Gender Equity: A dialog about using this focus to improve health programming

Gender Equity: A dialog about using this focus to improve health programming CORE Spring Meeting – April 28, 2010 Wednesday 2:00-3:30

Gender Equity
Panelists:
Sunita Kishor (ICF Macro, DHS)
Kavita Sethuraman (AED)
Elena McEwan (CRS)
Facilitators:
Jennifer Luna (ICF Macro, MCHIP)
Debra Prosnitz (ICF Macro, MCHIP)

Dialog with Panelists
How to address gender inequities as part of strategies for improving health outcomes
Short presentations on panelist’s perspectives
Small group work:
Talk with each other about challenges of incorporating gender equity into health programs
Discussion with panelists about how to address these challenges
Facilitators will also bring up some of our own questions
Presentation of a health project in Nicaragua that works with men to improve their support for maternal and neonatal health
Elena McEwan

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session participants will have a better understanding of:
The characteristics of programming that addresses gender inequity in order to improve health outcomes
How these characteristics relate to programs that you are currently implementing
Possible solutions to challenges faced by programs that incorporate a gender equity focus

Small Group Work (15 minutes)
Divide into small groups (3-5 people)
Choose a spokesperson
Discuss the following:
How projects that you work with addressing gender inequity?
How did you know that gender inequity needed to be addressed in order to improve health outcomes?
Challenges that the group would like to discuss with panelists

Gender Equity: A dialog about using this focus to improve health programming

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