Often women lack access to resources, have little or no decision-making power, and have secondary status to men. Without improving this situation, sustainable development is impossible.
NGOs can play an active role in increasing women' s access to resources and increasing women’s participation in the decision-making process. This is intended to harmonize the power relationships between men and women.
The GAD approach emphasizes the reduction of the gender gap between women and men in order to achieve gender-balanced development.
Performing a “gender gap” analysis, that is, analyzing problems and processes from a gender perspective is an important skill for project planners and implementers.
Serotypes: Stereotypes are fixed ideas or assumptions about a group of people. Individuals belonging to that group are assumed to have the characteristics of that stereotype. Stereotypes can lead to false or unrealistic expectations about individuals who belong to a particular group of people. For example, a stereotype that men are more rational and logical can result in people finding it easier to vote for men in local