The objectives of Gender Policy and Planning are to examine gender relations and their intersection with other social relations, in the context of the development of human settlements, and to explore the institutionalisation of gender in policy, planning and management aimed at a more socially just development of human settlements. The module examines gender relations in the socio-economic, political and environmental processes in the development of human settlements. In doing so, we will highlight the intersection of gender with other social relations, examining diversity and difference in human settlements.

We will assess intersectional gender relations in a range of development sectors and discuss the conditions for gender mainstreaming in these sectors. This module runs over one term, comprising a mixture of lectures, group work and seminar presentations. In the first part of the module, we will focus on gender policy and planning approaches in human settlements. This will be comprised of three sessions, during which the DPU gender policy and planning toolkit will be shared. In the second part of the module we will use this set of approaches to bring a gender perspective to a range of sectors and development issues. These will include: Gender, identities and social diversity; Gender, mobilisation and active citizenship; Gender and economic production: Gender, environmental risk and resources; Addressing Gender-based violence, and; Feminist knowledge in action for gender equality.

After taking this module you should acquire:

Knowledge and understanding of gender relations and their intersection with other social relations in socio- economic, political and environmental processes in human settlements.
	Knowledge and understanding of the conditions under which more equal gender relations can be addressed as a cross-cutting issue in the policy, planning and management of human settlements.
	In depth-knowledge of the impact on women and men of selected sectoral policy and planning relating to human settlements development.
	Capacity to develop analytical and critical arguments on the basis of theory and empirical evidence in the field of gender in human settlements development.
	Capacity to use a set of conceptual ‘tools’ for gender planning in human settlement policy, planning and management practice.