Workshop on Gender, Masculinities and Development 19-21 March
2007
Posted by: "Visthar" visthar@vsnl.com
Date:
Fri Mar 2, 2007
Workshop
on Gender,
Masculinities and Development
19-21 March 2007
Visthar,
Doddagubbi Post, Bangalore 562 149
Phone:
91 80 28465294/5, 65349492 email- Visthar@vsnl.com
"If gender is
to be everybody's issue, then we need to find constructive ways
of working with men as well as with women to build the confidence to do
things differently. It is time to find ways of thinking and analyzing gender
that makes sense of the complexity of people's lives."
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Objectives
of the workshop include:
- Examining
the meanings and the ' politics of masculinity'
- Understanding
the triangulation between gender, masculinities and development.
- Exploring
strategies to engage with men as potential agents of transformative
change, without compromising current commitments to the advancement of
women.
- Familiarizing
participants with participatory and creative methodologies for
application at the field level
Workshop
concepts / themes
- Masculinity
: biological destiny or cultural construction?
- Masculinities,
social relations and institutions
- Power
and patriarchy
- Gender
based violence and masculinities
- Masculinity,
sexuality and sexual orientation
- Masculinity
and HIV-AIDS
- Men,
masculinities and gender relations in development
Participants
The workshop
is designed for senior staff of NGOs, CBOs and other Civil Society
Organizations in India. The medium of communication will be
English.
Facilitators
Dr. Shekar
Sheshadiri , Professor of Child Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bangalore will be
the main facilitator. Dr. Sheshadiri has done considerable work
in the area of gender and masculinities using participatory and creative
methodologies. Mercy Kappen will join him as a co-facilitator,
besides other resource persons who will be invited for specific sessions.
Methodology
The methodology will be participatory in nature and will include
group discussions,
case studies, role plays, audio-visuals, input sessions etc.
Workshop
fee and registration
The workshop
fee is Rs. 1500 /-(Rupees one thousand five hundred only).This
will cover the cost of board and lodging, and training materials.
Interested candidates are requested to fill in the enclosed form and mail it to us
before the 5th of March with a cheque / draft for Rs.1500/- drawn in
favour of Visthar, Bangalore. A few scholarships are available on
request and on a 'first come first serve basis'.
For further
details contact Mercy Kappen, Visthar@vsnl.com
/ mercykappen@yahoo.com
Registration
form
Workshop
on Gender, Masculinities and Development 19-21 March 2007 at
Visthar, Doddagubbi Post, Bangalore
Please fill in
the following details and send it to us at the earliest.
01. Name
of the participant
02. Sex
and Age
03.
Educational Background
04.
Address, telephone number & e-mail id
05.
Nature of work/involvement
06. Any
specific requirements or expectations of the workshop?
Signature
of the participant
