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 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.

Duration:       10 Days

Target Audience

This course targets researchers, activists, policy makers, advocates, feminists, NGOs and CBOs staff, UN staff, donor corporation field workers, volunteers, students, and trainers.

Objectives

By the end of the training the participants will be able to:

• 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
• To improve skills in analyzing and managing gender-related roles, relationships, and situations

Course Outline

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
• 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

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

 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

 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.

Certification

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

Training Venue

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

Airport Pick Up and Accommodation

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request.

Terms of Payment

• Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent.