During a Course Held in Collaboration with the United Nations Development Program Academians at the University of Bahrain Learn about Principles of Decision-Making in Gender-Sensitive Economic Policies

Sakhir University of Bahrain

 

November 29, 2023

 

Dr. Fuad Mohammed Al-Ansari, President of the University of Bahrain, stressed the importance of the youth’s role in developing national economy, and developing their skills for effective participation in the various sectors, particularly education and entrepreneurship. He stressed the need to ensure equal opportunities and promote gender equality in various initiatives.

 

Dr. Al-Ansari made this statement during the training workshops for the “Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI) launched by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr. Al-Ansari lauded the long and fruitful collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, which is reflected in several joint projects between the two sides.

 

During the inauguration, Mr. Firas Gharaibeh, the Acting RR of UNDP Bahrain, shed light on the efforts of the United Nations Development Program, in achieving gender equality and integrating it in the development process, through global, regional, and local programs and initiatives, including Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI), which aims to enhance women’s economic empowerment.

 

For her part, Jehan Salah Al-Din Al-Murbati, Senior Development Programs Officer, stressed the importance of achieving the fifth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals by promoting gender equality in various fields and at all levels of decision-making, eliminating forms of discrimination against women, and increasing women’s involvement in the vital sectors.

 

The University of Bahrain has collaborated with the United Nations Development Program to develop the training course in “Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI)” for decision-makers in Arab countries”.

 

The introductory workshop on training-of-trainers program was held with the participation of 29 faculty members from all university colleges in “GEPMI”, to qualify them for training and teaching on gender-sensitive economic policies.

 

The training course lasted for three weeks. It is one of the main components of the initiative to include gender considerations in economic policymaking.

 

This course targets policy makers, economists, gender equality specialists, researchers, development planners, and civil servants at the intermediate and senior levels.

 

One of the most important objectives of the training course for managing gender-sensitive economic policies in Arab countries is promoting a deeper understanding of the relationship between gender and economy, and their impact on the development process in Arab countries.

 

The course consists of 13 training modules. Each module includes a theoretical foundation for the role of men and women in specific aspects of the economy, as well as concrete and interactive exercises for application of such knowledge in “real-world” environments. Topics of the gender-related units include gender-responsive policy analysis, unpaid work, poverty, environment, employment, labor markets, gender macroeconomic strategies in Arab countries, globalization, trade, and the economics of social protection.

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