220.627.79
Gender in Emergencies: Key Issues and Challenges
Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
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As humanitarian emergencies increase, women and girls are disproportionately impacted. How do we make sure women and girl's safety and wellbeing needs are prioritized and addressed in emergencies? How do we promote gender equality and contribute to peacebuilding and environmental sustainability in emergencies? How do we promote an inclusive humanitarian response?
Introduces the policy landscape of gender in humanitarian emergencies, discusses the integration of gender in humanitarian technical sectors, and identifies ways in which gender issues intersect with peace-building and environmental / climate issues. Focuses on skill-building and learning regarding research methods, monitoring indicators, data, and analysis of key gender issues considering complexities and constraints posed by emergencies. Explores and critiques existing interventions and programs aimed at addressing gender equality and gender-based violence in emergencies, while providing best practices for designing inclusive multisectoral humanitarian programming in fragile settings
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the policy landscape and humanitarian architecture that links gender equality, environmental sustainability, and peacebuilding efforts.
- Apply tools, frameworks, and methodologies to advance gender equity in technical humanitarian sectors of health, economic recovery, protection, and climate resiliency.
- Identify and critique inclusion practices in humanitarian response.
- Analyze how gender and GBV are integrated into current response protocols and humanitarian response systems.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 40% Written Assignment(s)
- 20% Final Paper
- 20% Presentation(s)
Enrollment Restriction
This is a graduate level course. Students must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.