DEFINING A FRAMEWORK FOR GENDER ANALYSIS IN DEVELOPMENT-PLANNING

With growing realization of the importance of considering the relative social positioning of both men and women in developing planning, ther e is a shift from the narrow 'Women in Development' approach to the br oad gender approach. This paper, therefore, begins with an examination of the gender roles including reproductive, productive and community management activities. Establishing that men and women have differenti al gender roles, the concept of practical and strategic gender needs a re defined and illustrated. This follows outlining a framework for gen der analysis and examining its various components like activity analys is, resource analysis, benefits analysis, inclusion analysis and socia l sustainability analysis. How these five components provide basis for designing and implementing projects that can benefit women and benefi t by women's participation are also shown through an inventory of proj ect cycle adaptation parameters.