Gender in Education Network in Asia-Pacific (GENIA) toolkit: promoting gender equality in education

The GENIA Toolkit was originally designed in 2003 when the Gender in Education Network in Asia Pacific was established. The fifth edition of the GENIA Toolkit (25 tools) is designed for use by gender focal points and education planners and implementers. It introduces key concepts and theoretical debates, and outlines practical approaches for mainstreaming gender equality throughout the education system, and within education policy.

The toolkit is designed to be used selectively, depending on the user’s needs. It can be used as a self-study tool. Readers can select topics that they have identified as priority learning areas to help them improve their own understanding and practical capacity. The toolkit can also be used by trainers to facilitate training sessions. Trainers can choose tools from the kit that best match the needs of their trainees.

• Tool 1: Gender terminology, concepts and definitions      
• Tool 2: Demand- and supply-side factors and gender parity     
• Tool 3: Gender and marginalization         
• Tool 4: Gender and the global policy environment
• Tool 5: National laws to support gender equality in education      
• Tool 6: Gender equality and national education policies  
• Tool 7: Gender and the National Education Sector Plan: Analysis 
• Tool 8: Gender and the National Education Sector Plan: Design and implementation                
• Tool 9: Gender-responsive budgeting in education policies            
• Tool 10: Introduction to gender mainstreaming  
• Tool 11: Mainstreaming gender at the whole-school level
• Tool 12: Mainstreaming gender equality in early childhood care and education    
• Tool 13: Mainstreaming gender equality in primary and secondary education
• Tool 14: Mainstreaming gender equality in community learning centres  
• Tool 15: Mainstreaming gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
• Tool 16: Mainstreaming gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education
• Tool 17: Ensuring gender equality in educational transitions
• Tool 18: Mainstreaming gender equality in curricula and teaching and learning materials             
• Tool 19: Mainstreaming gender equality in education in emergencies
• Tool 20: Addressing school-related gender based violence
• Tool 21: Mainstreaming gender equality in teacher education and professional development     
• Tool 22: Developing gender-responsive projects and programmes
• Tool 23: Ensuring gender equality in the work environment          
• Tool 24: Developing gender-responsive terms of reference
• Tool 25: Organizing gender-responsive trainings and meetings