The 2013 edition of the Gender Academy is addressed to development professionals from all over the world with a view to offering an exclusive forum for discussion and a platform for new experiences. It is recommended for specialists and practitioners who already have familiarity with gender concepts.

The format of the Academy makes it a special occasion for updating and upgrading professional knowledge through exposure to high-level international expertise.

International experts, academicians and practitioners will present and discuss key themes in a series of master classes with simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish.

In addition, a range of elective workshops will offer additional insight into specific subjects, develop skills and provide room for application and knowledge-sharing.

Objectives

Participants will:

• be exposed to advanced international knowledge and best practices in areas related to the promotion of gender equality at work
• acquire tools and practical methods, successfully designed and tested in other national or regional contexts, and adaptable to your own environment
• share experiences and information with individuals and/or organizations with shared interests in mainstreaming gender equality and identify appropriate strategies for collaboration
• use research, networking, knowledge sharing to assemble appropriate resources on mainstreaming gender equality.

The Gender Academy lasts two weeks and consists of a combination of:

• master classes and round tables (in plenary session, with simultaneous interpretation) from leading international experts in the field
• elective workshops (in one or two languages) to be chosen in a wide range of topics, according to participants' needs and preferences. Participants will have a choice of one workshop in the morning and one in the afternoon
• structured knowledge-sharing opportunities, based on the open space methodology
• study visits and events related to the topics of the Academy.