This training programme aims to address these critical gaps by equipping participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to promote gender-responsive policies, programs, projects and leadership. By focusing on economic empowerment, political representation, gender-based violence, climate action, and sexual and reproductive health, the program will empower stakeholders to accelerate progress toward a more inclusive, equal and sustainable world.

Reasons to follow

• Gain practical tools to address key issues like economic inequality, political underrepresentation, gender-based violence, and barriers to sexual and reproductive health, enabling you to drive meaningful change.
• Develop expertise to advance your career in gender equality, development, or public policy, and become a leader and advocate in your field.
• Learn to incorporate gender and inclusivity considerations into broader global issues like climate change and economic inequality, making your projects and programs more inclusive and effective.

Course objectives

• Understand the economic costs of gender inequality, implement gender-responsive budgeting, promote women’s financial inclusion, and empower women in key sectors.
• Recognize the importance of women’s political participation and leadership, promote gender parity in leadership, and develop action plans to advocate for women’s empowerment.
• Understand Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and its root causes, and design and advocate for policies to prevent and respond to GBV.
• Assess the gendered impacts of climate change, integrate gender considerations into climate policies design, actions and climate finance.
• Identify barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and their connection to gender inequality, and design and advocate for inclusive SRHR programmes.