Gender And Development

1. Understand key analytic debates in gender and development.
2. Comprehend complex analytical arguments in global discourses on gender and development.
3. Relate debates and analytical arguments to development theory, policy, and practice.
4. Evaluate the impact of development interventions on gender equity and empowerment issues.
5. Apply practical skills and techniques in gender and development analysis.
6. Familiarize with practical skills and techniques in gender and development analysis which can lead to a career as Gender Analyst or programmer in organisations or projects

13 weeks, about 39 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Understanding Gender Issues in Development

   • Unit 1: The Concept of Gender in Development · 3 hours

     Define the concept of gender and its relevance in development.. Differentiate between gender and sex.. Discuss the emergence of gender in development discourse..

2. Week 2Module 1: Understanding Gender Issues in Development

   • Unit 2: Understanding Issues in Gender Inequality and Gender Mainstreaming · 3 hours

     Define gender inequality and gender mainstreaming.. Explain the various issues in gender inequality and mainstreaming.. Discuss the determinants of gender inequality..

3. Week 3Module 1: Understanding Gender Issues in Development

   • Unit 3: Implementation of Gender Policies in Nigeria Issues, Prospects and Constraints · 3 hours

     Explain the meaning of gender policy in Nigeria.. State the various issues that gender policy in Nigeria is supposed to address.. Explain the factors that affect successful implementation of gender policy in Nigeria..

4. Week 4Module 1: Understanding Gender Issues in Development

   • Unit 4: Women and Political participation in Nigeria · 3 hours

     Explain the issues in women's participation in politics in Nigeria.. Discuss the extent of women's participation in politics and decision-making in Nigeria.. Identify factors that hinder adequate participation of women in politics and decision-making..

5. Week 5MODULE 2: RIGHT-BASED GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CULTURAL HEGEMONY

   • Unit 1: Concept of Human Rights in Gender and Development · 3 hours

     Explain the meaning of human rights and why it is important in the discourse of women's development.. Explain the connotation of right-based approach in development.. Discuss how women's rights issues emerged in development discourse..

6. Week 6MODULE 2: RIGHT-BASED GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CULTURAL HEGEMONY

   • Unit 2: Women's right and Cultural Hegemony · 3 hours

     Understand the contending issues in women's rights in development.. Understand various cultural practices and norms that limit women's rights in developing societies.. Understand the role of tradition in enhancing gender inequalities..

7. Week 7MODULE 2: RIGHT-BASED GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND CULTURAL HEGEMONY

   • Unit 3: Understanding issues in Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) · 3 hours

     Define gender-based violence (GBV).. Identify types of GBVs.. Identify factors that cause GBVs..

8. Week 8MODULE 3: GENDER DIMENSION OF SOCIOECONOMIC RISKS FACING WOMEN IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES

   • Unit 1: Socioeconomic Risks Facing Women in Developing Countries · 3 hours

     Define women's empowerment and why it's a solution to women's socioeconomic challenges in developing countries.. Understand issues in women empowerment.. Understand socioeconomic challenges facing women in developing world..

9. Week 9MODULE 3: GENDER DIMENSION OF SOCIOECONOMIC RISKS FACING WOMEN IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES

   • Unit 2: Women's Vulnerability and Empowerment- The Relational Autonomy Perspective · 3 hours

     Understand vulnerability issues facing women.. Understand the relational autonomy approach to women's empowerment.. Understand how enhancing women's autonomy and agency is a panacea to their socioeconomic wellbeing..

10. Week 10MODULE 3: GENDER DIMENSION OF SOCIOECONOMIC RISKS FACING WOMEN IN DEVELOPING SOCIETIES

    • Unit 3: The Capability Approach to Women Empowerment · 3 hours

      Understand the perspective of the Capability Approach on the aspect of women's vulnerability and empowerment.. Understand the basic principles of the Capability Approach.. Have a good grasp on the debates surrounding women's empowerment in the capability approach..

11. Week 11MODULE 4 - DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

    • Unit 1: The Opportunity Structure Approach on Women's Empowerment · 3 hours

      Discuss the context of opportunity structure in development initiative towards women's empowerment in developing world.. Discuss the major tenets of this initiative in development discourse on women's empowerment.. Engage appropriately in women development debate and initiatives..

12. Week 12MODULE 4 - DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

    • Unit 2: The Roles of Development Organisations in Enhancing Women's Empowerment in Developing Countries · 3 hours

      Define both NGOs and FBOs and their associated meanings in development.. Examine the role of FBOs and NGOs in women's empowerment in developing world.. Identify the outcome of the roles of FBOs and NGOs in the empowerment of women in developing world and the challenges associated with their service delivery to poor women in developing world..

13. Week 13MODULE 4 - DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

    • Unit 3: The Cultural Institutional Approach on Women's Empowerment · 3 hours

      Understand the stand of the Cultural Institutional Approach and its associated meanings in women's empowerment theses in developing world.. Examine the role of cultural institutions in women empowerment in developing world.. Ascertain the importance of focusing on the Cultural Institutional Approach in the empowerment of women in developing world..