The ToT Session on Gender Mainstreaming
A Training of Trainers session on the mainstreaming of gender was opened in
The training session, which was organized by the Amman Center for Human Rights Studies [ACHRS] with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Amman, included informative sessions on the following topics: basic concepts and idioms related to gender, the difference between sex and gender, a historic background on the concept of gender and gender roles, and social consequences related to the degree of awareness of gender.
To address these topics, participants examined national statistics on men and women’s incomes, the degree of the sensitivity of our establishments to gender, and the methods and strategies for gender mainstreaming in these organizations.
It further included a model for testing of the ‘culture’ of an organization, a roadmap for integrating gender in an organization, a review of the effect of the impact gender differences, the mainstreaming of gender in development work, and model projects from the International Labor Organization [ILO].
Contributing to the discussion sessions were statistical indicators of gender, the mainstreaming of gender in the media and female participation in decision-making roles especially in political life. Participants examined whether gender has an effect on a person’s ability to lead or the way they are treated if they have a physical or mental disability.
Throughout the training, communication skills and skills necessary to be an effective trainer were emphasized.
Since its establishment 10 years ago, the ACHRS has held 13 Training of Trainers sessions in various fields related to human rights with 260 male and female participants from 10 Arab countries. Two years ago, it took the initiative to launch the Arab network for Human Rights Trainers [ANHRT] and the Jordanian Network for Human Rights Trainers [JNHRT].
For more information on this program and the ACHRS activities, contact achrs@achrs.org
