK
YOU!
MACABATO, MALICA ASHLEY D.
BSSW -1