Promoting Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action
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Understand
the
rationale
and
principles
behind
promoting gender
equality
in
humanitarian action,
the
challenges,
the
fundamental
need
to
change
attitudes
and
beliefs,
and the
need
to
promote
a
more
equal
balance
of
power
between
women
and
men.
Participants
will:
•
know the key
global
standards
and approaches
that
guide good
practice on gender in humanitarian
action;
•
be
confident
in
carrying
out
a
gender analysis and using it
to
shape
programming;
•
have identified how personal beliefs about gender impact on
work;
•
understand
the
need
to transform the
attitudes and beliefs of
others;
•
understand what gender leadership in humanitarian action is, and
feel
inspired
to
promote it with
confidence
and
authority,
both
within an organization and in
the
wider humanitarian
community;
•
have developed
a
plan
for their
own role in leading
change
on
gender equality in humanitarian
action.
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Setting the scene:
why gender equality matters in
humanitarian
action
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Gender
in humanitarian
settings: the
need
for
leadership
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3
Good
practice (part
I):
gender analysis
and
standards in
humanitarian
action
D
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Good
practice (part
II):
participation,
dignity,
empowerment, protection
from sexual
exploitation
and abuse (PSEA) and gender-based
violence
(GBV)
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Consolidating
a
gender leadership
model
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Gender
equality,
or
equality between women
and
men,
refers
to
the
equal
enjoyment
by
females
and
males
–
of
all ages and
regardless
of
sexual
orientation or
gender
self-identification
–
of
rights,
opportunities,
resources
and
rewards. Equality
does not mean
that
they are the
same,
but that
their
enjoyment
of
rights,
opportunities
and life
chances
are not
governed
or
limited
by
whether
they
are
female
or
male.
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W
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Women
and
girls
are
entitled
to
the
full
and
equal
enjoyment
of
all
of
their human rights
and
to be
free
from
all
forms
of
discrimination
–
this
is
fundamental
to
achieve
human
rights,
peace
and
security,
and
sustainable development.
It
includes
rights
to
health,
education, political participation, economic well-being
and
freedom
from
violence.
All
major
international
human rights
instruments stipulate ending
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
sex. Almost
all
countries
have ratified
the
Convention
on
the
Elimination
of
All
Forms
of
Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW),
described
as
the
women’s international
bill
of
rights.
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G
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Women
often have less access
than
men
to:
•
material
resources;
•
legal
recognition;
•
public
knowledge
and
information;
•
decision-making
power;
•
economic
power.
They
also have little
control
over
their
fertility,
sexuality
and marital
choices.
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G
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d
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r
,
p
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w
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a
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d
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s
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Gender
inequality is
a form
of power inequality and is
influenced by other
factors
of identity
such
as
class,
ethnicity,
(dis)ability,
age and
sexuality.
The
intersection of
these various
identities
can
result in
marginalization and
inequality.
Class
Sexuality
Age
Ethnicity
Ability
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T
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At their
most basic, humanitarian programmes need
to
assess gender-differentiated needs,
vulnerabilities
and
capacities
and respond
accordingly.
But
opportunities
should
also be
taken to shift the
balance of power between men and women
toward
greater
equality.
This
is
sometimes knows
as
transformative
change
.
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W
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s
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p
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?
‘A gendered
stereotype consists
of beliefs about
the
psychological
traits
and
characteristics
of, as well as
the
activities appropriate
to,
men or
women’.*
Gender
roles are defined by behaviours, but gender
stereotypes
are beliefs and attitudes about
masculinity and
femininity.
*
(Source: Linda Bannon,
Gender,
Psychological Perspectives, Sixth Addition,
2015)
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T
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L
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p
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f
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t
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n
:
g
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n
d
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t
h
e
w
o
r
k
p
l
a
c
e
•
We
all
share
responsibility
for
promoting gender
equality in programmes and in
the
workplace.
•
We
need
to
be aware of our own personal biases
and beliefs about gender and how
these
affect
our
interactions with
colleagues.
•
Leadership needs
to tackle
negative gender
stereotyping
and discrimination,
create safe
spaces
for
discussion, and put
safeguards
in
place.
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T
h
e
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m
p
a
c
t
o
f
d
i
s
a
s
t
e
r
s
o
n
w
o
m
e
n
/
g
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l
s
a
n
d
m
e
n
/
b
o
y
s
•
Both
genders
suffer
during emergencies but
they
do
so
in
different
ways
.
•
More women
than
men die in natural
disasters.
•
More
young
men
than young
women die in armed
conflict.
•
Women
are almost always disproportionately
affected because of discrimination and
their
subordinate
position due
to their
gender.
•
Women
tend to
be more
vulnerable to the
effects
of
climate change
and related
disasters.
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C
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c
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g
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l
a
t
e
d
d
i
s
a
s
t
e
r
s
•
Women
are more
vulnerable than
men due
to their
multiple roles as
food
producers, guardians of
health,
caregivers
and economic
actors.
•
Women
depend more directly on natural resources
(water,
fuel,
rain-fed
agriculture).
•
Women
have
fewer
economic assets
to
rely on
than
men
•
Violence
against women
rises.
•
Female-headed
households are likely
to
live in more
precarious
conditions.
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I
m
p
a
c
t
o
f
c
o
n
f
l
i
c
t
o
n
w
o
m
e
n
a
n
d
m
e
n
•
Both
women and men play roles as
combatants,
war-makers and
peace-makers.
•
Both
suffer
sexual violence
and rape used as
a
weapon of
war,
but women experience
this
disproportionately.
•
Women’s
role in
conflict
prevention and peace-
building is often
over-looked.
•
Growing
awareness of gender inequality itself as
a
driver of
conflict.
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R
e
s
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l
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e
n
c
e
a
n
d
s
o
c
i
a
l
c
h
a
n
g
e
•
Women
are not just
victims
of disasters;
they
demonstrate enormous resilience and
can
be
powerful agents of
change,
preparing
for
and
responding
to
disaster.
•
Their skills
and
capacities
need
to
be harnessed
within disaster management alongside
those
of
men.
•
Disaster often opens up opportunities
for
women’s
empowerment and
the transformation
of gender
roles.
Understand the importance of promoting gender equality in humanitarian action, including principles, challenges, and the need to transform attitudes and beliefs. Learn key global standards, gender analysis, and leadership in humanitarian settings. Explore the rights of women and girls, gender inequality issues, and strategies for achieving a more equal balance of power. Develop a plan for leading change on gender equality within the humanitarian community.
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Slide 1 Course objectives Understand the rationale and principles behind promoting gender equality in humanitarian action, the challenges, the fundamentalneed to change attitudes and beliefs, and the need to promote a more equal balance of power between women andmen. Participants will: know the key global standards and approaches that guide good practice on gender in humanitarian action; be confident in carrying out a gender analysis and using it to shape programming; have identified how personal beliefs about gender impact on work; understand the need to transform the attitudes and beliefs of others; understand what gender leadership in humanitarian action is, and feel inspired to promote it with confidence and authority, both within an organization and in the wider humanitarian community; have developed a plan for their own role in leading change on gender equality in humanitarian action.
Slide 2 Course content Day 1 Setting the scene: why gender equality matters in humanitarian action Day 2 Gender in humanitarian settings: the need for leadership Day3 Good practice (part I): gender analysis andstandards in humanitarianaction Day 4 Good practice (part II): participation, dignity, empowerment, protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) and gender-based violence (GBV) Day 5 Consolidating a gender leadership model
Slide 3 Gender equality Gender equality, or equality between women andmen, refers to the equal enjoyment by females and males of all ages and regardless of sexual orientation or gender self-identification of rights, opportunities, resources and rewards. Equality does not mean that they are the same, but that their enjoyment of rights, opportunities and life chances are not governed or limited by whether they are female or male.
Slide 4 Women and girls rights Women and girls are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all of their human rights and to be free from all forms of discrimination this is fundamentalto achieve human rights, peace and security, and sustainable development. It includes rights to health, education, political participation, economic well-being and freedom from violence. All major international human rights instruments stipulate ending discrimination on the basis of sex. Almost all countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), described as the women s international bill ofrights.
Slide 5 Gender inequality Women often have less access than men to: material resources; legal recognition; public knowledge and information; decision-makingpower; economic power. They also have little control over their fertility, sexuality and marital choices.
Slide 6 Gender, power and intersectionality Gender inequality is a form of power inequality and is influenced by other factors of identity such as class, ethnicity, (dis)ability, age and sexuality. The intersection of these various identities can result in marginalization and inequality. Class Sexuality Ethnicity Age Ability
Slide 7 Transforming gendered power relations At their most basic, humanitarian programmes need to assess gender-differentiated needs, vulnerabilities and capacities and respond accordingly. But opportunities should also be taken to shift the balance of power between men and women toward greater equality. This is sometimes knows as transformative change.
Slide 8 What is a gendered stereotype? A gendered stereotype consists of beliefs about the psychological traits and characteristics of, as well as the activities appropriate to, men or women .* Gender roles are defined by behaviours, but gender stereotypes are beliefs and attitudes about masculinity and femininity. *(Source: Linda Bannon, Gender, Psychological Perspectives, Sixth Addition,2015)
Slide 9 Typical gender stereotypes Masculine Feminine Aggressive Timid Dominant Submissive Worldly/adventurous Domestic/home Independent Dependent Strong Delicate Logical Emotional Analytical Verbal
Slide 10 Leadership reflection: gender in the workplace We all share responsibility for promoting gender equality in programmes and in the workplace. We need to be aware of our own personal biases and beliefs about gender and how these affect our interactions with colleagues. Leadership needs to tackle negative gender stereotyping and discrimination, create safe spaces for discussion, and put safeguards in place.
Slide 11 The impact of disasters on women/girls and men/boys Both genders suffer during emergencies but they do so in different ways. More women than men die in natural disasters. More young men than young women die in armed conflict. Women are almost always disproportionately affected because of discrimination and their subordinate position due to their gender. Women tend to be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and related disasters.
Slide 12 Climate change-related disasters Women are more vulnerable than men due to their multiple roles as food producers, guardians of health, caregivers and economic actors. Women depend more directly on natural resources (water, fuel, rain-fed agriculture). Women have fewer economic assets to rely on than men Violence against women rises. Female-headed households are likely to live in more precarious conditions.
Slide 13 Impact of conflict on women and men Both women and men play roles as combatants, war-makers and peace-makers. Both suffer sexual violence and rape used as a weapon of war, but women experience this disproportionately. Women s role in conflict prevention and peace- building is often over-looked. Growing awareness of gender inequality itself as a driver of conflict.
Slide 14 Resilience and social change Women are not just victims of disasters; they demonstrate enormous resilience and can be powerful agents of change, preparing for and responding to disaster. Their skills and capacities need to be harnessed within disaster management alongside those of men. Disaster often opens up opportunities for women s empowerment and the transformation of gender roles.
