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CIFAL Quito- Gender matters
人类
背景信息
Gender Matters is an open, self-paced course meant to provide an introduction to the concept of gender.
活动目标
The course shows the complex concept of gender and the inequalities that exist in the environment. At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Define gender as a concept socially embedded;
- Describe key gender-related terms;
- Distinguish between different conceptualizations of gender;
- Identify sources of gender inequality in their environment
内容和框架
The course is comprised of 8 sections:
• Section 1: Defining gender
• Section 2: Gender vs. sex
• Section 3: Gender as a social construct
• Section 4: Gender as order
• Section 5: Gender as power hierarchy
• Section 6: Gender as shared identity
• Section 7: Gender stereotypes
• Section 8: Masculinities
• Section 9: The UN approach to gender
The average work time is estimated at 2 hours.
方法
The course is a self-guided, self-paced, web-based course that is on-going and can be accessed at any time. The material is presented in an interactive visual and text format with web-based reference resources. Multiple choice quizzes at the end of each lesson serve a dual function of assessing and evaluating the students’ understanding and retention and provide a further didactic function by reviewing the content.
目标受众
Open to public.