Training Guide for Gender Analysis TRAINING GUIDE FOR GENDER ANALYSIS A. Training Module Title:
Gender Analysis Training
B. Participants:
NGAs: Planning and budget officers, GFPS TWG members, regional and provincial technical officers providing technical assistance to LGUs LGUs: Planning (MPDCs and PPDOs) and budget officers, GFPS TWG members, MLGOOs, key program implementers and other technical personnel providing direct service to LGU constituents BDC: PB, Com. On appropriation, Com on Women, Sec. & NGO; and Key People from diff. LDCs
C. Desired Learning Outcome • •
Appreciation of participants on the importance of doing gender analysis and its implications to their increased efficiency as technical officers improved skill in GA; GR-planning and budgeting
D. Training objectives (Immediate outcome) 1) To be able to articulate and define the key gender analysis concepts at each stage of the development cycle; 2) To enable the participants to identify gender issues and its cause on the level of both the organization and the sector; 3) To increase the capacity of NGAs/ LGUs to do gender analysis, develop and implement GAD plans and budgets, gender-responsive policies, programs and services 4) Venue for hands-on application of the relevant GA tools E. Duration: 3 days F. Pre-requisite training/skill for participants:
Working knowledge of NGA’s mandate and processes, LGU situation and its planning, programming, budgeting and implementation processes; and Participants should have undergone Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) Availability of quantitative and qualitative data of the sector related to the NGA’s mandate or the ecological or socio-economic and physical profile of the LGU
G. Learning facilitator’s knowledge and skill requirements:
Experienced GAD trainer; basic facilitation and presentation skills; Broad understanding of basic GAD, GA concepts and tools and ; Working knowledge of NGA/LGU mandates, NGA/LGU legislation, planning, programming, budgeting and implementation processes Skill in research and data analysis Knowledge of project PIMME Knowledge of the agency’s/LGU mandates and status of gender mainstreaming efforts
H. Core Topics: A. B. C. D.
Basic GAD concepts including concepts on equity and equality strategic gender needs Why Do We Need to Conduct GA? Gender Analysis Planning Flow Levels of gender analysis
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Training Guide for Gender Analysis E. Gender analysis tools per level and other GA tools, questions and relevant concepts related to the questions F. Data and materials for gender analysis G. Gender Mainstreaming (Reflecting GA results in plans, programs and policies)
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Gender Analysis Concepts 1. Gender analysis is a process to understand and respond social processes with informed and equitable options. It is used to provide key answers to why gender issues exists and serves as the basis in the formulation of strategies aimed at addressing gaps and gender differences to proposed/existing PPAs. 2. Gender analysis is a tool of asking or investigating key questions at the beginning of a planning process that will help one: Identify gaps or differences between women and men, girls and boys; Understand why these gaps exist and persist; and choose what actions to take to reduce the gap or address the issue. 3. GA is both a science and an art. As a science it provides a methodical process to achieve an intelligent conclusion relative to a gender issue affecting key populations, sectors & Institutions. Meanwhile, as an art, it allows room for flexibility & creativity in understanding an analysis that is encouraging participants to “think- out- of -the -box� on top of the prescribed tools and instruments 4. Gender analysis is a very important part in GAD planning and budgeting. It facilitates the identification of gender issues/concerns and the cause/s of the gender issues that the agency/LGU is mandated to respond to. 5. Gender Analysis is applied in all stages of development planning process: formulation and review of policies, program and budgeting, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. It highlights the different roles and learned behavior of men and women based on gender attributes. These vary across cultures, class, ethnicity, income, education, and time; thus, gender analysis does not treat women as a homogeneous group or gender attributes as absolute. 6. Gender analysis is a key to gender mainstreaming and can be done in different levels: a) Household and community level: Gender gaps; Gender analysis matrix (GAM); and 24 hour activity profile; b) Project or program: Harmonized GAD Guidelines (HGDG); c) Organization or institution: PCW’s Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework (GMEF); Gender-responsive LGUs (GeRL Ka Ba Self-Assessment). 7. Gender analysis involves asking the right questions to determine who does what, who has what, who decides, how, who gains and who loses. These questions will help in identifying the gender issues and its causes, the strategies that need to be implemented to respond to the gender issues, and the targets that need to be set to be able to monitor the performance, results and assessment of intervention strategies. Gender analysis utilizes quantitative and qualitative data that can be analyzed in gender analysis include qualitative (which includes narrative and administrative reports, case studies and observation data) and quantitative data (tabulated data from official statistical databases based on surveys and censuses, numerical information from administrative reports and numerical/statistical data from research studies. 8. Gender analysis is a participatory process involving women, men, the elderly, indigenous peoples, and other stakeholders aimed to generate information on gender issues and to design programs and define strategies geared towards addressing these. 9. Gender-based analysis challenges the assumption that everyone is affected by policies, programs and legislation in the same way regardless of gender. Successful analysis makes it possible for
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Training Guide for Gender Analysis policy development with an appreciation of gender differences, the social and economic circumstances unique to women and the challenges and barriers women may experience to being able to share equally in opportunities 10. To aid gender mainstreaming, agencies shall perform gender analysis by using existing tools, which are relevant for the household and/or community level; organization level; and program or project level. 11. Gender analysis highlights the differential needs and effects of gender issue to women and men because of their different roles and attributes. 12. Gender analysis applies to both the organization/LGU and clients to identify and address gender issues.
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Training Guide for Gender Analysis Proposed Modules for Gender Analysis for Different Audiences AUDIENCE LCEs/Agency Heads
OBJECTIVE To gain understanding and appreciation of gender analysis in the promotion of GAD; To gain support for gender mainstreaming
Technical: Planning/Budget Officers; M&E Team; Proj./Prog. Implementers, GFPS/GAD TWG
Academe
To gain better understanding on the basic GA concepts and tools; To increase capacity to do GA, develop and implement GPBs, GRPPS;
To gain better understanding on the basic GAD concepts
CORE TOPICS Local situation Gender as a development issue Legal mandates including citation of relevant provisions of the MCW and/or Local Government Code Gender analysis and its application to the local situation Call to action What is gender analysis? Basic GA concepts Gender Analysis Planning Flow Levels of gender analysis Gender analysis tools per level and other GA tools, questions and relevant concepts related to the questions Data and materials for gender analysis Gender mainstreaming (Reflecting GA results in plans, programs and policies) What is gender analysis? Basic GA concepts
MATERIALS Statistics of the sector or LGU 1-page local situationer Mission and Vision statements GMEF results Use of video clips
STRATEGY 3-hour orientation Use of visuals Use of best practices Out of office venue/include in agenda of conventions (e.g. PDC)
GA Tools -NGAs: GMEF, HGDG -LGUs: GeRL, 24hour activity, GMEF, HGDG Case studies Local situationer Sexdisaggregated data
GA Tools (organization or client-focused) Research
3-day training workshop Workshop per tool Calling each other by first names rather than by designation/title Output presentation Participatory approach Structured learning exercises
3-day training workshop Workshop per tool
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Training Guide for Gender Analysis
and tools; To increase capacity to do GA, develop and implement GPBs, GRPPS, GScurriculum, teaching materials, learning environment, and research; To apply relevant GA tools
Non-technical
To gain understanding of gender analysis in the promotion of GAD; To gain support for gender mainstreaming for monitoring and advocacy
Gender Analysis Planning Flow Levels of gender analysis Gender analysis tools per level and other GA tools, questions and relevant concepts related to the questions Data and materials for gender analysis Gender Mainstreaming (reflecting GA results in plans, programs and policies) Call to Action especially for University President and members of the Board of Trustees Local situation Legal mandates What is gender analysis? Basic GA concepts
studies School situationer Sexdisaggregated data
Statistics of the sector or LGU 1-page local situationer Mission and vision statements Generic GA framework
Participatory approach Structured learning exercises
2-day training Use of the 24hour tools Use of visuals Gender Journey Participatory learning Structured learning exercises
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