PSHSWVC GAD CORNER

 

 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD)


         The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) defines Gender and Development as the development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potential.


GAD Paradigm

         According to Department of Science and Technology Gender and Development and Regional Support Service (2018), it is a people-centered development paradigm that recognizes gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices.

         Concerned with the social construction of gender and its impact on the lives of women and men, focusing more on women’s role in development and how their lives are affected by this.


What GAD is NOT


(Prepared by: CRISTIA J. MAGSIPOC, GAD-TWG Chairperson)




TYPES OF LEAVES SUPPORTING WOMEN

LEAVES-WOMEN.pptx

Reference:

Department of Science and Technology Gender and Development and Regional Support Service  (2018). A gender and development toolkit for the Department of Science and Technology.  Taguig City