Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, more commonly referred to as GESI, has increasingly become a defining lens through which development practitioners, policymakers, and international organisations assess and plan interventions. Yet, despite its widespread use in project proposals, policy documents, and donor strategies, GESI is often misunderstood as a technical or bureaucratic requirement rather than the profound conceptual shift that it represents. It is neither a catchphrase nor a box-ticking exercise. At its heart, GESI reimagines development as a process that not only seeks economic growth but also addresses structural inequities, power imbalances, and social injustices that prevent marginalised individuals and g...