UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OPEN UNIVERSITY

MASSIVE OPEN DISTANCE E-LEARNING

GENDER SENSITIVITY TRAINING

COURSE GUIDE

Course Description
This course introduces learners to basic gender sensitivity concepts, enhancing
awareness and understanding of gender and development (GAD) and its related issues.
This GST course is designed to help learners apply GAD concepts in their personal
lives and communities and work towards a more gender-inclusive and responsive
society.

Course Learning Objectives

After the course, the participants/ learners will be able to

1. Explain gender and development (GAD) as a concept and development

perspective and its related concepts.
2. Express their awareness and understanding of gender and development (GAD)
issues and the policies that help address these issues
3. Communicate understanding of the relationship and importance of GAD
awareness and identify various ways to apply these in one’s life, community, and
work towards a more gender inclusive and responsive society

Course Outline
This course contains three (3) modules. The course outline below will guide you on your
pacing as you go through each part of the course/lesson and in doing the course requirements:

Week 1 February 12-18, 2024

Course Overview
Module 1: Understanding Basic Gender and Development (GAD) Concepts
Basic gender concepts
○ Sex
○ Gender and sexuality
○ Gender relations
○ SOGIESC
○ Agents and process of gender socialization

Goals of gender sensitivity and gender and development

○ Women empowerment
 ○ Gender equality

Assessment: Online quiz

Week 2: February 19-25, 2024

Module 2: The Need for Gender and Development as a Development Perspective
and Framework
Knowing and addressing gender issues
○ Intersectionality
○ Gender stereotypes
○ Gender based violence/ violence against women
○ Discrimination

Week 3: February 26- March 4, 2024

Continuation of Module 2: The Need for Gender and Development as a
Development Perspective and Framework Gender and development policies
○ CEDAW
○ Magna Carta of Women
○ Anti-Rape Law
○ Safe Spaces Act/ Anti sexual harassment
○ Anti-VAWC law
○ Other gender-focused policies

Assessment: Online quiz

Week 4: March 5-11, 2024

Module 3: Creating a Gender Responsive Environment through Gender
Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming
○ Mechanisms
○ Structures

Course Integration
Assessment: Submission of course integration requirement in the course site

Course Requirements

To earn a certificate of completion for the course, you must do the following:

1. Submit all required responses to forum or assignments. The guidelines for all these
submissions shall be posted on the course site.
2. Get a passing grade (70%) or better in all quizzes
3. Get a grade of 70% or better for the course Integration requirement. The guidelines for this
submission shall be posted on the course site.
Course Materials:
Your learning package for this course consists of:
1. This course guide
2. Study guides for each module, which include the lecture notes and learning
activity guides and videos
3. Additional reading materials in digital form to be made available on the course
site

The study guides containing the tasks for the week and learning materials such as
videos and readings shall be posted on the course site on the week designated or
topic provided in the site.

House Rules
As you are enrolled in our course as part of the public service program of the
University of the Philippines Open University especially when participating in
any learning activities, you are expected to observe the following guidelines:

1. Honesty and integrity are very important in development work and in the
university. These are also expected in this course. Copying from another’s work,
including your co-learners or from other authors without proper referencing is
not allowed and is illegal. Furthermore, using information and materials that do
not come from legitimate sources is not accepted in the course.

2. In case there would be discussion forums, you are expected to respond to one
or two posts by other co-learners in a courteous and constructive way. Be
polite or civil when arguing a point. Do not be rude and do not make remarks
that may be construed as a personal attack. Refer to ideas/statements, not the
person. Avoid jokes or humorous statements in text that may be misunderstood
by your co-learners, and ask only questions that sincerely interest you.

3. When asked to submit your response such as in essays, write clearly,

following the conventions of written English or FIlipino. Do not use
abbreviations and acronyms unless these are introduced in the readings. Do
not write in textspeak.

4. The university is advancing gender inclusiveness and safe learning

environments for all. Please be informed that we are strictly implementing the
Safe Spaces Act, Anti Sexual Harassment Law, and Magna Carta of Women
through UP’s Anti Sexual Harassment Code and UP Gender Equality
 Guidelines. All forms of sexual harassment and violence against women and
children and on the basis of SOGIE against anyone which was done in the
course and its corresponding platform/s will be apprehended accordingly.
Again, this course site is a safe learning environment for all. Let us maintain it
that way.

For any inquiries in relation to the course, the course coordinator is available through
the course site’s messaging button.

Course Facilitator’s Bionote

Finaflor F. Taylan, a social worker by profession, is a graduate of Bachelor’s degree
and Masters degree in Social Work (SW) from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
She is a member of the Asia Pacific regional technical working group which developed
the Asia Pacific amplified definition of Social Work for 2014 to 2016. An online distance
educator, she is a faculty and the Program Chair of Social Work and the Director of the
Office of Gender Concerns of the University of the Philippines – Open University
(UPOU).

The past secretary general of Asian Association of Women's Studies, she is one of the
pool of trainers on gender and development of the National Association for Social Work
Education, Inc. (NASWEI) and pool of expert-partners by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD). She graduated Doctor of Professional Studies from
the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, where she received the Community
Service Award in 2020. She is a volunteer provider of psychosocial support during the
pandemic.

She also served as Vice President for Luzon of NASWEI and a member of various
committees and task forces composed of representatives from various SW professional
organizations regarding amendment of SW laws, practice standards for generalist
practitioners, and areas of specialization for advanced Social Work practice in the
Philippines particularly in Advanced Community Organizing and Social Administration.
She completed a 2-week global training program on Women's Economic Empowerment
for Policy Makers by Ewha Womans University, South Korea.

She is regularly tapped by various organizations and groups, both government and
private, locally and abroad, to serve as speaker or facilitator on gender training,
projects, and initiatives.

She has produced the following publications as of date:

Taylan, F. F. (2022). "Motivations for Public Service and Community Engagement in the
University of the Philippines Open University." ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance
Learning 14(1): 39-53.; https://ajodl.oum.edu.my/vol14a.php

Taylan, Finaflor & Muyco, PGM 2018, 'Online Facilitation of Field Instruction for the
Social Work Programs of UP Open University', International Journal of Open and
Distance eLearning, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 45-56.;
https://ijodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/004_Taylan_Muyco.pdf

Chapter 4: ‘Sustainability in Social Work: Exploring the Integrative Well Being Model’ in
book entitled ‘Social Work Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability
http://ifsw.org/product/books/social-work-promoting-community-and-environmental-sust
ainability-paperback/

A Proposed Model on Integrative Wellbeing of People and Communities

Journal of Nature Studies 13 (1): 58-69; ISSN: 1655-3179
http://journalofnaturestudies.org/files/58-69Taylan.pdf

For more information about the Dr. Taylan, please look into these weblinks:
https://fmds.upou.edu.ph/finaflor-f-taylan-phd/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Finaflor-Taylan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/finaflor-taylan-494a0390/