Gender Matters Micro Course
This microlearning course offers a brief overview of key concepts related to gender.
This course is part of the One UNITAR Gender initiative, which aims to empower more women around the world, especially in developing countries and least developed countries, to strengthen their leadership skills and feel empowered to apply and share their knowledge with others.
You can complete this mobile learning course in only 60 minutes. The course is easily accessible on a phone or tablet at your own pace. If the Internet is unstable, you can download lessons and learn offline. The course is published on the Educate All learning platform EdApp. Access is public and free of charge.
To register, go to the EdApp website and select "Self-enroll".
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- Define what gender is.
- Differentiate sex and gender.
- Define Gender Socialisation.
- Define Gender Identity.
- Define the Gender Division of Labour.
- Define Gender Hierarchy.
- Define Gender Stereotypes.
- Define Gender Equality.
The course consists of the following sections:
Module 1: Welcome
- Lesson 1: What to expect from this course
- Lesson 2: Tips on how to best work with the course
Module 1: Welcome
- Lesson 1: What to expect from this course
- Lesson 2: What is gender?
Module 2: Sex vs Gender
- Lesson 1: The difference between gender and sex
- Lesson 2: Gender as Multidimensional Identity
Module 3: Gender as a Social Construct
- Lesson 1: Gender as a first marker of difference
- Lesson 2: Gender Socialisation and Fluidity
Module 4: Gender as a Shared Identity
- Lesson 1: Gender as a Shared Identity
Module 5: Gender as Order
- Lesson 1: Gender Order
Module 6: Gender as Power Hierarchy
- Lesson 1: Gender Hierarchy
- Lesson 2: Patriarchy
- Lesson 3: Intersectionality
Module 7: Gender Stereotypes
- Lesson 1: Gender Stereotypes
Module 8: UN Approach to Gender
- Lesson 1: Gender Equality
- Lesson 2: Call to Action and Conclusion
This course is self-guided, self-paced and follows a microlearning training approach, focusing on delivering information in small learning units. Lessons contain interactive activities, mini case studies to apply what you have learned, self-reflection questions and inspiring examples. This course does not have a learning assessment; therefore, no certificate of completion will be issued.
This microlearning course is designed for a wide range of leaders for Peace of all levels of experience, including mediators, humanitarian workers, conflict resolution specialists, as well as community leaders who are looking to enhance their ability to support the communities they work with.
This course is delivered through the EdApp platform. To register, go to the EdApp website and select "Self-enroll".
EdApp is available on both iOS and Android devices. This includes: iPhone 6, 6 Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, 11, 12 Plus; iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, iPad (2017), iPad (2018), iPad (2019) with iOS version 10 and above. EdApp is supported on Android devices with 500 MB of free space, running Android version 7 and above, with a recommended CPU>2.5Ghz, and RAM>2GB for optimal performance.
EdApp is also supported on Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari on desktop. On mobile, it's supported on Safari and Chrome.