Manila Workshop: Making Governance Gender Responsive

The CAPWIP (Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics), Institute for Gender, Governance & Leadership is organising a Training on Making Governance Gender Responsive (MGGR), which will be held on June 24-30, 2007 in Manila, Philippines.

The course is designed for parliamentarians, middle and senior level government executives and officials, women and men in local governments, political parties, research and training institutes, including civil society organizations and non-government organizations who are leading or participating in governance reform initiatives in their respective countries.

The objectives of the training are the following:

1. Enhance the understanding of Gender and Development (GAD) and governance concepts;
2. Gain appreciation of gender-related and governance issues and concerns;
3. Identify gender biases in governance;
4. Acquire skills in identifying and analyzing gender biases and concerns through case
5. examples of strategies and practices to address gender biases;
6. Identify gender biases in the participant’s sphere of influence—A Change Management Approach; and
7. Formulate Action Plans: Institutional and Individual
   

The course is composed of modules developed to enhance the participants’ understanding of the link between gender and governance, as well as increase their awareness of gender biases in governance.

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