Project: Gender Based Analysis
Prepared by Kate Humpage

Description
To raise awareness and increase understanding among the broader women's community of the role and value of Gender Based Analysis.

Issues to be Addressed
This project concerns gender based analysis (GBA), and provides the opportunity for CCLOW to play a role in helping Status of Women Canada raise awareness and sensitize the women's community and the broader public about the purpose and value of GBA.

Project Components
Phase 1 involves identifying the main concerns and issues with respect to GBA, through an exploratory, outreach process to the women's community, and addressing these concerns with the intention of promoting GBA as a valuable and useful tool in policy development. It is expected that this phase will involve on-line discussion groups (ie Alphacom process), as well as some small workshops. This phase will lead to the production of a number of information sheets concerning GBA.

Phase 2 will focus on outreach and raising awareness of GBA. As part of this process, a number of examples will be developed which demonstrate the way in which GBA can be used in policy and program development.

Phase 3 will involve the development and delivery of training sessions to the broader community and public service sector.

Relationship to Other Activities
CCLOW expertise in public education and engagement, and the organization's capacity to use regional and local networks to support efforts at the national level, are strengths that can be applied in this area. In addition, CCLOW has had extensive experience in developing and delivering learner-focused and learner-appropriate training, which will be very useful in making GBA accessible and understandable to a diverse audience. CCLOW may consider publishing a special GBA edition of Women's Education des femmes to look at the broader issues.

Expected Outcomes
To raise awareness and sensitize the women's community and the broader public about the purpose and value of GBA. This is a very important objective in that, by increasing the level of understanding of GBA and expectation that it will be used in analysis and evaluation, public pressure can be brought to bear on governments to ensure that GBA is an integral element of policy, program and legislative development.

Timelines
It is expected that this initiative would result in a three-phase project spread over three fiscal years: 2000-2001, 2001-02, and 2002-03.

Contacts
Kate Humpage as lead consultant (613) 258-7331   khumpage@magi.com

Board representative and additional CCLOW resources to be determined.

Estimated Budget
The budget for Phase 1 would be in the order of $10-20,000. Budgets for the remaining two phases would be determined as the required elements are finalized.

Potential Funders
Status of Women Canada; Gender Based Analysis Directorate

Potential Partners
To be determined as required