Features Social and Gender Analysis Resources Online SOCIAL AND GENDER ANALYSIS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia

Gender -- the socially constructed roles and characteristics assigned to men and women in a specific culture-- is a key factor shaping people`s access to, use of and control over natural resources. The different realities of men and women (gendered realities) mean that women and men often have different priorities and benefit differently from natural resource use, technology development, and resource management. However, these gendered realities are not acknowledged in many development initiatives, resulting in serious inequities in the distribution of the benefits of natural resource use and affecting the sustainability of natural resource management. Gender analysis is a research tool for identifying these and other kinds of gender differences and for drawing attention to the conditions needed for equitable and sustainable management of natural resources. This tool asks questions that can be used to document and understand the differing roles, priorities and responsibilities of women and men. For instance: What are the gender differences in the use of natural resources? What are the underlying causes of these differences? What are the impacts of these differences on people and the natural resources? Answers to these questions help inform action so that development leads to gender equity and increased resource sustainability.

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