1 - BASICS OF GENDER MADE SIMPLE - An Exploration of Concepts,

The key purpose of the document is For Gender Responsive Health Systems.’ The key to serve as a primer to reinforce the understanding purpose of this project is to provide robust learning and messages conveyed in the workshop and be exchange opportunities and need-based technical available for the participants as a refresher note. [...] demystifying concepts associated with gender and BASICS OF GENDER MADE SIMPLE 3 Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgements 2 Basic concepts and issues 01 5The personal is political Establishing the language of gender and its right meaning Common misinterpretations of the meaning of gender Gender – A social construct Gender socialisation Gender, power, and patriarchy Equality, equity and substa. [...] The meaning of ‘pati’ in Sanskrit/Hindi language Lay The Correct Language Foundation BASICS OF GENDER MADE SIMPLE 8 Common Before we understand the meaning of gender, it is important to establish what misinterpretations gender is not about: of the meaning of Gender is not only about women’s gender issues: Gender is often misunderstood as a women’s problem or as relating to women’s issues or a disc. [...] When a woman of the household claims her right to property, she is perceived as someone who is not adhering to the prescribed gender norm, i.e., to be subservient to the male of the household and not claim rights over resources/property. [...] The condition society, an individual’s name (surname), is to fulfil the gender norms associated identity, food, culture, and access to with their role—to toe the line as per and inheritance of property rights and the male-centric behaviour and be in resources is through the male line.