Course Overview

Objectives

The Gender and Environment training course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of gender concepts and tools and the linkages between gender and the environment. The course aims to enable participants to integrate gender considerations in their environment-related work (research, teaching, facilitation). The course will also introduce participants to gender training.

Day 1: Introduction to Gender and Environment: concepts, issues and perspectives

By the end of Day 1, participants will be able to:

• understand and be able to explain key gender concepts, including gender and sex, gender equality, gender mainstreaming, and practical needs and strategic interests); and

• understand and be able to explain gender issues as they pertain to the environment.

Day 2: Gender Analysis and Gender Training in Environment

By the end of Day 2, participants will be able to:

• understand the use of gender analysis;

• identify ways of working from a gender perspective in their environment-related activities, research, projects; and

• understand issues and challenges related to gender training.

Concepts and Tools

This course focuses specifically on the following concepts and tools:

Concepts:

• sex and gender;

• gender roles;

• gender and environment;

• gender equality; and

• practical needs and strategic interests.

Tools

• Gender analysis tools: Harvard Framework (access to resources; gender division of labour; gender and decision-making).

Audience

This course is designed specifically for members of the Women and Environment Network (WEN). The workshop will accommodate up to 22 people with an optimum of 20. This provides for 15 WEN members as well as up to 7 participants from the CCCPCP Project office and relevant Project-related institutes.

Approach and methods

The course is designed to foster participant involvement and interaction. Lecture-style presentations will be kept at a minimum. Participatory learning techniques will be used as much as possible. Small group activities will give participants time to practice tools and exchange ideas. Icebreakers will be used to stimulate participation.

Resources

• Reference list of relevant readings and website addresses.

• Suggested readings.

• The participants’ manual is also a resource for participants.

• One copy of the UN/INSTRAW’s publication Women, Environmental Management, and Sustainable Development will be provided to the WEN group.

Table of Contents

Course Overview

• Objectives 

• Concepts and Tools

• Audience

• Approach and methods

• Resources

• Location and duration

• Course agenda

• Instructors

Day 1: Introduction to Gender and Environment: Concepts, Issues and Perspectives

• Part 1: Gender concepts and key terms

• Part 2: Gender and environment – issues and perspectives

Day 2: Gender analysis and planning; gender training

• Part 3: Gender Analysis and Planning

• Part 4: Gender Training

Tools and Templates

• Gender analysis tool 1: Gender division of Labour / Activity Profile

• Gender analysis tool 2: Access to and control over resources

• Gender analysis tool 3: Decision-making

Glossary

Resources 

• Bibliography of related documents

• Resources available through the Internet

Readings

Course Evaluation