About the Resource

The Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy Resource was created to bridge the knowledge base in academia and activism at the UN by building a collective learning tools for women’s movements globally. 

This is a user friendly resource is comprised of learning modules organized around six themes, which briefly are:

1. Inclusive Development
2. Social Protection
3. Freedom from Violence
4. Gender-Responsive Institutions
5. Peaceful Societies
6. Environmental Conservation.

Please see Modules for a full description. Each module provides an overview of the topic and up to 10 subtopics for a deeper dive into specific issues within the theme. For example, the Inclusive Development Module includes a subtopic on Microfinancing.

Fifty academics, researchers, civil society leaders and UN experts spent 6 months working in teams developing 42 teaching modules as a starting point for this project. Each theme is comprised of an overview module and up to 10 subtopic modules that address the key components of the theme. The modules follow a standard, easy to follow format that is designed to engage and educate learners while assisting instructors by adhering to academic standards. The framework for each overview and subtopic includes: Introduction, Learning Outcomes, Preparation, Definitions and Terms, Key Actors and Institutions, Instructional Options, Additional Resources, Advocacy

Videos and animations, fun group activities, interactive resources and advocacy opportunities are anchored in foundational UN agreements and significant human rights documents. Challenging questions provoke deeper discussion and an exploration of the rights articulated in the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international treaties, human rights mechanisms and international commitments. 

The Modules are comprehensive but by no means exhaustive. It is the great hope of the creators of this resource that it will be an evolve; that teachers and activists will provide feedback on the materials and create subtopics or modules of their own,  which will be incorporated into the online version for others to learn from and build on.

From informal learning communities to college classrooms to reading groups, we hope that you find something useful here to discuss with your students, community members, friends, and colleagues. And in that exploration, we hope that you find your voice in making this world a more equitable place for all women, women-identifying folks, and girls.

Want to get involved?

To engage with the organizers of this resource, please email whrtlar@gmail.com. Comments, suggestions, contributions, networking ideas and blog posts for this living document are welcome and encouraged.