EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Gap, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 12, 2002, appearing in and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Gap, Inc. for
the year ended February 2, 2002.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Francisco, California
May 15, 2002