“I Know Gender”: An Introduction to Gender Equality for UN Staff

Introductory e-learning on gender concepts, the international framework and gender equality within the UN system.

Module 1: Gender Concepts to Get Started

Learning Objectives:

• Define key terms associated with gender and women’s empowerment
• Identify key components of the social construction of gender
• Recognize ways I which social systems have perpetuated inequalities between men and women
• Identify mechanisms used for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment

Module 2: International Frameworks for Gender Equality

Learning Objectives:

• Refresh your knowledge of human rights concepts and how women’s rights affect men and women differently
• Identify the principal international standards on women’s rights and gender equality
• Recognize that achieving gender equality is a central part of key global commitments

Module 3: Promoting Gender Equality throughout the UN System

Learning Objectives:

• Develop a basic understanding of gender mainstreaming
• Explain how the UN is working on gender mainstreaming
• Make the link between gender mainstreaming and equal representation of women and ,en
• Understand the role of UN Women and the key tools for system-wide accountability o gender equality and women’s empowerment

Module 6: Violence against women and girls

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize violence against women and girls as gender-based violence.
• Identify the human rights framework that defines violence against women as a violation
• Name different forms of violence against women and girls and in specific contexts.
• Understand the consequences and costs of violence against women and girls.
• Identify the causes and some of the risk factors for perpetration and victimization.
• Discover some of the key strategies to address violence against women and girls.

This course is only open to UN Staff.