Gender Training from MEASURE DHS

DHS offers gender training that can be geared to a particular health or demographic outcome of interest (such as gender and HIV/AIDS), to a particular country context, or to meet other specific country, topic, or organizational needs.

A three and a half-day workshop held in Nepal focused on constructing gender indicators from the Nepal DHS to help integrate gender in the design and implementation of the USAID mission’s strategic objectives and programs. A more intensive three-week multi-country workshop explored in detail how gender affects various population, health, and nutrition outcomes, including fertility and family planning, maternal and child nutrition, and HIV/AIDS, in countries from which the participants came.

DHS gender workshops emphasize hands-on use of DHS data to understand what gender means, why it is important, and how to conduct gender analysis. The goal is to build capacity in the use of data to integrate gender into PHN-related activities, policies, programs, and research. Participants leave with a deep understanding of the importance of gender equity and why attention to gender enhances the ability to achieve specific development, health or demographic goals.

For more information on Gender Training, contact Dr. Sunita Kishor at sunita.kishor@orcmacro.com