Driving Gender Equity Through Social Innovation
Dec 31, 2024
Co-Catalyst’s Gender Lens Innovation training equips participants with the tools to create impactful, inclusive solutions. Through global case studies, hands-on workshops, and cutting-edge theory, explore how social innovation and entrepreneurship can drive meaningful gender equity. Flexible formats available: online, in-person, MA-level courses, or tailored workshops.
About
Gender Lens Innovation course explores how innovation can drive gender equity in developing regions, drawing on the latest theories in gender-lens innovation to show how social and technological advances can create meaningful social change.
Through guest lectures, participants will engage with case studies of social innovators from Ghana, Russia, Uganda, India, and the Middle East, examining impactful projects like digital accelerators for female entrepreneurs, initiatives that empower girls in AI and climate tech, and social finance models focused on gender equity.
Hands-on workshops in social innovation, entrepreneurship, and gender-lens finance will give students practical tools for the field. By the end, participants will be able to critically assess gender-based challenges in innovation, understand digital technologies' role in promoting equity, and design inclusive solutions in social entrepreneurship and finance.
Good to Know:
Courses and training programs can be delivered as full MA-level courses or tailored workshops.
Available in both online and face-to-face formats to suit your needs.
Previously taught at prestigious institutions and events, including The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Afric@onEU, and the Planet Earth Conference in London.
What do participants say?
“The course provided me with an understanding on how to use social entrepreneurship and innovation as a pathway and process to mitigate global gender inequalities. I appreciated the introduction to tangible tools and resources, recognizing their practicality and their potential for future use. Furthermore, the course's exploration of feminist economics stood out as a significant highlight, providing a language for future discussion on these topics.”
Internatioanl Development Master Student
“I find that the best education offers a new language to navigate the world. In just five classes, this class did precisely that. I was quite appreciative to be able to think through issues through the lenses of wicked, tame, and critical problems, and in turn, to think through gender lens investment through the lenses of social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and social extra-peneurship. Understanding these definitions allows us not only to be able to label what we see correctly, but also helps us to think about how to approach solving a problem”.
MBA Student