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	Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting
	To ensure compliance with gender strategy of the project, three workshops on Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting at the district level (Education District Offices: Multan and Lodhran) and the provincial level (Directorate of Staff Development) were conducted from 17-19 November, 2009 in Lodhran and Multan and 10-11 December, 2009 in Lahore. The training sessions focussed on orientation of basic gender concepts followed by the significance of gender consideration while planning and budgeting. For districts, the focus of the training was more on situational analysis and planning with gender considerations while DSD session was focussed on gender concepts and its integration and consideration in budgeting.
	Gender and Leadership
	In order to build support from leadership and develop a gender sensitive culture at respective partner institutions, a workshop on Gender and Leadership was organized to orient and train the leadership and management of partner institutions. This orientation workshop was held with a view to: Focus on the role of leadership within the participant’s professional contexts. Understand the role of leadership in promotion of gender equality. Recognize the different needs of men and women in teams. Explore participant’s own leadership style and preferences in different contexts. The workshop sessions discussed in detail various styles of leadership in different settings. One module specifically focussed on different gender roles in our society to maximize output especially of women; the participants discussed at length how women can be facilitated in different ways, e.g. favourable working hours, consideration towards their domestic responsibilities etc.
	Gender and Research
	A workshop on Gender and Research was conducted to improve research capacity of pre-service teacher education faculty and PhD students to integrate gender in research and conduct of gender sensitive action/academic research.. The workshop covered topics like Gender Profile in Pakistan, Basic gender related concepts, Gender Analysis and Gender Indicators, Integration of Gender Perspectives at all levels of Research, Gender in Research content, Importance of Gender Disaggregated Data in Research using SPSS Software, Gender Budgeting and Gender Analysis at Project Level for ensuring a gender perspective. The sessions were interactive where all participants had the opportunity to contribute actively to the sessions, creating a stimulating learning process.
	Launching of CPBEP Gender Mentoring Model
	To sustain the initiatives taken by CPBEP and keep the dialogue of gender mainstreaming alive in partner institutions, a Gender Mentoring Model has been developed by the project based on the Gender Mentoring Framework and protocols. An event was held to introduce the model to the appointed gender focal persons who are the mentees/gender champions and the mentors. The participants included gender focal persons from partner institutions and a pool of gender mentors based in respective cities of partner institutions. The sessions specifically highlighted the significance and tools to empower women including the role of men in this regard and track empowerment and change. The launch of CPBEP Gender Mentoring Model is a way forward to institutionalize gender mainstreaming in partner institutions and, even beyond that, through actors of change i.e. the mentors and the mentees. In this regard, a detailed action plan was developed for the year forward to implement this mentoring framework.
	DUSK TILL DAWN... A Story of Change and Disillusionment!
	My name is Mohammad Ahmad. I work as a Senior Subject Specialist in Government College for Elementary Teachers, Rangeelpur. There was a time when I was totally against notions like Gender equity and equality, women rights and liberty. My fundamental beliefs in our customary social and cultural values made me a firm conformist. To me, it was all a western plan to ruin our socio-cultural norms and family set up. I believed that Non-Muslim countries had strategically planned to spread vulgarity in our society by dragging our women out of the homes and bringing them out on to the streets, offices and other public places. Participation in various workshops related to gender awareness and discrimination under the umbrella of CPBEP revealed another picture to me, which is altogether opposite to what I had perceived. These awareness raising sessions have disillusioned me. I learned that women are victims. They are treated as objects and puppets in this male chauvinistic society. A woman’s is considered no more than a domestic animal; she works laboriously from dusk till dawn without any acknowledgement let alone appreciation. Adding to this, society makes her feel unsafe and apprehensive due to an environment of insecurity and harassment. My perception of the notion of gender equality and equity has changed. I understand that CPBEP is striving to bring change in the lives of women though raising awareness about their rights, making them aware of their capabilities and developing their skills and capacities. This has made me realize that such change in our society will not only emancipate women from stereotypical beliefs but also eventually prove beneficial for men. Women working and taking part in every walk of life will share the workload and make the world a better place for all.		Mr. Mohammad Ahmed Senior Subject Specialist Govt. College for Elementary Teachers Rangeelpur
	Gender Audit
	Gender Audit is underway in all partner institutions. The Gender Audit Group (GAG), with participation of the Gender Audit facilitators from partner institutions is carrying out the Audit in their institutions. The project continued its support in the exercise. Data is in the final stages of being collected at partner institutions, where as some have already started analyzing the data. This process has also enhanced understanding of gender integration in the mechanisms and processes of the institutions with faculty and staff exhibiting more sensitivity to gender in their performance.
	Workshops on Various Aspects of Gender & Education
	Gender equality is interwoven as a cross cutting theme in all interventions and activities of CPBEP. The notion of Gender equality in project contributes substantially to improving the well-being of women, men, girls and boys in all partner institutions. The project focuses on creating awareness among all beneficiaries about gender sensitive issues to bring change in general conception of people. For the purpose, the project is working on two levels: 1) ensuring gender equality in all project’s processes and interventions in compliance with the Gender Equality strategy of the project 2) It is also ensured to sensitize the staff and faculty of the partner institutions to bring resultant change in the institutional mechanisms. To raise awareness among partner staff and faculty members a number of workshops on various aspects of educational planning and implementation have been conducted for respective institutions to enhance their capacity in this relevant area. All the sessions were specifically designed keeping in view the organizational functional and operational realm. The workshop titles include: 1) Gender Sensitive Material Development Workshop 2) Gender Sensitive Instruction 3) Gender sensitive planning 4) Workshop on Gender Sensitive Illustrations 5) Gender Sensitive Planning in Education
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