Gender Analysis in Development Practice (DEVT90080)

This subject will use a decolonial, intersectional feminist approach to address the following core questions: How can development programs redress gender inequalities? What are the challenges in applying an intersectional, decolonial feminist approach to development programs and practice? What are the prospects for the re-politicisation of the ‘gender mainstreaming’ agenda? 

The subject will offer students the opportunity to undertake a critical and inter-disciplinary review of five decades of gender analysis in development programmes and practice. By undertaking practical scenario exercises and analysing case studies of projects in developing countries, students will learn tools and skills in gender analysis frameworks, gender mainstreaming, gender budgets, care analysis, programming with men and boys, and organising collective action.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete this subject should be able to: 

• Synthesise and communicate the body of knowledge and skills related to gender and development programming, and apply it to practice
• Enhance their ability to undertake a critical, decolonial feminist analysis of development programs through analysis of case studies
• Demonstrate their analytical understanding through the execution of skills-based projects
• Advance their communication, presentation and cross-cultural interaction skills through active collaboration with peers
• Develop their capacity for reflexive, gender-responsive development practice.

Generic skills

Students who complete this subject should be able to:

• Evaluate and synthesise research and professional literature
• Identify approaches to gender analysis and place them in historical context
• Demonstrate a high degree of conceptual and analytical skills
• Critically reflect on, and communicate, the knowledge and skills acquired
• Demonstrate sensitivity to local conditions and needs.