Gender and social diversity in nature conservation test Gender and social diversity in nature conservation What are the implications of gender in our civil society program? © Edward Parker / WWF-Canon

test Gender - a definition Gender is a culturally defined set of economic, social and political roles, responsibilities, rights and entitlements and obligations associated with being female and male, as well as the power relations between and among women and men, girls and boys. What is the first thing we look at when a baby is born – maybe even before counting fingers and toes – is it boy or girl? Different expectations. We talk differently to boys and girls from the start. Different expectations. Different structural hindrances for both sexes. Stereotypes that can hinder us from developing our full potential – professionally, as parents or citizens - or result in that our rights are being violated, or that we are being victims of different kinds of fysical or psychological violence.

Gender in nature conservation Start-up meeting test Gender in nature conservation Start-up meeting Discuss in pairs Is gender an important perspective to include in nature conservation work?

Gender interacts with other social dimensions, for example: test Gender and other social dimensions Gender interacts with other social dimensions, for example: age, ethnicity, race, class, indigenous group belonging, physical and psychological abilities, religion and cast. Possibilities, risks, health and well being are depending not only on gender but other social dimensions.

The social diversity dimension in our program Reflect on the social diversity dimension in this meeting. Gender, age, ethnicity, class. Who is represented and who is not? Why do you think it is so? Is this a problem or not in relation to achieving our goals? What could be useful to think bout?

Gender in nature conservation Start-up meeting test Gender in nature conservation Start-up meeting Gender statistics and indicators Sex-aggregated data contributes to a deeper understanding of respective roles and power distribution between men and women. This constitutes an important basis for overcoming stereotypes and misrepresentations and can help us find ways to work in a more effective way in the future. Not only gender!

Social diversity analysis