Planning refers to a systematic process of identifying goals, determining strategies, allocating resources, and designing actions to achieve desired outcomes within a specified period. It involves analysing existing conditions, anticipating future needs, and developing suitable measures to address challenges effectively. In the context of gender analysis, planning becomes a significant tool for ensuring that the needs, interests, and experiences of different genders are recognised and incorporated into policies, programmes, and development activities. Gender planning is a process that aims to integrate gender perspectives into development planning by examining the different roles, responsibilities, opportunities, and constraints experienced by women, men, and other gender groups. It seeks to challenge gender inequalities and promote equal participation and benefits for all sections of society. Gender planning moves beyond considering women as a separate category and focuses on transforming social structures, institutions, and power relations that create inequality. One important approach to gender planning is the Women in Development (WID) approach. This approach emerged in the 1970s and focused on integrating women into existing development processes. It recognised that women had been excluded from many economic and social development activities and emphasised providing them with education, employment opportunities, and access to resources. However, the WID approach was criticised because it often treated women as beneficiaries rather than addressing the underlying causes of gender inequality. The Women and Development (WAD) approach developed as a response to some limitations of WID. It highlights the relationship between women and economic development and argues that women have always contributed to development processes through