DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Wangari Maathai, 6 Years, Karura Forest

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Global Development Studies
• Course: DEVS 100
• Professor: Barbara Holler

Document Summary

Gender analysis: is the systematic gathering and examination of information of gender differences and social relations is done in order to identify understand and redress inequalities based on gender. Gender division: of labour is the socially determined idea and practice which defined what roles and activities are deemed appropriate for men and women. Gender needs: shared and prioritized needs identifies by women & men in particular that arise from their common experience as a gender; separated into practical and strategic. Gender planning: technical and political processes and procedures that are necessary to implement gender sensitive policies. Gender relations: are hierarchical powers between women and men, in much of the literature, gender relations are those hierarchical relations of power have tended to disadvantage women in many cultures, but not all. Gender training: facilitative processes of developing awareness and capacity of gender issues. Empowerment: not a thing; a process. (bottom up not top down) of transforming power relations: e. g.