Gender analysis is an analytical tool to identify, understand and describe gender differences and the relevance of gender roles, power dynamics and power structures in a specific context.
A gender analysis is a pre-condition for
incorporating a gender perspective in projects, programs and institutions.
In a gender analysis, one observes a project’s context through a “gender lens” and proceeds
to conduct an analysis of problems and needs, by identifying the differentiated
perspectives of women and men and other gender identities in relation to
their specific problems, objectives, and potentials. Its main
characteristic is a differentiation between practical
needs, whose achievement ensures the satisfaction of basic needs and strategic interests that aim to
transform societal structures by overcoming gender-based inequalities. Conducting a gender analysis is a minimum standard for all programmes of Mission 21.
