FEM 3106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gender Mainstreaming, Eurocentrism, Gender Analysis
3 Feb 2017
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Bringing women & men into dev. feminist theoretical perspectives & approaches. Significance of gender analysis in economic development (women helping development; saps) There was the realization that saps were negatively impacting women. Ecofeminists argued that, since women were traditionally responsible for feeding children and tending to the household chores (eg. gathering water, washing clothes, etc. ), women were more negatively impacted by environmental degradation than men. This enables them to participate in the public sphere. Leads to dialogue among community members, both male and female. Used gender mainstreaming to implemented gad (gender and. Institutions are gendered, and without contention, these institutions will continue to reproduce these gender norms. The focus is that men and women, states, and multi-lateral and bi-lateral agreements should be brought on board (reinforces gad >men and women) What about gender? (this is in line with gad) *** gender mainstreaming was an approach that was used as a strategy to implement gad (gender and development)
