Gender – socially learned behavior and expectations associated with the two sexes. It also refers to the socially differentiated roles and characteristics attributed by a given culture to women and men.

Gender Issues and Concerns - issues, concerns and problems arising from the different roles by women and men, as well as those that arise from a questioning of the relationship between them.

Gender-Responsive Indicator System – a set of statistical measurements for monitoring the situation of women, relative to men in various sectors and for determining whether development programs respond to their problems and needs.

Gender-Responsive Development Training – the use and integration of the Gender and Development (GAD) framework into the entire development planning cycle. It rests on the premise that introducing gender considerations makes development planning/programming more "people oriented or people focused." Gender is one source of heterogeneity along with education, ethnicity, class and other socio-demographic variables, all of which determine to a large extent the manner by which development plans and programs/projects impact on different groups of people.

Gender-Responsive Programs/Project – programs and projects that systematically incorporate or address gender concerns. They are of three types: a) integrated programs or projects; b) women’s components; and c) for women only programs or projects.

Gender Roles – these concern the activities ascribed to men and women on the basis of perceived gender differences. While men are mainly identified with productive roles, women have a triple role: a productive role; a reproductive (or domestic) role; and a community managing role. Gender roles and responsibilities vary between cultures and can change over time.

Sex - the genetic and physical or biological identity of a person which indicates whether one is male or female.

Violence Against Women (VAW) – any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. It encompasses all forms of violation of women’s rights, including threats and reprisals, exploitation, harassment and other forms of control.