The process by which individuals, organizations, institutions and societies develop their abilities individually and collectively to perform functions, solve problems and set and achieve objectives. The process of gaining control over the self, over ideology and the resources which determine power. GAD looks at the larger inequities of unequal relations between the rich and the poor, the advantaged and the disadvantaged and within that, the additional inequities that women face. GDI Gender-related development index from UNDP Human Development Report GEM Gender Empowerment Measure Gender Refers to the comparative or differential roles, responsibilities and opportunities for women and men in a given society. Gender Balance Participation of an equal number of women and men within an activity or organisation.
Examples are representation in committees or indecision making structures.
Gender Blind Interventions which appear neutral as they are couched in abstract, generic categories but are implicitly male biased. The collection of data on men and women separately in relation to all aspects of their functioning ethnicity, class, caste, age, location. Gender Equality Refers to norms, values, attitudes and perceptions required to attain equal status between women and men without neutralizing the biological differences between women and men. Gender Equity Fairness in women s and men s access to socio-economic resources. A condition in which women and men participate as equals and have equal access to socio-economic resources.