INTRODUCTION

GENDER SENSITIZATION 

Introduction: Towards a World of Equals is a course that introduces the student to different dimensions of the current discussion on gender issues. The lessons critically scrutinize many commonly held assumptions about gender relations and demonstrate why they are unacceptable in a society committed to justice and equality.

Such an understanding will make for more just personal relationships as well as happier and more productive work places.

How we think about gender is also shaped by other ways in which Indian society is built, i.e., caste, community and tribe. This course helps to understand gender in its relationship to these other divisions of Indian society.

Towards a World of Equals is designed to help the student to recognize gender as an important and central issue in thinking about society, politics and personal life. This understanding also helps to develop sensitivity to gender and other inequalities.

Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. It is also smart economics. Greater gender equality can enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for the next generation, and make institutions more representative.