Women's Economic Justice and Social Transformation Training Course

Course Introduction

Women’s economic justice is a foundational pillar for achieving inclusive growth, equitable development, and sustainable social transformation. Despite global progress, women continue to face systemic barriers such as unequal pay, limited access to resources, informal employment conditions, and exclusion from financial systems. This course provides a comprehensive framework for addressing these structural inequalities through policy, practice, and advocacy.

Economic inequality is deeply interconnected with broader social injustices, including education disparities, unpaid care work, and restricted access to land, credit, and productive assets. These challenges limit women’s ability to participate fully in economic systems and decision-making spaces. This course examines how economic justice can serve as a catalyst for broader social transformation.

A key focus of the program is understanding the intersection between gender, economics, and development policy. Participants will explore how fiscal systems, labor markets, and social protection programs can either reinforce or reduce inequality. The course emphasizes evidence-based approaches to designing inclusive economic systems.

The program also addresses the role of institutions, governments, and civil society in advancing women’s economic empowerment. Participants will analyze strategies for improving access to finance, entrepreneurship opportunities, decent work, and social protection systems that support women’s economic independence.

In addition, the course explores grassroots movements, advocacy strategies, and community-driven approaches that challenge structural inequality and promote economic justice. Participants will gain tools to support transformative change at both policy and community levels.

Ultimately, this course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to advance women’s economic justice and contribute to meaningful social transformation in diverse socio-economic contexts.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend

• Gender equality and women empowerment practitioners
• Policy makers in economic and social development
• NGO and civil society organization leaders
• Community development officers
• Social justice advocates and activists
• Public finance and planning officers
• Labor and employment officers
• Development partners and donors
• Researchers in gender and development studies
• Human rights practitioners
• Microfinance and financial inclusion officers
• Academic and training professionals

Course Objectives

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of women’s economic justice and social transformation and how these concepts contribute to reducing inequality, promoting inclusive growth, and advancing sustainable development across societies.
• Strengthen the ability to analyze structural economic barriers affecting women’s participation in labor markets, financial systems, and productive resources.
• Equip participants with practical skills to design and implement gender-responsive economic policies and programs that promote equity and inclusion.
• Enhance capacity to evaluate the impact of fiscal policies, labor systems, and social protection mechanisms on women’s economic empowerment.
• Strengthen understanding of intersectional inequalities affecting women’s economic opportunities, including unpaid care work, education gaps, and financial exclusion.
• Build competence in developing advocacy strategies for advancing women’s rights in economic systems and policy frameworks.
• Improve ability to support women’s entrepreneurship, access to finance, and participation in formal and informal economies.
• Enable participants to integrate gender equality principles into development planning and economic reform initiatives.
• Strengthen skills in designing community-driven approaches for economic empowerment and social transformation.
• Develop strategic capacity to promote inclusive economic systems that advance gender justice and sustainable development outcomes.

Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Economic Justice

• Understanding women’s economic justice principles and their role in promoting equity, inclusion, and sustainable development across economic and social systems
• Exploring global trends in gender inequality and economic participation
• Identifying structural barriers to women’s economic empowerment
• Examining frameworks for inclusive economic development

Module 2: Gender and Economic Inequality

• Analyzing gender-based economic inequalities in labor markets, income distribution, and access to resources across different social and institutional contexts
• Strengthening understanding of wage gaps and employment disparities
• Enhancing analysis of unpaid care and domestic labor
• Improving recognition of structural discrimination in economies

Module 3: Fiscal Policy and Gender Justice

• Understanding how fiscal policies influence women’s economic opportunities, access to services, and overall participation in national and local economies
• Strengthening gender-responsive budgeting practices
• Enhancing equity in public expenditure systems
• Improving tax policy fairness and inclusion

Module 4: Women and Labor Markets

• Examining women’s participation in labor markets, employment systems, and workforce structures across formal and informal sectors
• Strengthening decent work and fair employment practices
• Enhancing labor rights and protections for women workers
• Improving workforce inclusion strategies

Module 5: Financial Inclusion and Access to Capital

• Strengthening women’s access to financial services, credit systems, and capital markets for economic empowerment and entrepreneurship development
• Enhancing microfinance and savings mechanisms
• Improving access to banking and digital finance systems
• Building inclusive financial ecosystems

Module 6: Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

• Supporting women entrepreneurs through business development strategies, innovation systems, and market access opportunities in diverse economic sectors
• Strengthening enterprise development support systems
• Enhancing business skills and capacity building
• Improving market integration strategies

Module 7: Social Protection and Welfare Systems

• Understanding social protection systems and their role in reducing vulnerability and supporting women’s economic stability and resilience in society
• Strengthening welfare program design and implementation
• Enhancing access to social safety nets
• Improving inclusive social policy systems

Module 8: Advocacy and Policy Reform

• Developing advocacy strategies for advancing women’s economic justice through policy reform, institutional change, and stakeholder engagement
• Strengthening policy influence and lobbying skills
• Enhancing coalition building for gender justice
• Improving public awareness and mobilization strategies

Module 9: Community-Based Transformation

• Implementing community-driven approaches that support women’s economic empowerment and social transformation at grassroots and local levels
• Strengthening local leadership and participation
• Enhancing community mobilization strategies
• Improving participatory development approaches

Module 10: Future of Economic Justice

• Exploring emerging trends in women’s economic justice, digital economies, and inclusive development models shaping future social transformation
• Assessing impact of technology on gender equality
• Designing adaptive economic empowerment strategies
• Strengthening sustainability of gender justice initiative

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:                   

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.