Introduction

Why gender equality?

Basic concepts 

• Gender 

•  Gender roles and gender systems

•  Gender-related needs 

•  Gender equality

•  Empowerment

•  Mainstreaming gender perspective

•  Ownership

 Exercises for this section 

• Some claims about gender 

•  How people use their time 

Ways and means

Exercises for this section

•  12 questions for self-examination

 Project stages and gender equality

Starting up cooperation

• Exercise: Gender equality is a right and an obligation throughout the world.

Pre-planning the project

• Case example: Water buffaloes in Nepal

• Example of a practical gender-related need

• Example of a strategic gender-related need

  Planning the project

• Example: “But surely our project doesn’t involve gender equality!”

• Example: Differences between quantitative and qualitative indicators

 Appraising the project plan

 Financing the project

 Implementing and monitoring the project

 Evaluating the project

• Exercise: Have a look at an evaluation and answer the questions.

   Checklist for project visits

What is the least you can do?

Gender equality in the organisation

Tools

Links

Print out the material

Site map

26.03.2004