Using a Gender Lens Here are some questions that can help guide integration of gender into the proposal development stage: 1.
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How are women limited in their livelihood strategies by legal or cultural barriers, and how can these be overcome? The following barriers may exist: a. Legal prohibitions regarding land ownership, or ownership of assets (i.e. livestock) b. Legal prohibitions regarding inheritance of land or other assets (i.e. livestock) from husbands or male relatives c. Lack of enforcement of legal provisions that allow women to own or inherit land or other assets d. Traditional land or asset ownership patterns that limit women’s ownership or inheritance of land or other assets e. Social pressure that result in property removal from women who own or inherit land or other assets To what extent are women discriminated against in entering education or training programs? To what extent does limited education or training affect women’s ability to contribute to household productivity or livelihoods? To what extent are women discriminated against with regard to entering certain businesses or professions? To what extent are women involved in ownership or management of assets? How does this support or hinder their involvement in income earning or household livelihood? To what extent are women involved in decisions regarding what the household produces, or household livelihoods? How does this impact household productivity or income earnings? To what extent are women involved in decisions regarding the use of household income? How does this impact household productivity, livelihood, and well-being? To what extent do extension programs reach women? How does the structure of extension programs hinder or enable effective outreach to women? How does the gender of extension staff hinder or enable effective outreach to women? To what extent do women participate in cooperatives or other producer groups? To what extent do women serve as leaders in cooperatives or other producer groups? How does the gender of members of a cooperative or other producer group impact its viability or profitability? How does it impact group decision-making? 44