Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF): Basic Needs Gender Analysis Report 2017

This gender analysis was conducted to assess the gender dimensions of the Basic Needs Sector and the challenges that Syrian refugees have encountered in Jordan. Refugee population demographics were analyzed together with refugee community practices, cultural and social roles and responsibilities for females and males. In addition to analyzing the special needs of elderly and persons with disabilities.

The research methodology included desk review and organization of Focus Groups Discussions (FGDs) with Syrian refugee women, men, girls and boys in Zaatari camp and in urban settings in Mafraq and Karak to better understand if displacement has caused any shifts in the gender aspects and power dynamics within households among female and male members of the family. These FGDs were organized with the support of BNWG members mainly UNHCR, UN Women, ACTED and DRC.