Gender: The social meaning given to being either female or male in a given society. It may also be defined as the economic, social, political and cultural attributes and opportunities associated with being male or female. These meanings and definitions vary from one society to another, are time bound and changeable. Sex Disaggregated Data: The collection of data information and analysis of results on the basis of gender e.g. data on the status and socio-economic roles of different groups of men and women or data based on biological attributes of women and men. Sex: Defines the biological attribute (male, female). Women’s Economic Empowerment: refers to the process which increases women’s real power over economic decisions that influence their lives and priorities in society. This can be achieved through equal access to and control over critical economic resources and opportunities and the elimination of structural gender inequalities in the labour markets 26