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GENDER AND

SOCIETY
Lecture 1.2
GENDER MILESTONES

Gender
Gender Gender Gender Gender Gender
Responsive
Fair & Accountable
Blind Aware Sensitive
Equity

Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Blind
Lack of recognition of gender as
an essential determinant of life
choices that are available in
society.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Aware
Recognition of gender inequality;
that there are differences between men
and women in terms of access to and
control over resources, including
opportunities for development.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Sensitive
Recognition of the underlying and hidden
cause of gender inequality. Differences are
felt undesirable and unjustifiable. Problems
resulting from inequality and discrimination
are identified.

Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Responsive
Presence of programs, projects
and processes that systematically
incorporate or address gender
concerns and issues.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Fair
Society where women and men
equitably share in the responsibilities,
power authority and decision-making
and enjoy the benefits.

Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER MILESTONES
Gender Accountable
Equity is viewed as the key
commitment of the organization; it
assumes responsibility to make gender
an integral part of what the
organization is and what it does.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
Reference: https://www.diffen.com/difference/Equality-vs-Equity
EQUALITY
Is often defined as an equal
distribution of opportunities, such
as everyone being provided with
the same thing to ensure they
achieve their best.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
EQUITY
Is often referred to as an
equitable distribution of
opportunities, such as everyone
being provided with what they
need to ensure they do their best.
Reference: Introduction to GAD Concepts, National GAD Resource Program Philippine Commission on Women
GENDER EQUALITY
-refers to the principle asserting the equality of
men and women and their right to enjoy equal
conditions realizing their full human potentials
to contribute to and benefit from the results of
development, and with the State recognizing
that all human beings are free and equal in
dignity and rights.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code
GENDER EQUITY
-refers to policies, instruments,
programs, services and actions that
address the disadvantage position of
women in society by providing
preferential treatment and
affirmative action.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code
DEVELOPMENT
-refers to the improvement of the quality of life of all
regardless of age, sex, gender, tribe, race, creed, and
religion.
-characterized by an enrichment of Filipino
indigenous resources, sustainable utilization of the
natural resources of the country and freedom from
dependency.
-sustainable, equitable and gender-responsive.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
(GAD)
-refers to the development perspective
and process that is participatory, and
empowering, equitable, sustainable, free
from violence, respectful of human
rights, and supportive of self-
determination and actualization of
human potentials.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
(GAD)
-it seeks to achieve gender equality as a
fundamental value that should be
reflected in development choices, seeks
to transform society’s social, economic,
and political structures, and questions
the validity of the gender roles they
ascribed to women and men.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
(GAD)
-contends that women are active agents
of development and not just a passive
recipients of development assistance.
-stresses the need of women to organize
themselves and participate in political
processes to strengthen their legal rights.
Reference: Quezon City Gender and Development (GAD) Code

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