Gender 2.1.1 – Discussion Activity

This short course explores the impact of conflict on gender identity, norms, and roles and how gender equality can create transformative opportunities for peace.

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Issue Areas

Gender, conflict analysis, negotiation, mediation, dialogue

Photo Credit: AMISOM / Tobin Jones. Civilians return to their homes in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.

Course Overview

International organizations and national governments are increasingly recognizing that in order to ensure long term stability, reconciliation and peace processes need to be inclusive of all peoples within a society. This course will answer the question, “why gender matters.” Gender is a socio-cultural construction that defines the roles and expectations that a given society ascribes to men and women, boys and girls, and sexual and gender minorities. Gender identities are therefore learned, highly malleable and particularly affected during times of violent conflict, violent extremism or natural disaster. Through a series of mixed media presentations, case scenarios and exercises, participants will explore how conflict impacts gender identities, and also how gender expectations can influence violence and create opportunities for peaceful resolution.

Participants in this training will be able to:

Understand the diversity of gender identities, and that gender is not a simple binary between the biological sex of female and male men and women.
Learn how gender roles are affected by unexpected or prolonged violence in society, and learn central concepts and basic frameworks of gender and peacebuilding.
Explore the varying approaches and current practices toward ensuring gender inclusivity in peacebuilding activities.
Examine international frameworks and national policies that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Overview Video

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Agenda

Chapter 1 – Gender in PeacebuildingThis chapter will give you a basic overview of gender inclusivity in peacebuilding. You will walk through key terms and concepts in the field of gender and peacebuilding, and then explore USIP’s Gender Inclusive Framework. At the end of the chapter, you should understand what gender is and why it matters to peace and security.

Chapter 2 – Gender Inclusivity in PracticeThis chapter will explore in more depth the history and background of each of the gender inclusive approaches explained in Chapter 1. Speakers will provide stories of past projects or situations where a gender lens provided a clearer understanding of the problem, and ultimately lead to a more effective solution. At the end of this chapter, you should have a clear understanding of each of the gender inclusive approaches, and how they can impact projects and policies.

Course Designers

Daryn Cambridge leads curriculum development and educational design for USIP’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding online courses. Daryn joins USIP after 4 years with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, where he served as senior director for Learning & Digital Strategies and helped co-found Freedom Beat Recordings – a record label and website that explores the role of music in nonviolent resistance. Daryn is also a peace educator in residence and adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC, where he teaches courses on education for international development, peace pedagogy, and nonviolent action. Full bio.

Daryn CambridgeUSIP Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding

Dr. Jacqueline H. Wilson is the Principle of Civic Fusion International. She is a former Senior Program Officer at USIP’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding where she focused primarily on programs in Africa although she has conducted programs for the Institute in over 20 countries around the world. Wilson specializes in local peace processes and traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution. She led a cross-border grazing project in Sudan and South Sudan that resulted in publication of the Peaceworks report Local Peace Processes in Sudan and South Sudan. She also focuses on electoral violence prevention and served as an international observer for elections in Kenya and Sudan. Wilson joined USIP in 2004 following a 23-year active and reserve Air Force career, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel. Full bio.

Dr. Jacqueline WilsonPrincipal, Civic Fusion International

Presenters

@kathkuehnast

Dr. Kathleen KuehnastDirector, Gender Policy and Strategy, USIP – Full Bio

Danielle RobertsonGender Specialist, USIP – Full Bio

@deanjpeacock

Dean PeacockCo-Founder and Executive Director, Sonke Gender Justice – Full Bio

@Promundo_US

Dr. Gary BarkerPresident and CEO, Promundo – Full Bio

Dr. Virginia "Ginny" BouvierSenior Advisor, USIP – Full Bio

@jacqui_oneill

Jacqueline O’NeillDirector, Inclusive Security – Full Bio

Sanam Naraghi-AnderliniCo-Founder & Executive Director, International Civil Society Action Network – Full Bio

@CarlaKoppell

Carla KoppellVice President for Applied Conflict Transformation, USIP – Full Bio

@atifetejahjaga

Atifete JahjagaFormer President of Kosovo – Full Bio

@msmarkham

Susan MarkhamInternational Gender and Development Advocate – Full Bio

Guest Experts

A wide array of USIP experts and practitioners share their insights, reflections and stories from the field.

Andrew Wilder, Vice President, Asia Programs – Bio
Rusty Barber, Director of Program Development & Operations at United Sates Institute of Peace – Bio
Ginny Bouvier, Senior Advisor, Inclusive Peace Processes – Bio
Lauren Van Metre, Acting Vice President, Applied Research on Conflict – Bio
Georgia Holmer, Director, CVE, Rule of Law & Peacebuilding – Bio
Ferdaouis Bagga, Program Specialist, Rule of Law, Justice and Security – Bio
Khitam Al-Khaykanee, Program Officer, Rule of Law, Justice and Security – Bio
Hodei Sultan, Program Officer, Center for South and Central Asia – Bio
Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Program Officer, Africa Programs – Bio
Ariana Barth, Senior Program Specialist, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding – Bio
Aubrey Cox, Senior Program Specialist, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding – Bio
Linda Bishai, Director, North Africa Programs – Bio
Colette Rausch, Associate Vice President – Bio
Nadia Gerspacher, Director, Security Sector Education, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding – Bio

Additional experts include:

John Lewis, U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia – Bio
Dr. Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver – Bio

Course Details

- Price: $195
- Format: Online: Self-paced
- This course is conveniently accessible in a 24/7, on-demand format.

Expected Duration: 3-5 hours

Contact Us

Email: academy@usip.org
Call: (+1) 202-429-7812

Gender Inclusivity in Peacebuilding