Course Description:

This course is designed to prompt an exploration of common behaviours 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, organisation and communities.

The course also features a number of exercises and reflective activities designed to explore basic gender concepts and enhance gender analysis skills, which can be applied in the formulation of policies, the design of programmes, and the exercise of evaluation.

Benefits:

The overall purpose of the training programme 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 Millennium Development Goals, MDG’s.

Course Content:
This one month part-time course comprises 7 modules. The module outline is included below:

PRE – Training

Introductory Course in the Online Training System
Course navigation and guide
Explanation of course resources

MODULE 1: Introduction to Gender and Development

Introduction
Definition of Gender
The Concept of Gender and Development
Gender Dynamics and Development
Exploring Attitudes towards Gender
Basic Gender Concepts and Terminology
Social Construction of Gender
Course Review and Assignment

MODULE 2: Gender Roles and Relations

Introduction
Gender Roles
Types of Gender Roles
Gender Roles and Relationships Matrix
Gender-based Division and Valuation of Labour
Course Review and Assignment

MODULE 3: Gender Development Issues

Introduction
Identifying Gender Issues
Gender Sensitive Language
Gender and Governance
Gender and Human Rights
Gender Statistics
Course Review and Assignment

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
Historic Overview of Gender Mainstreaming
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 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Gender Mainstreaming Best practices
Course Review and Assignment

MODULE 6: Gender Monitoring and Evaluation

Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
Integrating a Gender Dimension into Monitoring and Evaluation
Course Review and Assignment

Module 7: Final Examination and Wrap-up

Final Examination
Participants Evaluation of Course/Feedback
Conclusion

Additional Features
• Online, interactive, self-paced and self-learning modules.
• Surveys and tests to test your knowledge and understanding before and after the test.
• Opportunity to post comments, assignment answers, live chat, and blogging etc.

Target Audience
The course is aimed at gender focal points, women organisations, programs and project managers, researchers, policy-makers, activists, women advocates and feminists, students, staff of NGOs and CBOs, staff of UN specialized agencies, donor agency field workers, volunteers, development actors, trainers, students, government officials etc. Candidates should have a good written command of English language and high competence and comfort with computer and internet use.

Entry Requirement:
Students must have a current e-mail account, regular access to and general familiarity with the internet and mobile phones.

Course Delivery:
Interaction with students will be via the Global Human Rights Leadership Training Institute training platform and all course notes and guidelines for study will be delivered and accessible to students in electronic format. (http://www.justicegroup.us/GHRLTI)

Each week a new module is available to the students. At the end of each week, an assignment is completed by the students and marked by the course experts. Assignments are in the form of written assignments.

Award of the Certificates:
Statistics from previous courses showed that submission of assignments and receiving online tutoring help participants to integrate gender in their various activities. Certificates can be awarded only to those students who:
1) Completed all assignments and Final Exam
2) Obtain a combined final mark of 50% or more for the assignments and Final Exam

Successful students will receive the GHRLTI Certificate in Gender Development Training.

Course Fee:
The course tuition fee is US$300. Course fees include access to all course materials, expert support, assignments as well as postage and packaging of a certificate. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available for applicants from developing countries, based on financial need.

Location: Online

Total Duration: One month, approximately 25 hours learning time

Application Procedure
The deadline for application is 30th August 2013. While full tuition payment is due on 5th September 2013. However, applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered. You can also download application form at http://www.justicegroup.us/gender-development.

Inquiries about the course may be sent to: applications@justicegroup.org