L22 Flashcards
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WID
Women In Development
WAD
Women and Development
GAD
Gender and Development
What Kind of Approach:
Development programs addressed the needs of women almost
entirely within the context of their reproductive roles. The focus was on mother and child health,
child-care and nutrition. Population control or family planning as it later came to be known-was a
major focus as well due to the link made between population growth and poverty. The focus was
clearly on meeting practical needs.
The Welfare Approach
Feminist calls for gender equality were important in bringing about this approach, the
main aim of which was to eliminate discrimination. It emphasized the re-valuing of women’s
contribution and share of benefits from development.
The Equity Approach
This approach focuses on both the productive and reproductive role of women with an
emphasis on satisfaction of basic needs and the productivity of women. A key operational
strategy required access to income generation and waged employment. The tendency with this
approach was to reinforce the basic needs and ignore the strategic needs of women.
Anti-Poverty Approach
This approach aims to have increased production and economic growth with an emphasis on full use of human resources. Advocates of this approach argue that gender analysis makes good economic sense.
The Efficacy Approach
The aim of empowerment approach is to increase the self-reliance of
women and to influence change at the policy, legislative, societal, economic and
other levels to their advantage. Its main strategy is awareness- raising and
situates women firmly as active participants in ensuring change takes place.
The Empowerment Approach
