Gender Mainstreaming

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Mr Dwity Sundar Rout

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Course Title: Gender Mainstreaming

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

AGRIPROFOCUS 2014. Gender in value chains Practical toolkit to integrate a gender perspective in agricultural value chain development.
https://agriprofocus.com/upload/ToolkitENGender_in_Value_ChainsJan2014compressed 1415203230.pdf

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.

http://www.gfras.org/en/component/phocadownload/category/17-
gender.html?download=456:gender-and-inclusion-toolbox-participatory-research-inclimate-change-and- agriculture

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.

https://meas.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Manfre-et-al-2013-
Gender-and- Extension-MEAS-Discussion-Paper.pdf

Fanzo, J., Marshall, Q., Wong, J., Merchan, R., Haber, M., Souza, A. &Verjee, N. 2015. The Integration of Nutrition into Extension and Advisory Services: A Synthesis of Experiences, Lessons, and Recommendations. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 36(2): 120-137. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0379572115586783

FAO. 2011. Gender and agricultural value chains A review of current knowledge and practice and their policy implications. ESA Working Paper No. 11-05 (March 2011)
http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/am310e/am310e00.pdf

GFRAS. 2013. Gender equality in Rural Advisory Services, Towards a Common
Understanding. Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Switzerland.

http://www.g-fras.org/en/component/phocadownload/category/17-
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GFRAS. Gender in Extension and Advisory Services, Module 12, GFRAS New
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https://ingenaes.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/GFRAS_NELK_Module12_Gender-Manual-2.pdf
GFRAS. 2018. Nutrition-Sensitive Extension. Module 16, GFRAS New Extensionist Learning Kit (NELK). Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services.
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https://www.giz.de/fachexpertise/downloads/giz2012-en-gender-and-agriculturalextension.pdf
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Jaiswal S. 2013. Research Methodology in Gender Studies. Maxford Dynamic Series: 1-296.

Jessica F. 2015. Integrating Nutrition into Rural Advisory Services and Extension. Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Switzerland.
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Liz P. 2018. Implementing Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) in Agricultural Initiatives.

IGENAES and USAID.
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Michele MT and Kathleen C. 2014. Increasing access to agricultural extension and advisory services: How effective are new approaches in reaching women farmers in rural areas? International Livestock Research Institute.
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Pena I and Garrett J. 2018. Nutrition-sensitive value chains-A guide for project design.
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Ponnusamy K and Sharma P. 2015. Gender Sensitization for Development. NDRI Publ.No.130/ 2015.

Raj MK. 1998. Gender Population and Development. Oxford Univ. Press.

Rhoda MM and Kabisa M.2016. Analysis of Indicators and Management Tools Used in Zambia to assess impact of Agricultural Extension Programmes on Gender Equity and Nutrition Outcomes.
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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

Session 2

Historical perspective of gender

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Session 3

Session 4

Scope of gender studies in agriculture and rural development

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Topic 2. Agrarian Importance of Gender

Session 5

Understanding the importance of gender in national and global agriculture

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Session 6

Key gender issues and challenges in agriculture

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Session 7

Session 8

Global actions to address gender-needs

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Session 9

Strategies to address gender and women empowerment

Lecture_9_Gender_Mainstreaming_PG_MSSSoA

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

Lecture_10_Gender_Mainstreaming_PG_MSSSoA

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

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Session 12

Gender needs: practical and strategic

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Topic 4: Gender Analysis

Session 13

Gender analysis: Importance, usage, prerequisites

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Session 14

Techniques of gender analysis

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Session 15

Tools for gender analysis

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Topic 5: Gender and Technology

Session 16

How gender and technology impact each other

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Session 17

Gender neutral technology, Gender sensitive technology

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Session 18

Gender supportive assistance in technology adoption

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Session 19

Gender in agricultural research and extension

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Topic 6: Gender Mainstreaming

Session 20

Importance of gender mainstreaming in agriculture

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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

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Session 22

Gender concerns into the national programmes and policies

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Topic 7: Women Empowerment

Session 23

Importance of women empowerment

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Session 24

Current national women empowerment and gender indices

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Session 25

Women empowerment approaches (technological, organizational, political, financial, social, legal and psychological)

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Session 26

Case studies based on experiences and learning from various development and rural development programmes

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Topic 8: Global Best Practices, Policies and Frameworks

Session 27

Global best practices of women empowerment

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Session 28

Gender mainstreaming models and frameworks for addressing gender concerns in agriculture

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Session 29

Approaches of various organizations for gender mainstreaming

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Session 30

Special women focused programmes in agriculture and rural development

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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

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Session 32

Entrepreneurship development programme and process for women in agriculture

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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 […]