Gender and Development Training

INTRODUCTION

The overall purpose of the training is to enhance the gender-responsive planning of key institutions and the management skills of their employees, so that they can more effectively play their part in implementing gender-sensitive development policies as well as mainstreaming gender in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG’s.

DURATION

5 Days

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the training on gender and development include:

• to increase sensitivity to a broad range of gender issues
• to develop an understanding of basic concepts and approaches for analyzing roles, relationships, and situations from a gender perspective;
• to improve skills in analyzing and managing gender-related roles, relationships, and situations
• to formulate strategies for incorporating gender considerations into the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of community-based projects, and into the structure, policies, and operations of institutions.

COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Overview of Gender and Development

• Introduction
• Definition of Gender
• The Concept of Gender and Development
• Gender Role Expectations and Stereotypes
• Institutional/System Influences on Gender Stereotypes
• Gender Dynamics and Development
• Exploring Attitudes towards Gender
• Social Construction of Gender

Module 2: Gender Roles and Relations

• Introduction
• Gender perceptions and expectations
• Perceptions of Women and Men
• Gender Roles
• Types of Gender Roles
• Cultural Basis of Gender Stereotyping
• Strategies for Challenging and Eliminating Gender Stereotypes and Barriers
• Gender-based Division and Valuation of Labour
• Course Review and Assignment

Module 3: Gender Development Issues

• Introduction
• Identifying Gender Issues
• Gender roles, relations and life choices
• Gender Roles and Power Relationship
• Gender Roles and Relationships Matrix
• Gender Sensitive Language
• Gender and Governance
• Gender and Human Rights
• Gender Statistics
• Gender and leadership

Module 4: Gender Analysis and Policy Development

• Introduction to Gender Analysis
• Why Gender Analysis
• Variables used in Generating Data
• Gender Analysis Frameworks
• Gender Analysis Tools
• How to do a Gender Analysis
• How to do a Gendered Analysis
• Gender and Policy Development
• Emerging Lessons on Mainstreaming Gender in National Policy Frameworks
• Course Review and Assignment

Module 5: Gender Mainstreaming

• Definition of Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Mainstreaming as a Strategy
• The Concept of Gender Mainstreaming
• Approaches to Gender Mainstreaming and Integration
• Methods and Strategies of Gender Mainstreaming
• The Role of Men in Gender Mainstreaming
• Challenges to Effective Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Mainstreaming and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Gender Mainstreaming Best practices