Engendering Development: A Study of Gender Resource Centre in Delhi

Today, not a single nation can afford development without considering women who constitute about half of the human resources. Gender equality is leading to increased work opportunities, enhanced capacities for livelihood developments, enhanced social protection and overall increasing voice may enable women to participate equally in productive employment, contributing to women's development leading to economic growth of the nation. It is central focus to the realization of Millennium Development Goals. Thus, engendering growth has been internationally recognized instrument of development by incorporating gender perspective and concerns at all levels and stages of development planning, policy, programmes and delivery mechanisms. The issue of engendering development and women empowerment has been in the central stage with the shifting of paradigm of development and governance at the global level and particularly in India.