“Workshop on Integrating CEDAW in Tertiary Curriculum in Southeast Asia,”
4- 6 November, 2007, Bangkok.

UNIFEM in collaboration with Office of Human Rights Studies and Social Development, Mahidol University organized a Workshop on Integrating CEDAW in the Curriculum of Tertiary Educational Institutions on 6-7, November, 2007.

A group of 20 academics from seven Southeast Asian countries teaching law, human rights and women studies in higher educational institutions joined the workshop and shared good practices in integrating the CEDAW principles of gender equality and non-discrimination into university-level curriculum.

Participants shared examples of establishing inter-disciplinary Women’s Studies courses, courses on women’s rights in law schools, as well as integrating gender equality and non-discrimination messages into university foundation courses and subjects as diverse as literature to mathematics. Development of guidelines for integration of gender equality teaching into curriculum, and providing orientation and training to faculty was identified as effective strategies. Linking theory with practical examples of daily discrimination that women face through student involvement with legal clinics, field research and close linkages with NGOs was also highlighted as an important teaching strategy. Participants committed to continue sharing resource materials and information.

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