In terms of adding to the repertoire of methods there was one interesting innovation tried by the ‘decision-making’ group. This was a role-play, and the need to use it came about because there was one man in the group who dominated the discussions and insisted that women had an equal say in decision-making. Finally (and on the spur of the moment) one of the participants said "For the next 5 minutes, I’ll play the wife and you be my husband", and developed a situation where the ‘wife’ had sold off a bag of grain to get herself a nose-ring that she had been asking her husband for the last two years.

Within the space of 5 minutes, the situation culminated in the ‘wife’ being beaten by the ‘husband’. The action was spontaneous; one more person in the group almost joined in, and the others who were watching agreed that such reactions were not uncommon.

At the concluding session, a checklist was circulated titled "Proven ways to keep women invisible on your project". (Not attached to this report. Copy available on request.)

ANNEXURE - A

Gender - biases concealed by deep rooted ideologies. About what is ‘natural’ and given ‘Gender-stereo-types’.		Need for awareness to ‘HOW’ of Gender Process to move from ‘What is’ to ‘What could be’. Planning for practical needs to strategies for empowerment.
Creates POWER RELATIONSHIPS. Patriarchy E.g. relationship of command and control.		Biological categorisation of ‘MALE’ & ‘FEMALE’ is socially categorised as ‘MEN’ & ‘WOMEN’. Acquiring a definition of social attributes of ‘Masculinity’ and ‘Feminity’. Vehicles of Gendering process. GENDER
Skilling and De-skilling process of men and women.
Gender - division of tasks, roles and responsibilities, internalised as ‘Natural’ state of affairs.
A social process that ascribes traits, attributes and POSITIONS and therefore PRIVILEGES to men and women.		A SOCIAL SYSTEM where roles and relationships are ascribed to/between men and women.