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Professionalising gender and development expertise: innovations in capacity‐building and credentialing
Author(s) -
Mehra Rekha,
Malhotra Anju,
Alleman Patty,
Pires Lauren
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of training and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1468-2419
pISSN - 1360-3736
DOI - 10.1111/ijtd.12178
Subject(s) - credential , credentialing , gender equity , credibility , professional development , capacity building , equity (law) , gender equality , gender analysis , gender mainstreaming , public relations , political science , psychology , medical education , economic growth , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , economics , gender studies , law
Gender training does not adequately prepare gender and development professionals (GDPs) to undertake robust gender integration of development and humanitarian assistance (D&H) policies and programmes and limits their ability to impact gender equity and equality and development overall. In particular, GDPs lack sector‐specific and applied technical skills in gender analysis and integration. These limitations undermine GDPs’ own performance and their credibility with employers and colleagues who rely on them for professional guidance in gender integration. To address these shortcomings and advance the field of gender and D&H, this note describes a new model of gender capacity‐building that introduces three innovations: (1) sector‐specific, job‐related and outcome‐based gender analysis and integration competencies, (2) a professional development capacity‐building short course based on the competencies and applications to D&H policies and programmes and (3) a professional credential that recognizes possession of these critical competencies.