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a signifcant risk of ignoring vitally relevant social dynamics because the activities will be based on the implicit assumption that all stakeholders involved are homogenous, which is almost never the case. Neglecting different needs, experiences and knowledge based on gender and gender roles signifcantly affects the policy or programme’s potential effectiveness.Gender analysis typically considers differentiation among the various roles women and men play in society, including:n Reproductive roles (tasks associated with daily child rearing and domestic chores).n Productive roles (work done by both women and men for pay in cash or kind).n Community managing roles (voluntary and unpaid activities at the community level).n Political roles (participation in decision-making at all political levels on behalf of interest-based constituencies).(Please see the Annex II for some key gender-related concepts/ defnitions.)