Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis

Gender mainstreaming is an international strategy to achieve gender equality in all aspects of society and has been gradually adopted by many governments in developing and developed countries, including Australia.

Gender analysis is a foundational base for all economic and social development policy and development programs. The Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis program from Flinders University offers in gender mainstreaming and gender analysis are applicable both in Australia and internationally.

Staff teaching the core topics in the Graduate Certificate in Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis were awarded a citation in 2011 for outstanding contributions to student learning by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council.

Career

Potential occupations include:

• quantitative researcher

• business operations head

• public policy officer

• gender mainstreaming specialist.

• The program prepares you to develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary debates on integrating gender into policies and programs, to analyse gender inequality issues and apply appropriate analytical tools and frameworks, and implement gender mainstreaming strategies within the context of gender theories.
• You will investigate how gender mainstreaming and gender analysis have been practised by international and/or national government agencies and non-government organisations. Topics cover areas such as gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, applied development studies, and development problems, policies and programs.