WID MODEL & GAD

WID Model & GAD

WID Model & GAD

QUESTION 1:

Critics of WID and GAD abound. Although noble, the specific targeting of women as either subjects for or agents of development did little to address the social inequalities that may be inherent in these societies. GAD theories (and practice) bring to bear tools of social theory to these concerns and seek to uncover the complexity of social and environmental relations. However, WID approaches still have supporters. Feminists have decried the rise of GAD, arguing that the feminist/activist spirit of WID theory is “depoliticized” in favor of the social constructionist viewpoint on gender. These critics may have a point, at least in certain contexts of pervasive patriarchy, but different societies present different challenges. The inclusivity of gender studies may allow for a more thorough analysis of social justice by foreseeing how local empowerment of women (either politically or through the material seizure of certain resources) can alter, for better or worse, conditions of the local environment and society. Although a GAD approach may not be as focused on women, it is still very political (Pearson, 2005).

Moving from theory to practice requires WIDs to consciously structure plans to capture the viewpoints of women. Such an effort is called “gender analysis.” The U.S. Agency for International Development, for example, asks two broad questions of every plan or project:

(1) How will gender relations affect the achievement of sustainable results? And

(2) How will expect results affect the relative status of men and women?

To answer these questions, planners interrogate the roles of men and women within the proposed plan's context. The control of resources, the local empowerment of women, the roles of gender within the local economy, and so on, are all aspects that need to be identified and analyzed (Kabeer, 2010). Plans and projects can presumably be tailored to exploit gender roles to achieve maximum results. Analyses like these, which ultimately seek to understand the complexity of women's roles (especially in relation to men's roles), represent evolution from WID to “gender and development” (GAD).

Analysis of Development Projects Using Gad and Gender Analysis Models

The Gender and Development Approach

The Gender and Development approach (GAD) is designed to ensure equal distribution opportunities, resources and benefits among different population groups served by an intervention. The application of this approach can help project planners to identify differences in papers and responsibilities of women and men and use this information to plan policies, programs and projects more effective.

GAD development is based on the Harvard Analytical Framework a created the first models of gender-based analysis. GAD uses this model to explore and analyze the differences between the types of work performed by women and men according to social, cultural and economic in particular (Beneria, 2003).

To identify the differences between the roles, responsibilities, opportunities and rewards of women and men, the approach requires three questions important, explicitly or implicitly, in all stages of design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of an ...