Exploring what works: Gender analysis in practice

Date and time: Tuesday, 4 October, 15:30–17:00
Place: Amazon
Participants: All CIFOR staff plus partners and associates
Format: Roundtable presentations followed by discussion

• How do we integrate gender analysis into forestry research?
• Where do we start?
• What challenges are we going to face?
• What do we do with the data we collect?

The answers to these common questions about gender analysis often seem elusive, although many of them are in fact much closer than we think. The session on gender focussed on learning from our own efforts. The presentations described the methods we have used and why these methods were appropriate for the research questions posed.

The presentations also revealed some of the less discussed challenges of using gender analysis in forestry research. Presenters revealed the unexpected costs associated with integrating gender analysis, how being a male or female researcher facilitates or impedes the participatory process and other valuable insights drawn from first-hand experience using gender analysis.

Title of content	Presenters and contributors
Introduction to the session objectives and update on CIFOR activities (15 min)	Esther Mwangi, Yen Hoang Mai
Description of the gender manual (15 min)	Cristina Manfre (Cultural Practice consultant)
Exploring ‘what works’: Gender analysis in practice and group discussions (30 min) 4 groups formed based on CRP research groups: Component 1; Components 2 and 5; Component 3; Component 4.	Yen Hoang Mai, Esther Mwangi
Six-minute group presentations back to the plenary  (25 min)	Rapporteurs
Wrap-up (5 min)	Esther Mwangi