1. Elaborate Boserup's contribution to visibility of women and development?

*Boserup went on to analyze and point out the adverse effects that colonization and capitalist penetration of subsistence economies often had on women.  The European colonial rulers were largely responsible for the neglect of the female farming systems of Africa and this results in the loss of the states of the African women. The discriminatory policies follow in education and training created technical cultural and productivity gap between men and women.

2 Describe the emergence of the WID approach

women in development, it is based on the liberal modernization theory.  Women's development can be achieved addressing an economic issues. illiteracy and lack of vocational training prevented from being absorbed into modern economy.

3. Trace the WID approach through the first three conferences

The WID approach is the women's  contribution for development that is not recognized by the policy makers. Women are treated as a beneficiaries of development but not as an active agents of development. As mostly women are seen as housewives, mothers and the reproducers.

4.Elaborate the GAD

The GAD approach does not consider women as a uniform GAD stands for gender and development. It focuses on the women emancipation and uprooting of the patriarchy and the radical feminism.