An equity approach implies that all development policies and
interventions need to be scrutinised for their impact on gender
relations. It necessitates a rethinking of policies and programmes
to take account of men’s and women’s different realities and
interests. So, for example, it implies rethinking existing legislation
on employment, as well as development programmes, to take
account of women’s reproductive work and their concentration in
unprotected, casual work in informal and home based enterprises.