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Making Governance Gender Responsive
Event Type: TrainingDate: 23-30th July 2009
Location: Asian Institute of Management Conference Center Manila (ACCM)
"Making Governance Gender Responsive (MGGR)" is a generic course that can be adapted and modified to suit the needs of the different countries in Asia-Pacific. The initial training module was developed by the Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP), with funding support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Asia-Pacific Gender Equality Network (UNDP-APGEN) and the Regional Governance Programme for Asia and the Pacific (UNDP-PARAGON).
The training is intended for men and women involved in:
- Electoral politics (all levels: national, provincial, city/municipal)
- The bureaucracy (all levels: national, provincial, city/municipal)
- Political parties (officials and members)
- Training Institutes (government, private sectors and non - government)
- Development of governance policies, programs and projects.
- NGO's, civil society groups interested in gender, governance and leadership
- International and national development agencies
- Women and men who are simply interested in the questions of gender, governance and leadership
Specifically, after the training program, the participants are expected to:
- Enhance their understanding of Gender and Development (GAD) and governance concepts.
- Gain appreciation of gender - related and governance issues and concern.
- Identifying gender biases in governance
- Acquire skills in identifying and analyzing gender biases and concerns trough case examples of strategies and practices to address gender biases.
- Identifying gender biases in the participant's sphere of influence - a change management approach
- Formulate Action Plans: Institutional and Individual
