Switzerland: Gender Equality and Peacebuilding Course

Course Topic

Conflict has a profound impact on gender relations. How do protection initiatives contribute towards the exclusion of women? How do military institutions construct and codify hegemonic masculinity? Despite the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women from 1979 and the UN Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, it is evident that peacebuilding does not always foster gender equality. This course reflects on how to address the varieties of women’s and men’s realities, and strategies to deal with conflicts, and contesting prescribed gender roles and power relations in peacebuilding. This course explores and critically discusses:

– Concepts and methodologies for understanding gender dimensions of conflict and their relevance in peacebuilding, and the impact of peacebuilding on gender relations

– The relevance of the women, peace and security framework on the gendered policies and peacebuilding discourse

– The role of women’s agency, women’s rights, masculinities and the implication of gender stereotypes in conflict and peacebuilding

Target Audience

This course is designed for practitioners and academics interested in bridging their own experiences with current conceptual insights and practical knowledge on gender equality and peacebuilding.

A minimum of two years of professional experience in relevant fields and a university degree (minimum BA) or an equivalent educational background are required.

The course will be held with a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 participants.

Application & Fees

Tuition fee: 2'800 CHF
Discounted tuition fee*: 2'600 CHF

Travel, food and accommodation costs are not included in the fee and must be covered by the participants.
* A limited number of discounted tuition fees are available for: self-payers with limited financial resources, small institutions with limited financial resources, members of the swisspeace Support Association. Granting of discounted tuition fees is decided by the Course Directorate on a case-by-case basis.
A limited number of scholarships are available.
Please indicate in the online application form if you are applying for the discounted tuition fee or a scholarship and upload a letter outlining your reasoning to do so.

Deadline for registration: 31 October
Notification of admission: 15 November
Deadline for payment: 30 November

If a candidate is accepted on the course, s/he will receive an invoice from swisspeace in due time. Any person who fails to make the payment in the timeframe given will forfeit their place on the course. Upon request, the amount due may be remitted in two installments. (Please contact us for more information.) Terms and Conditions.

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Contact: Please visitacademy.swisspeace.ch or contactacademy@swisspeace.ch for more information.