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Designed to strengthen researchers’ capacity to integrate gender equality and inclusion principles in their research, this course emphasizes on the African experience and GEI-related concepts.
Designed to strengthen researchers’ capacity to integrate gender equality and inclusion (GEI) principles in their research, this course draws on the expertise of both international and Southern-based experts, with an emphasis on the African experience, and focuses on GEI-related concepts, analytical frameworks, methodologies, data gaps and strategies for inclusion.
Course Details
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Effort: 1-4 hours per week
- Level: Intermediate
- Mode: Self-paced
- Earn certificate upon completion
What you'll learn
In total, there are 8 topic areas comprised of 17 individual modules. On average, each module is designed to take approximately 1.5 hours to complete, including any essential reading; but some modules, by the nature of their content, may be shorter or longer.
Modules cover GEI approaches, research and data gaps, constraints and opportunities for women and girls, persons of diverse identities and other excluded or vulnerable populations.
About this course
Gender quality and inclusion (GEI) is crucial for social justice, human rights and economic development, but many researchers lack the knowledge and skills to introduce GEI into their work, leading to gender-blind research and the exclusion of vulnerable groups.
This course aims to address this gap by providing training in a gender and inclusivity perspective, emphasising intersectional approaches and focusing on various forms of inequality and discrimination. It was created by The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), with support from Alistair Scott and the Alkimia Consulting team, and is now brought to you by the SDG Academy.
This self-paced course is open to junior and senior researchers, graduate students, university academics, research and civil society organisations, government and private sector research departments, and staff of research funders and multilateral agencies.
PEP is a Southern-led, global organisation dedicated to supporting development in the Global South by providing high-quality, locally-generated evidence that informs better decisions in policy and practice. PEP believes that evidence produced from an in-country perspective, by empowered and engaged local researchers, results in better policy choices, more sustainable development outcomes and more inclusive policy debates.
This course is funded by The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development efforts that champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change.
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Instructors
- Gloria Afful-Mensah, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics at University of Ghana
- Marzia Fontana, Research Associate: Institute of Development Studies: University of Sussex (UK and Italy)
- Dileni Gunewardena, Professor of Economics: University of Peradeniya
- Mieke Meurs, Professor Emerita of Economics, American University, Washington, DC, USA
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