Capacity Development & Training Programme in Gender Mainstreaming Gender-training is one of the key methods to support behaviour and organizational change. Providing training is however, on its own not sufficient. Training is helpful if lessons are drawn from the experience, used to improve our future work and shared with others. This also applies to those organizing gender-training.

 

Find below useful information and tips for organizign gender training: 1 – Helpful Gender Training Websites 2 – Lessons learned, tips and good practices 3 – Keeping track of our achievements The Division for Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP/GE) launched a house-wide Capacity-Development and Training Programme in Gender Mainstreaming. The objectives of the Programme are to: (i) Improve staff understanding of gender concepts and gender equality issues in relation to UNESCO’s domains; (ii) Ensure the integration of women’s empowerment and gender equality perspectives in programme and project implementation, monitoring and evaluation with a view to promoting gender equality in all UNESCO activities and programmes; (iii) Enhance the capacities of staff to help contribute towards the achievement of gender-related EFA and Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

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Dr Michael Kimmel speaks at UNESCO - () 16-05-2006, UNESCO-HQ (Paris). Within the framework of UNESCO’s Capacity Development and Training Programme in Gender Mainstreaming, the Division for Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning is pleased to announce the Third Seminar of the Programme entitled “Men and gender equality: resistance or support?” by Dr. Michael Kimmel. See the VIDEO.

Gender Quiz : Test your knowledge - (UNESCO BSP/GE) What percentage of the world’s working hours are worked by women? What percentage of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women? What percentage of women worldwide are homeless or live in inadequate dwellings, such as slums?

Ms Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, visits UNESCO Headquarters - (6 March 2006) - (UNESCO) Paris, 6 March 2006 --The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected president of an African country, opens an international conference entitled Women in Politics organized by UNESCO within the framework of the celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The celebration includes several events from 6 to 30 March at the Organization’s Headquarters under the general heading Women and Decision-Making. Read Ms Johnson Sirleaf's speech. See the VIDEO.

Stephen Lewis opens UNESCO's CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMME IN GENDER MAINSTREAMING ( September 2005) - (UNESCO) The Division for Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP/GE) launches a house-wide capacity-development and training programme in gender mainstreaming. Key note address by Stephen Lewis, U.N. Special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa