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By Carolyn Israel-Sobritchea, Ph. D
Director, UP Center for Women’s 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 infrahousehold 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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