Gender is a basic organizing principle of societies, particularly in the division of labor in families, communities, and the marketplace. The training examines gender influences in the participants’ own lives, cultural and societal expectations of men and women, how systems and institutions create and maintain gender roles and relationships, and how these factors affect the development process. Its purpose is to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of development workers so as to create gender-responsive institutions, policies, programs, and projects. 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.
Introduction
Definition of Gender
The Concept of Gender and Development
Gender Role Expectations and Stereotypes
Institutional/System Influences on Gender Stereotypes
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 Labor
Course Review and Assignment
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
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
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
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.
To develop an understanding of basic concepts and approaches for analyzing roles, relationships, and situations from a gender perspective;
To increase sensitivity to a broad range of gender issues
Improves skills in analyzing and managing gender-related roles, relationships, and situations
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