Course Overview
In response to increased global attention to gender issues, there is a growing need for knowledge
and skills in gender and development. This course is designed to prompt an exploration of
common behaviors and attitudes towards gender differences. It will present facts and figures
about the situation of women and men in our society today – and references from key documents
that highlight policies formulated to address gender concerns. Recent events have shown that if
governments are serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s, it is
essential that gender be taken into account for all the goals. Gender equality in the MDGs
touches almost exclusively on the area of education, and research does show the importance of
equality in this area, but this is not sufficient. This e-learning course will empower the
participants with tools and sector-specific guidelines for gender mainstreaming in their various
institutions and development planning. It will further improve the abilities of participants to
reduce gender inequalities in their various homes, organization and communities.
This online course will at the end enable participants to be better equipped with the analytical
and conceptual skills needed to understand gender issues in both contexts, enabling them to
participate effectively in gender and development-related research, policy-making and
implementation.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this short course, participants should be;
Familiar with key analytic gender and development debates.
Able to relate these debates to development theory, policy and practice at local,
national and international levels
Able to comprehend and manipulate complex analytical gender arguments
Capable to evaluate impact of development interventions (policies, projects and
institutional reform) on gender equity and empowerment
Influence and intervene in community development projects at every level of the
society
Course Outline:
The Course Outline includes training in:-
Introduction to Gender and Development
Gender and Law
Gender and Media
Gender and Education
Gender, Conflict and Peace
Assignments
In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to
submit three assignments.
DURATION: 3 Months
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
COURSE FEE: Euros 500
LANGUAGE: English
FORMAT: Online Learning
GENERAL COURSE CONTACT: info@globalreliefinstitute.org
