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PDP course - Gender Strategies for Development Initiatives

Facilitator: Dr Juliet Hunt
Dates: 21-22 August (Thu-Fri) 2008
Early Bird Registration: By 10 July 2008

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for a range of development practitioners including contractors and consultants, NGO program staff, bilateral and multilateral development workers. Participants with some international experience of development assistance will find this course useful, along with more recent practitioners.

Course Description:

What are gender equality strategies and how are they developed and implemented? How can we increase the likelihood of women and men benefiting equally from development activities? What lessons have been learned on gender strategies? This participatory course will enhance participants’ skills for developing key elements of a gender strategy for AusAID and multilateral development initiatives.

Systematic attention to gender equality issues in program/project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation remains rare. Both women and men continue to be disadvantaged by gender blind activities. However, a recent Asian Development Bank (ADB) review demonstrates that gender strategies are effective gender mainstreaming tools. They can increase participation and access to resources, and support progress towards gender equality.

Course Content:

Gender mainstreaming concepts
Gender analysis approaches and tools
Evidence on effective strategies for gender mainstreaming and promoting gender equality
Update on gender equality policies and approaches of major donors (AusAID, ADB and others if requested by participants)
Key elements of a gender strategy for an initiative
Practical application of tools and the development of gender strategies for AusAID and multilateral initiatives

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will have a better understanding of -

understand gender mainstreaming concepts
develop knowledge of and skills in applying gender analysis tools and approaches
be familiar with AusAID’s gender policy (and the gender policies of other agencies if requested) and the implications for participants’ development work
be familiar with the findings of major international reviews on effective strategies for addressing gender inequalities in development initiatives
understand the key elements of a gender strategy/action plan and be able to apply this knowledge to the development of a gender strategy/action plan

Facilitator’s profile:

Juliet has worked in development since 1978, focusing on gender equality, project design, monitoring and evaluation. She currently has a capacity building role with the Vanuatu Women’s Centre and has worked closely with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre. She has undertaken reviews on gender equality for the Development Assistance Committee (DAC/OECD) and the Asian Development Bank and has worked closely with government agencies and NGOs on gender mainstreaming strategies. She has developed gender analysis tools, guidelines, training programs and gender audit methodologies. In 2000, Juliet was awarded a 3-month Churchill Fellowship to research good practice and successful strategies on gender mainstreaming in Bangladesh, India, UK, Netherlands and USA. She has written a number of articles on gender equality issues in development practice and organisations. In 2006/2007 she assisted AusAID with the development of their new gender equality policy and guidelines.

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Course Fees:

The following course fees are applicable for participants based within Australia only (please click here for additional information relevant to overseas participants). All course fees are inclusive of GST. Course fees include course materials and meals during the course delivery.

To qualify for Early Bird registration fees, course fees must be paid to IDSS within the early bird registration deadline.

	Early Bird Fee	Regular Fee
Full Fee	AU$575.00	AU$675.00
Staff from ACFID member organisations	AU$525.00	AU$625.00
Students with assessment	AU$525.00	AU$600.00
Full-time students without assessment	AU$475.00	AU$525.00

Venue:

International Development Support Services (IDSS)

Level 12, 60 Albert Road

SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC 3205

AUSTRALIA

Registration:

Participants are requested to read the IDSS Training Policy before applying for registration/enrolmnet.

To register/enrol, visit the Training Registration section of this site.

For additional information please contact:
Atiq Rahman
Manager, Professional Development Program

International Development Support Services (IDSS)
Level 12, 60 Albert Road
South Melbourne VIC 3205

Phone: + 61 3 8683 1184
Fax: + 61 3 8683 1444
Email: atiqr@idss.com.au