GENDER ANALYSIS

Objectives:
• To develop a basic understanding of Gender
Analysis and its benefits
• To become familiar with gender analysis tools,
approaches and data
So What is GENDER ANALYSIS?
• An ANALYSIS that identifies and considers the difference in the:
STATUS, NEEDS & CAPABILITIES;
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
of men, women and other gender identities in the society, as well as their:

ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF

RESOURCES, BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES
GENDER ANALYSIS INVOLVES:
The Collection AND Utilization of:

SEX DISAGGREGATED DATA (SDD) AND

INFORMATION
 Further:
GENDER ANALYSIS IS A PROCESS OF ASKING OR INVESTIGATING KEY
QUESTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF A PLANNING PROCESS THAT WILL
HELP IN:
• identifying gaps or differences between women and men, girls and boys;
• Understanding why these gaps exist and persist;
• Determining whether the gaps are potential impediment to achieving
results; and
• Choosing what actions to take to reduce the gap or address the issue.
SO WHAT ACTUALLY IS GENDER ANALYSIS?!?
Gender Analysis refers to the examination of a
problem or situation in order to identify gender
issues within the problem/context of a project, and
the obstacles to the attainment of gender equality
or similar goals.
WHY GENDER ANALYSIS?
 To understand social processes and respond with informed
and equitable options.
 To identify gender issue/s and design strategies relevant to
proposed/ existing PPAs.
 To ensure that concerns particular to women are included in
the development agenda
 To anticipate impacts of policies/programs/ services on both
women and men (gender impact assessment)
GENDER ISSUES
• The gender issue to be addressed should result from the review of SDD or
analysis of relevant information that surface the unequal situation of
women and men. The issue could be client-focused or organization-
focused;
• A client-focused gender issue refers to concerns arising from the
unequal status of women and men stakeholders of a particular agency
including the extent of their disparity over benefits from and
contribution to a policy/program and/or project of the agency.
• An organization-focused gender issue points to the gap/s in the
capacity of the organization to integrate a gender dimension in its
programs, systems or structure.
ANALYSIS OF GENDER ROLES, PERSPECTIVES AND NEEDS
 What is the division of labor between women and men?
 What are the practical gender needs of women and men
that the project can address?
 What are the strategic gender needs of women that the
project can address?
 What are the gender gaps or inequalities arising from
the existing gender division of labor?
ANALYSIS OF ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF RESOURCES AND
BENEFITS
 What resources are available to women and men?
 What resources do women and have control over?
 Who has access to and control over the benefits derived from the
resources?
 What are the gender gaps or inequalities arising from the existing
resource access and control profile?
 What contributes to the perpetuation of these gaps?
 Or, what are the key constraints to women’s access to resources and
benefits?
ANALYSIS OF CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
 What are the constraints related to women’s
participation in the project?
 What hinders the attainment of the project’s gender
equality objectives?
 What are the opportunities related to the
achievement of the project’s gender equality
objectives?
LEVELS OF GENDER ANALYSIS
I. Household and community level
– Gender gaps
– Gender analysis matrix (GAM)
– 24 hour activity profile
II.Project or program
– Harmonized GAD Guidelines (HGDG)
III. Organization or institution
- PCW’s Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework (GMEF)
- Gender-responsive LGUs (GeRL)
GENDER ANALYSIS-PLANNING FLOW
• Addressing
gender issues
• Identification of and their causes
gender issues • Creating
• Investigation of Opportunities
the cause/s of the
issue/s Develop-ment and
GAD Goals Imple-mentation
and Targets
Situational
of Analysis
Strategy
(Gender Equality and Women’s
Empowerment)
• Monitoring
performance
and results
• Assessment of
intervention
strategies
DATA THAT CAN BE ANALYZED
•Qualitative
–Narrative administrative reports
–Case studies
–Observation data
DATA THAT CAN BE ANALYZED
•Quantitative
–Tabulated data from official statistical databases
(Based on surveys, censuses)
–Numerical information from administrative
reports
–Numerical/Statistical data from research studies
GENDER ANALYSIS REVIEW
• Consider roles, needs and circumstances of
women and men;
• Leads to better policies and programs;
• Conducted before, during and after the
development, implementation of LGU
programs, projects, policies and activities;
• Involve stakeholders in consultations; and
• Take advantage of existing data
GENDER ANALYSIS TOOLS
(Examples)
GENDER ANALYSIS MATRIX (GAM)
• It was developed by Rani Parker, in the Middle East
• A Gender Analysis tool that is participatory in nature:
• Community Based – Data is provided by the community members and
it aims to initiate the process of analysis by the people themselves,
both men and women in the community.
• Relies on First hand information and does not require technical
expertise– People themselves are aware of the realities they
experience, and these are the basic information needed in the analysis,
there is no need for technical terms and complicated formulae and
statistics.
GENDER ANALYSIS MATRIX (GAM)
• It could be used to analyze all stages in the project cycle:
(i.e. during Project Planning stage, Design Stage, Monitoring
and evaluation stages)
• thus it could analyze actual impacts and even potential
impacts of a project to the community in regards to
gender relations.
It is a continuing process, and should be reviewed and revised once a
month for the first 3 months and once every three months thereafter.
• Every review: The community discusses the findings among themselves
and answer questions such as:
• Are the effects listed on the GAM desirable? Are they consistent with the program
or project’s goals?
• How is the intervention affecting those who do not participate?
• Which results are unexpected?
• The community revisits the matrix and based on the changes, signs are
added in the matrix:
• a plus sign (+) if the outcome is consistent with project goals;
• a minus sign (-) if the outcome is contrary to project goals;
• a question mark (?) if they are unsure whether it is consistent or contrary.
24 Hour Activity Profile
• This is a Gender Analysis Tool that aims to show human
activities done within 24 hours, disaggregated by Gender.
• There are different strategies and representations for
using the 24 Hour Activity Profile, but usually it is done in
Tabular form.
• Depending on the depth of the analysis, the indicators
may vary, as long as you retain the purpose of identifying
which Gender Role the activities fall more.
24 Hour Activity Profile
• Activities are usually categorized into 4, namely:
1. Productive Activities
2. Reproductive Activities
3. Community Work
4. Leisure
24 Hour Activity Profile
• Activities are usually categorized into 4, namely:
1. Productive Work/Activities
- Production of Goods and Services
- Monetary/Cash Value = Income
2. Reproductive Activities
3. Community Work
4. Leisure
24 Hour Activity Profile
• Activities are usually categorized into 4, namely:
1. Productive Work/Activities
2. Reproductive Work/Activities
- Care and maintenance of household/family
- Basic formation of Values and transmission of traditions
- Often less valued (Unpaid care work)
3. Community Work
4. Leisure
24 Hour Activity Profile
• Activities are usually categorized into 4, namely:
1. Productive Work/Activities
2. Reproductive Work/Activities
3. Community Work
- Attendance to community meetings
- Organization of social events, services, ceremonies and celebrations
- Involves volunteer work
- Decision Making Activities
4. Leisure
24 Hour Activity Profile
• Activities are usually categorized into 4, namely:
1. Productive Work/Activities
2. Reproductive Work/Activities
3. Community Work
4. Leisure
- “Me” time
- Rest and Recreation activities
Equality is often defined as an Equity is often referred to as an
equal distribution of opportunities, equitable distribution of opportunities,
such as everyone being provided such as everyone being provided with
with the same thing to ensure they what they need to ensure they do their
achieve their best. best.

Sameness Fairness
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