In order to illustrate the distinction between strategic and practical gender needs,
Moser (ibid.: 50) gives the following example of skill-training for low-income women in
income-generating projects. She states that a common type of skill-training is dressmaking
which is taught throughout the world by government programs, NGO
projects, small self-help groups, etc. The underlying rationale for this type of skilltraining
is that this is a skill women already know and use, and that women can use
also this skill for earning an income. However, dress-making is an area in which
women traditionally work. Skill-training in this area does not challenge the gender
division of labor, and it can only meet a practical gender need