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The gender perspective is a way of analyzing problems of the society from a perspective of social justice. Necessities, roles and interest of men and women are taken into account and also their effects on governance. The goal is to have an approach at the roots of problems of social, political and economical injustice. The gender perspective also takes into account the diversity and complexity of society: multicultural, age, limits,…
There can be found 3 reasons for using the gender approach when working on development:
1. Women have an economic responsibility but their access to markets is limited
2. When using the complementarity and interaction between men and women, there will be more guarantee of success
3. Women and men have as much right to personal development and to talk about it