Gender Awareness and Development Manual: Resource material for gender trainers

This collection of training tools and exercises has been provided so that trainers can develop workshops targeted to all staff regardless of seniority level and managerial responsibilities. The content is designed to provide staff with the necessary knowledge and tools to integrate gender issues into their work. Gender training is an attempt to change perceptions, attitudes and behaviours that have been acquired over a very long period of time in a variety of cultural contexts. The training may only aim at presenting some key aspects of gender analysis and gender planning. The modules are designed to initiate discussion and provide a context for staff to develop future planning in the area of gender mainstreaming. As such, it is not seen as an end in itself, but as a part of a process in a larger context of gender mainstreaming.