The purpose of GAD is to ensure that both men and women can participate in, and benefit from, development in a way that is equitable. In view of widespread disparities it is a process comprising both short-term and long-term objectives - "practical and strategic needs" (Molyneux from Moser, 1993).

What is the essence of GAD?

Gender and Development (GAD) is an approach which emphasis is on gender equity; this requires the transformation of the basic rules, hierarchies and practices of public institutions, it incorporates women's agency, their lived experience, and the class and ethnic variations in gendered disadvantage, into their analysis ...

How does GAD affect your life?

The exaggerated, unrelenting wor- rying interferes with every day living. Physical symptoms often accompany it and include restlessness, irritability, muscle tension, fatigue, and difficulty sleeping or concentrating.