Does gender matter in international and community development? Find out in this free online course. Explore the relationship between gender and development. This online course explores why gender matters in contemporary international and community development, asking you to: explore the challenges for achieving gender justice throughout the world; examine the concepts of gender, development and what brings gender and development together.

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What topics will you cover?

- What does gender have to do with international development?

- Is ‘woman’ the core of gender and development?

- What brings gender and development together?

- What is the history of women in international development?

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Explore the concept of Gender and how it is now considered an integral part of development

- Evaluate the concept of Development – what does it mean, what is its history, have we arrived yet?

- Investigate ways in which gender and development can contribute to positive change

- Assess the complex circumstances in which gender development work occurs

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