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GENDER: A MISNOMER The word gender is often used imprecisely as a catch-all term.
COMMON PERCEPTION: ALL WOMEN ACTIVITIES THIS PROJECT IS PURELY INFRASTRUCTURE, CIVIL WORKS.....LESS SCOPE FOR WOMEN/GENDER ACTIVITIES INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WHOM??? WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES??? WHAT ABOUT TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, if any ???
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Lets Decipher the word Gender: Gender does not mean' women or girls although the word is frequently used as shorthand for women, womens empowerment, womens human rights, or, more broadly, for any initiative that is geared towards girls or women.
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To differing degrees depending on the cultural context, gender can condition what these different groups are expected to think and feel (e.g., their preferences, hopes and the nature and extent of their aspirations). Gender also governs how girls, boys, men and women are expected to relate to one another. It is a key determinant of who does what, who has what, who decides and, importantly, who has power.
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Partially achieved: 40% were trained i.e. 1200 out of 3000 farmers are women.
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Apart from quantification, have qualitative/participatory information as well in the GAP quarterly report such as how one time skill training itself gave confidence to women to speak out her mind or at least built a self esteem. For Ex. Skill training for Juvenile Inmates in Calicut, Kerala.
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THANK YOU
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