Gender Mainstreaming
Teacher
Mr Dwity Sundar Rout
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Core Courses
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Course Code (Credit): EXTN 0510 (2-1-0)
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to orient students on the importance of “Gender mainstreaming” as well as the other concepts related to gender. The students will be able to understand the gender roles and responsibilities and how in the present times, the roles may be shifting. To discuss ways and various techniques for conducting gender analysis theoretically and practically as well as the prerequisites for gender analysis. To develop capacities for identifying and addressing gender implications in all development programmes related to agriculture and allied sectors, climate change adaptation and livelihood security, as well as addressing gender issues through application of extension methods including PRA and PLA.
Course Outcomes with CO-PSO Mapping
CO1 : Ability to gain knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of mainstreaming gender in agriculture worldwide. PSO2, PSO4
PSO2 : Develop the ability to know farming practices and their scope to improve in the rural areas and the environments.
PSO4 : Apply knowledge of Agri-business management and finance to develop profitable agricultural system.
Course Syllabus (Theory)
Unit 1: Historical Perspective of Gender
Historical perspective of gender: Feminism and emergence of gender as a concept, Scope of gender studies in agriculture and rural development.
Unit 2: Agrarian Importance of Gender
Agrarian Importance of Gender: Understanding the importance of gender in national and global agriculture-Key gender issues and challenges in agriculture - Genderand value chain- Global actions to address gender-needs and strategies to address gender and women empowerment.
Unit 3: Gender Related Concepts and Divides
Gender related concepts and divides: Understanding of the concepts of gender, gender equality and equity, gender balance, gender blindness, gender relations, gender neutrality, gender bias and discrimination, gender rights, gender roles and responsibilities. Gender budgeting, Gender divides and their implications such as gender digital divide, gender access to resources and inputs divide, gender mobility divide, gender wage divide, Gender needs: practical and strategic.
Unit 4: Gender Analysis
Gender analysis: Importance, usage, prerequisites, techniques of gender analysis- Tools for gender analysis.
Unit 5: Gender and Technology
Gender and technology: How gender and technology impact each other, Gender neutral technology, Gender sensitive technology, Gender supportive assistance in technology adoption-Gender in agricultural research and extension.
Unit 6: Gender Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming: Importance of gender mainstreaming in agriculture, EXtension strategies to address gender issues such as gender and health, nutrition, gender in agricultural value chains, gender and climate change adaptation, gender and globalization& liberalization for mainstreaming gender concerns into the national programmes and policies.
Unit 7: Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment: Importance of women empowerment, Current national women empowerment and gender indices. Women empowerment approaches (technological, organizational, political, financial, social, legal and psychological), Case studies based on experiences and learning from various development and rural development programmes.
Unit 8: Global Best Practices, Policies and Frameworks
Global Best Practices, Policies and Frameworks: Global best practices, women
empowerment and gender mainstreaming models and frameworks for addressing gender concerns in agriculture, approaches of various organizations: gender mainstreaming and special women focused programmes in agriculture and rural development.
Unit 9: Entrepreneurship Development for Women
Entrepreneurship development for women: Women entrepreneurship development in agriculture and agro processing: current status, women led enterprises, supporting organizations and schemes, Govt. policies, entrepreneurship development programme and process for women in agriculture.
Reference Materials
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Christine J, Nafisa F and Taylor DS. 2014. Gender and Inclusion Toolbox: Participatory Research in Climate Change and Agriculture. Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Switzerland.
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Colverson KE. 2015. Gender into Rural Advisory Services. Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Switzerland.
http://www.g-fras.org/en/good-practice-notes/integrating-gender-into-rural-advisory-services.html#SNote1
Gap in Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services: How to find the best fit for men and women farmers MEAS Discussion Paper 2, Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services.
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Websites
AESA- Agricultural Extension in South Asia– http://www.aesanetwork.org/
GFRAS- Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services– http://www.g-fras.org/en/
INGENAES- Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services–
https://www.agrilinks.org/activities/ingenaes-integrating-gender-and-nutrition-withinagricultural-extension-services
RRW- Reaching Rural Women– http://www.reachingruralwomen.org/
UN WOMEN– http://www.unwomen.org/en
Topic 1. Historical Perspective of Gender
Session 1
Concept of gender
Session 2
Historical perspective of gender
Session 3
Feminism and Gender
Session 4
Scope of gender studies in agriculture and rural development
Topic 2. Agrarian Importance of Gender
Session 5
Understanding the importance of gender in national and global agriculture
Session 6
Key gender issues and challenges in agriculture
Session 7
Gender and value chain
Session 8
Global actions to address gender-needs
Session 9
Strategies to address gender and women empowerment
Topic 3: Gender Related Concepts and Divides
Session 10
Understanding of the concepts of gender: gender equality and equity, gender balance, gender blindness, gender relations, gender neutrality, gender bias and discrimination, gender rights, gender roles and responsibilities, Gender budgeting
Session 11
Gender divides and their implications such as gender digital divide, gender access to resources and inputs divide, gender mobility divide, gender wage divide
Session 12
Gender needs: practical and strategic
Topic 4: Gender Analysis
Session 13
Gender analysis: Importance, usage, prerequisites
Session 14
Techniques of gender analysis
Session 15
Tools for gender analysis
Topic 5: Gender and Technology
Session 16
How gender and technology impact each other
Session 17
Gender neutral technology, Gender sensitive technology
Session 18
Gender supportive assistance in technology adoption
Session 19
Gender in agricultural research and extension
Topic 6: Gender Mainstreaming
Session 20
Importance of gender mainstreaming in agriculture
Session 21
Extension strategies to address gender issues such as gender and health, nutrition, Gender in agricultural value chains, gender and climate change adaptation, gender and globalization liberalization for mainstreaming
Session 22
Gender concerns into the national programmes and policies
Topic 7: Women Empowerment
Session 23
Importance of women empowerment
Session 24
Current national women empowerment and gender indices
Session 25
Women empowerment approaches (technological, organizational, political, financial, social, legal and psychological)
Session 26
Case studies based on experiences and learning from various development and rural development programmes
Topic 8: Global Best Practices, Policies and Frameworks
Session 27
Global best practices of women empowerment
Session 28
Gender mainstreaming models and frameworks for addressing gender concerns in agriculture
Session 29
Approaches of various organizations for gender mainstreaming
Session 30
Special women focused programmes in agriculture and rural development
Topic 9: Entrepreneurship Development for Women
Session 31
Women entrepreneurship development in agriculture and agro processing: current status, women led enterprises, supporting organizations and schemes and Govt. policies
Session 32
Entrepreneurship development programme and process for women in agriculture
Course Syllabus (Practical)
• Visit to a village for understanding rural gender roles and responsibilities as groups, followed by class presentation by groups
• Exercise for capturing shifts in gender roles and responsibilities
• Conducting gender analysis in a village using gender analysis techniques
• Visit to agencies supporting women empowerment followed by report presentation.
Each student to visit a different organization such as State Rural Livelihood Mission, Women Development Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Important NGOs working for women empowerment
• Exercise for identification and prioritization of issues affecting/needs for women empowerment
• Interaction with a successful women entrepreneur/ SHG
Practice 1
Visit to a village for understanding rural gender roles and responsibilities as groups
Practice 2
Class presentation by groups on visit to villages
Practice 3
Exercise for capturing shifts in gender roles and responsibilities
Practice 4
Conducting gender analysis in a village using gender analysis techniques
Practice 5
Identification and prioritization of issues affecting/needs for women
empowerment in villages
Practice 6
Visit to State Rural Livelihood Mission supporting women empowerment followed by report presentation
Practice 7
Visit to Women Development Organisation supporting women empowerment followed by report presentation
Practice 8
Visit to Department of Agriculture supporting women empowerment followed by report presentation
Practice 9
Visit to NGO working for women empowerment supporting women empowerment followed by report presentation
Practice 10
Exercise for identification and prioritization of issues affecting/needs for women
empowerment
Practice 11
Interaction with a successful women entrepreneur
Practice 12
Interaction with a successful women SHG
Practice 13
Finding out the budget allocated for women and it's stratification in village
Practice 14
Excercise for identification of women focused programme in villages
Practice 15
Identification of gender mainstreaming models and frameworks in village
Practice 16
Exercise of activities related to gender mainstreaming
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He obtained his B.Sc. Ag. Hons. (2017) degree with First class, M.Sc. Ag. (2019) in Extension Education from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), and pursuing his Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension Education at Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha. He organized an International Conference on Advances in Agriculture Technology and Allied Sciences […]