Gender and Development (GAD)

"I understand the concept of gender to be a system of socially ascribed roles and relationships between men and women, which are determined not by biology but by the social, political and economic context. Gender roles are learned and they can change over time. It is the analysis of these roles and relationships which shows the imbalances in power, wealth and workload between women and men, and it is this analysis which may then lead to the possibilities and necessity of change."

--Jan Seed


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