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Gender, Economic Development and Poverty Reduction: E-Learning course
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| December 1, 2008 - January 5, 2009 |
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 Course Description | |  The Poverty and Growth Program (PGP) of the World Bank Institute is pleased to announce the E-Learning course on Gender, Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, which will take place from December 1, 2008 to January 5, 2009. The course will explore the concepts of gender and gender inequality, the relationship between gender inequality and poverty, and discuss the importance of gender issues in economic development. The course consists of a survey of contemporary literature on gender issues in economic development and poverty reduction. | |  Audience | |  The global eLearning classroom will bring together participants from civil society, NGOs, academia, policymakers, think-tanks, and World Bank staff. Participants from around the world are encouraged to register. | |  Course structure | The course will be structured via four week-long modules. Participants will be expected to read the course materials at the beginning of the week. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week there will be an online discussion (not in real time) among participants guided by that week’s moderator. The course is also based on the philosophy of peer-to-peer learning. To successfully complete the course and receive a certificate from WBI, each participant is required to read the mandatory materials, to connect weekly and participate in the online discussion each of the four weeks and write a final essay. Please note: WBI is announcing an essay contest. The winner will be sponsored to travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the course on Gender and Economic Empowerment tentatively organized in June 2009 by the World Bank. | |  Fee | |  There will be a $100 fee to participate in this course. | |  Requirements | The course will be conducted in English over the Internet. Fluency in English, access to Internet and the ability to participate in the online discussion are key pre-requisites for participants. Active involvement in gender-related advocacy or policy analysis, monitoring and advising will be the main criteria for selection of participants. Details on how to access Moodle, the e-Learning platform that will be used for the course, will be sent via email to those selected to participate. | |  Application | To apply for this course, please go to: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/wbi_learning/activity.cfm?sch_id=POV09-01-176 1) Click the Apply button
2) Complete the application form
3) Click Submit
4) A confirmation will be sent to those selected, within seven days from the deadline to submit applications. Last day to submit registration: November 28, 2008 |
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