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Harvard Gender Analysis Framework

The Harvard Gender Analysis Framework, also called the Harvard Analytical Framework or Gender Roles Framework, is one of the earliest structured tools for incorporating gender into development planning. Developed in 1985 by researchers at the Harvard Institute for International Development in collaboration with the USAID Women in Development office, it organises gender analysis around three matrices — an Activity Profile of who does what, an Access and Control Profile of resources and benefits, and an analysis of the Influencing Factors that shape these patterns — and applies them across the project cycle to make women's economic contributions visible to planners.

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  1. Overholt, C., Anderson, M. B., Cloud, K., & Austin, J. E. (Eds.) (1985). Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book. Kumarian Press, West Hartford, CT. ISBN: 9780931816154
  2. March, C., Smyth, I., & Mukhopadhyay, M. (1999). A Guide to Gender-Analysis Frameworks. Oxfam, Oxford. ISBN: 9780855984038

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ScholarGateHarvard Gender Analysis Framework (Harvard Analytical Framework for Gender Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-24 from https://scholargate.app/en/gender-studies/harvard-gender-analysis-framework · Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026