Course Details

Advancing Equality: Gender-Responsive Social Protection Training Course

INTRODUCTION

Achieving true gender equality requires ensuring that all development interventions, including social protection, actively address the distinct needs, risks, and vulnerabilities faced by women, men, girls, and boys. Gender-Responsive Social Protection moves beyond simply reaching women to designing programs that intentionally challenge gender barriers, promote women's empowerment, and contribute to more equitable outcomes. This crucial training course provides professionals with the analytical tools and practical strategies needed to mainstream gender considerations effectively into social protection policies and programs. Learn how to design for equality and maximize the impact of social protection through this essential training course.

This comprehensive training course delves into the application of gender analysis throughout the social protection program cycle, from design and targeting to implementation and monitoring. Participants will explore how to address critical issues such as unpaid care work, access to assets and resources, women's economic empowerment, and linkages with services addressing gender-based violence (GBV). By completing this training course, you will be equipped to develop and manage social protection initiatives that not only mitigate poverty but also actively contribute to transforming gender relations and advancing gender equality.

DURATION

10 days

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Social protection policymakers, program managers, and designers
• Gender specialists and advisors in government, NGOs, and international organizations
• Staff from ministries responsible for social welfare, women's affairs, finance, and planning
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) professionals working on social programs
• Development practitioners focused on poverty reduction, women's empowerment, and human rights
• Researchers and academics studying gender, social protection, and development
• Field staff and community facilitators implementing social protection programs

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Understand key concepts related to gender, gender equality, women's empowerment, and their relevance to social protection.
• Master the application of gender analysis tools to identify specific risks, barriers, and opportunities within social protection contexts.
• Learn how to effectively mainstream gender considerations throughout the entire social protection program cycle.
• Develop skills to design social protection interventions (cash, public works, services) that are explicitly gender-responsive.
• Identify strategies to leverage social protection for enhancing women's economic empowerment and financial inclusion.
• Understand the linkages between social protection and gender-based violence (GBV) and integrate preventive measures.
• Learn how to develop and utilize gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation frameworks and indicators.
• Strengthen capacity to advocate for and promote gender-responsive approaches within national social protection systems.

COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Foundations: Why Gender Matters in Social Protection

• Defining key gender concepts: sex vs. gender, equality vs. equity, empowerment for this module.
• Understanding how gender inequality shapes vulnerability and poverty experiences for this module.
• Examining the risks of gender-blind social protection and potential negative impacts for this module.
• Exploring the transformative potential of gender-responsive social protection for promoting equality for this module.
• Identifying international frameworks and commitments related to gender equality and social protection for this module.

Module 2: Conducting Gender Analysis for Social Protection

• Introduction to various gender analysis frameworks and tools (e.g., Harvard Framework, Moser Framework) for this module.
• Analyzing gender roles, responsibilities, access to/control over resources within specific contexts for this module.
• Identifying gender-based constraints and opportunities related to social protection program goals for this module.
• Assessing institutional capacities and political economy factors influencing gender dynamics for this module.
• Utilizing participatory methods to incorporate the voices of women and men in the analysis for this module.

Module 3: Gender Mainstreaming in the Program Cycle

• Integrating gender considerations into program design, objectives, and targeting criteria for this module.
• Developing gender-sensitive implementation strategies and delivery mechanisms for this module.
• Ensuring equitable participation of women and men in program activities and decision-making for this module.
• Incorporating gender perspectives into monitoring frameworks, data collection, and analysis for this module.
• Budgeting for gender: understanding gender-responsive budgeting principles in social protection for this module.

Module 4: Designing Gender-Responsive Program Components

• Examining gender dimensions of cash transfer programs (e.g., recipient choice, impact on intra-household dynamics) for this module.
• Designing public works programs that offer equal opportunities and address gender-specific constraints for this module.
• Integrating support for childcare and reducing women's time poverty into program design for this module.
• Considering gender implications of social insurance schemes (health, pensions, unemployment) for this module.
• Linking beneficiaries with complementary services that address gender needs (health, education, legal aid) for this module.

Module 5: Social Protection and Women's Economic Empowerment

• Understanding the pathways from social protection to women's economic empowerment for this module.
• Linking cash transfers or public works with skills development and financial literacy training for this module.
• Promoting women's access to financial services (savings, credit, insurance) through social protection platforms for this module.
• Supporting women's engagement in productive livelihoods and entrepreneurship for this module.
• Addressing gender norms that limit women's economic participation for this module.

Module 6: Addressing Unpaid Care Work and Time Poverty

• Recognizing and measuring the burden of unpaid care and domestic work, particularly on women, for this module.
• Designing social protection interventions that reduce or redistribute care responsibilities for this module.
• Exploring the role of accessible childcare services, infrastructure (water, energy), and labor-saving technologies for this module.
• Promoting shared care responsibilities between women and men through program design and messaging for this module.
• Monitoring the impact of social protection on women's time use for this module.

Module 7: Social Protection, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Safety

• Understanding the complex relationship between poverty, social protection, and risks of GBV for this module.
• Applying principles of "do no harm" and ensuring program design minimizes potential GBV risks for this module.
• Integrating GBV prevention messaging and awareness-raising into social protection activities for this module.
• Establishing safe and confidential referral pathways for GBV survivors within or alongside social protection programs for this module.
• Training program staff on gender sensitivity and ethical considerations related to GBV for this module.

Module 8: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) and Advocacy

• Developing gender-sensitive indicators to track progress towards gender equality outcomes for this module.
• Utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting gender-disaggregated data for this module.
• Evaluating the impact of social protection programs on gender dynamics and women's empowerment for this module.
• Establishing feedback mechanisms to capture the experiences of female and male beneficiaries for this module.
• Developing evidence-based advocacy strategies to promote gender-responsive social protection policies for this module.

CERTIFICATION

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com