Gender Equality & Education in Emergencies and Fragility Rebecca Winthrop International Rescue Committee / Center for Universal Education March 2009.

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Gender Equality & Education in Emergencies and Fragility Rebecca Winthrop International Rescue Committee / Center for Universal Education March 2009

Session Objectives 1. Exchanging experiences, lessons learned, and identifying gaps 2. Reviewing work to date of the INEE Gender Task Team, including tools 3. Identifying next steps for Gender Task Team

Review of Terms Sex: biological state of being male/female Gender: set of characteristics a culture decides is masculine or feminine Gender Equity: ensuring fairness and basic equal rights to women and men (sometimes actions must be taken to compensate for social or historical disadvantages) Gender Equality: The equal valuing by society of both the similarities and differences between women and men & allows both women and men to develop personally and contribute to society to their full potential

How is it Different? Specific focus on emergency & fragility contexts. Look at education supply vs. education demand in these contexts.

Supply Issues & Gender Dimensions Accessgirls/boys enrollment male/female teachers flexibility of schedule Learning Env.Sanitary facilities Sexual harassment/violence Curriculum/materialsperspective written from inclusion of girls/boys experiences gender-specific topics Teachershigh percentage of one sex teachers awareness of gender needs ability to adapt to different needs boys/girls

Demand Issues & Gender Dimensions Safety/Securityparents keeping children at home girls/boys afraid to attend Income generationincome potential of girls/boys Childcare/householdgirls/boys household responsibilites Marriage/parentingage of marriage/parenthood Cultural attitudesgender roles

Tools INEE Gender Strategy Sheets INEE/IRC/UNGEI/IASC Gender Training IASC E-Learning Gender Handbook UNESCO Education and Gender Advocacy Brief IRC Healing Classrooms Gender Module Others?