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Gender Responsive Governance

20 October - 31 December

Introduction

Gender equality is fundamentally linked to people-centered sustainable development. In the context of local government, gender equality is critical as women, men, and people with diverse gender identities face different challenges for full participation, representation and equal (work) opportunities. Measures that ensure equitable access to resources and services are necessary to achieve inclusive and gender responsive governance.

This course discusses gender dynamics and focuses on the different needs and priorities of women, men, young girls and boys. We discuss gender-sensitive strategies and tools for gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive budgeting in policies and programmes at the local level. Special attention is given to the involvement of marginalised groups in development initiatives. The course also discusses how best to engage men and how to address cross-cutting issues when applying a diverse gender perspective (intersectionality), particularly in complex cultural, religious, or fragile settings.

 

Key Information

This course is aimed at professionals working on working on gender policy and gender mainstreaming in government policies or development programmes. Participants come from national, regional and local government, NGOs, and donor and development organisations.

The course fee is € 3,895*. This includes all training related costs as well as drinks and warm lunches during the training days. Group discounts are available if you participate with three or more colleagues.

After this course, you will receive a professional certificate of completion from The Hague Academy for Local Governance.

*Professionals working in local government or for local NGOs on the DAC list of ODA-recipient countries (OECD) may qualify for a reduced course fee. Contact us for details.

 

Learning objectives

This course will help you:

  • Increase their knowledge about gender concepts and relate to the latest insights in gender-responsive governance;
  • Analyse and discuss how gender power dynamics and norms shape decision making, project development and policy formulation;
  • Apply tools for conducting gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in project and policy development;
  • Design strategies for equitable service delivery and socio-economic inclusion of marginalised groups;
  • Apply measures to empower women, increase their participation in policy and decision making, and engage men in promoting gender equality;
  • Discuss strategies and review tools to promote gender responsive governance through lobbying and advocacy;

 

Experience

During the course, participants bring their personal experience, engage in exercises and have lively debates with experts and fellow participants. They are exposed to different perspectives, expectations and learn how to argue their beliefs. Participants test new tools, and are challenged to re-think the way they approach their work through a gender and inclusion lens.

Participants will meet experts from national government, visit local government offices and different international NGOs: each providing their unique perspective on gender mainstreaming and the work they do to advance gender equality. This includes how to promote SDG 5; how to influence national and international policies or how to promote laws and regulations for gender equality

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Venue

The Hague

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