Peace, Gender and Violence
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Title of Training : |
Peace, Gender and Violence |
Institution : |
TRANSCEND Peace University (TPU) |
Location : |
Online |
Course Type : |
Online |
Description : |
The Gender, Peace and Violence course is aimed at familiarizing the participants with the identity, roles, characteristics and relationships that men and women face, which are socially constructed and shared among people. The constructions create prejudices, stereotypes and different expectations about men and women, whereby gender violence, embedded within deep structures and cultures hinders, the full development of human beings and creates injustice and inequality at different levels: individual, local, national, and international. The approach this course will take is based on a peace paradigm, which argues that men and women have common problems that they can solve together, for the mutual benefit of both parties. This perspective analyzes masculinity, patriarchy and systems of domination to better understand the root causes of gender-based violence and to assess when, why, and how both men and women participate in violence as well as when, why and how both men and women participate in efforts towards peacebuilding. This perspective is contrast with a security paradigm which focuses on men as the problem, essentializing men as violent and women as passive and peaceful by nature. The gender course explores the development of feminism, gender violence (direct, structural, and cultural), and creative ways of transforming gendered conflicts. The topics will include gender issues relating to economic development, education, management, legal reforms, media, gender stereotypes, and the role of individuals and organizations in eliminating gender discrimination and gender-based violence. The course will help participants to apply a gender sensitive approach in planning and implementing policies. By the end of the course the participants should be able to: - Describe basic gender theories and practices - Transform gender conflicts without violence - Develop better strategies to overcome gender discrimination |
Language : |
English |
Dates : |
October 2nd - December 23rd, 2006 |
Fee : |
EUR 150/300 |
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