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What is Gender Analysis?
By Carolyn Israel-Sobritchea, Ph. D Director, UP
Center for Womens Studies
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Gender Analysis Identification of
Sexual Division of Labour
Activity Profile
of Males and Females, Young and Old, Poor and
Rich
Patterns of
access to and control over resources
Analysis of Resulting Gender biases (patterns
of discrimination) Gender gaps
Gender issues
Analysis of Constraints and Opportunities
Leading to Gender-Responsive Planning
Strategies to overcome constraints and utilise
opportunities
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Gender analysis takes account of

• Imbalance in the sexual division of labor (e.g.,
  multiple roles leading to multiple burden)

• Diversity of household structures and
  infra-household relationships (e.g.,
  single-parent household)

• Gender-based differentials in access to and
  control over benefits and resources

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Concepts

• Gender Roles
• Tasks and responsibilities assigned to
  individuals on account of their sexual identity
  and cultural definitions of feminine and
  masculine
• Production generation of marketable goods and
  services
• Reproduction activities carried out to
  reproduce labor and to maintain the household
• Community Management activities carried out
  for the maintenance of community life.

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• Access
• availability of resources, services, facilities,
  knowledge skills

• Control
• capacity to influence decisions and actions

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