Module 4 - Social Standards and Gender Mainstreaming

The course social standards and gender mainstreaming will cover the following areas: Introduction to Basic Concepts of Social Norms. Types of Norms. Social Expectations. Conceptual definition of gender and related terms. Introduction to Gender Mainstreaming. Principles of Gender Mainstreaming. Challenges and gender-related constraints to poverty reduction.  Gender Analysis. The World Bank and Gender Mainstreaming. Minimum Standards for mainstreaming gender equality. Gender mainstreaming skills and strategies. Gender policy, indicator and planning. 

OBJECTIVES:

1. Discuss the Basic concept of Social Standards
2. Explain Social norms and Social expectations.
3. Diagnose and distinguish between different types of norms
4. Clarify any ambiguity in the terms: norms, customs, conventions
5. Give the conceptual definition of gender and other related terms
6. Distinguish between Gender Equality and Gender Equity
7. Discuss gender mainstreaming as means to gender equality.
8. Highlight some of the efforts of World Bank in achieving equality.
9. Create and develop the desired awareness of the gender mainstreaming kills and strategies.
10. Explain the gender policy, indicator and planning.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Explain 4 types of Social Norms
2. State the 2 kinds of Social Expectations
3. Outline some norms that sustain behaviours such as child marriage, GBV, and so on.
4. Define Gender and other related terms
5. Differentiate between gender equality and gender equity
6. Outline the landmarks achievements of World Bank in Gender mainstreaming
7. List areas improvement has been made in Gender Equality
8. State some gender-related constraints poverty reduction
9. Apply knowledge gained in developing effective policy intervention, make meaningful contribution towards the implementation of gender mainstreaming in their organisations, workplaces and communities.
10. Critically analyze the gender policy , have a broad knowledge of what indicators are and their outcomes.

TOPICS COVERED:
Session I   BASIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL STANTARDS AND SOCIAL NORMS
Session II  THE CONCEPTS OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Session III  GENDER MAINSTREAMING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
Session IV  GENDER POLICY ,INDICATOR AND PLANNING