Pursuing Gender Responsive Science and Technology Through the GREAT Women Project (GWP), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recognized the need to build up DOST’s capacity for integrating a gender dimension in its technology transfer and diffusion services, as well as the need for protocols and tools to assess the gender-responsiveness of DOST technologies continue reading : Pursuing Gender Responsive Science and Technology
Gender Mainstreaming in Programs and Projects of the Iloilo Provincial Government
Gender Mainstreaming in Programs and Projects of the Iloilo Provincial Government Prior to the GREAT Women Project (GWP), gender mainstreaming in Iloilo Province, consisted mainly of a series of trainings on gender sensitivity and gender analysis that were meant to enhance the province’s Gender and Development (GAD) Plan. When the GWP was launched in three continue reading : Gender Mainstreaming in Programs and Projects of the Iloilo Provincial Government
One-Stop Women Enterprise Development Desks: Spurring LGU-Led Gender-Responsive Enterprise Development
One-Stop Women Enterprise Development Desks: Spurring LGU-Led Gender-Responsive Enterprise Development Micro-enterprise development for women microenterprises (WMEs) in Metro Naga consisted mainly of sporadic livelihood/microenterprise development efforts, a limited network of institutions supporting WMEs and the limited capacity of LGU personnel to engage in microenterprise development. Overall, microenterprises were considered as just “recipients” of national government continue reading : One-Stop Women Enterprise Development Desks: Spurring LGU-Led Gender-Responsive Enterprise Development
Institutionalizing Gender in TVET
Institutionalizing Gender in TVET The GREAT Women Project (GWP) implemented by TESDA highlighted the process of mainstreaming gender and entrepreneurship in the Enhanced Technology-Based Community Training Program curriculum, through the development and use of gender-responsive training modules. The use of gender-responsive training modules in the curriculum hopes to stimulate the “tech-vocpreneurship” capabilities of women, thereby continue reading : Institutionalizing Gender in TVET
Emerging Good Practices in Creating the Local Enabling Environment for Women Microentrepreneurs
Emerging Good Practices in Creating the Local Enabling Environment for Women Microentrepreneurs Quezon Province had been a staunch gender advocate long before the entry of the GREAT Women Project (GWP). It had a Provincial GAD Office, 40 municipal gender and development councils that met regularly, and one city gender and development council (CGADC). The GWP continue reading : Emerging Good Practices in Creating the Local Enabling Environment for Women Microentrepreneurs