Course: Introduction to gender-based analysis plus GBA+

Welcome!

This course is the result of a collaborative process led by the Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and adapted by the Inter-American Commission for Women (CIM) and the Educational Portal of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS). It is adapted from the Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) course, developed by WAGE, and complements the series of courses on the agenda for gender equality and women's rights in the Americas, developed by the CIM and administered by the Educational Portal of the Americas.

GBA+ is an analytical process used to assess how different groups of women, men and people with diverse gender identities may experience policies, programs, and initiatives differently. The “plus” in GBA + does not refer only to biological (sex) and socio-cultural (gender) differences. As human beings, we have multiple characteristics and aspects that intersect to build our unique and diverse identities. GBA + considers all of these aspects of human identity - such as race, cultural origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation and/or physical or mental disability, along with biological sex and gender identity, and how they interact to change the ways in which we live policies, programs, and other public initiatives.

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Before beginning, please note:

A MOOC course is an online, massive open course. You will have the possibility to navigate freely through the content, following the theoretical and conceptual guidelines. Even though there is no tutor in the course, if you experience any technical issue, you may contact the Educational Portal of the Americas at any time. Our e-mail is portal@oas.org.

When you finish navigating through all the pages and completing the activities, you may be able to download your certificate of completion.

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