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The Gender Pro Capacity Building Programme

The premier professional development programme for gender equity champions

Become an expert on gender integrated programming over 15 weeks containing a combination of online (self-paced) content and hour-long live sessions delivered in six modules.

For $2,500, you will get full access to expert GenderPro instructors, required and supplemental learning materials, and lifetime access to our global network of GenderPro alumni.

Your CV
Proof of a bachelor's or higher degree
A completed application form

The priority deadline for acceptance into the October 2026 cohort is July 15, 2026.

Why GenderPro?

Expert-Crafted Curriculum

GenderPro is designed by leading gender specialists. That’s why it is so effective. It addresses the real-world challenges you’ll face and offers practical frameworks that you can use immediately.

Dynamic Learning Experience

Our fully online learning environment means you’ll get to connect with participants from all over the world: expanding your professional network and your perspective. It also offers flexibility. You can select the session that works best for your time zone, your career, and your life.

Pathway to Professional Credentialing

Earn the GenderPro Credential – the first globally recognised certification for gender experts in international development.

Personalised Mentorship

Your instructor will help you troubleshoot challenges, review your work, and offer personalised feedback so you can apply each lesson directly to your work and your context.

Global Professional Network

Join a diverse community of practitioners from international organisations, government agencies, and NGOs around the world. The relationships you build during the programme create a lasting support system and open doors to future opportunities. You’ll also have lifetime access to our alumni network.

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Who you are

You’re a mid- to senior- level international development professional – from public health to humanitarian aid. Maybe you’re a programme manager, designer, or officer and:

You want practical frameworks and tools to improve your programme design.
You’re already running programmes, but you want to become a gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) expert.
Your work is focused on inclusion – disability or race – and you want to build expertise on gender.
You know that gender mainstreaming is foundational for your work to prevent gender-based violence and discrimination.

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What you'll learn

Over 15 weeks, you'll master essential competencies that organizations worldwide are seeking in gender specialists:

Gender mainstreaming
Gender as an analytical framework
Programme design and evaluation
Ethics in gender programming
How to communicate your findings

After GenderPro, you’ll be equipped to:

Be the gender focal point for an organisation or project
Design, manage and evaluate programmes with a gender equity focus
Build your team’s capacity with global best practices for gender mainstreaming in programming and beyond

"One of the things that I learned from the GenderPro course is that there are different levels of working on gender – gender blind, neutral, sensitive, responsive and transformative. I believe that we are mostly working on gender sensitive programs and that my colleagues are gender sensitive but I think that we have to go beyond. We have to start transforming. We have to start working together. We have to start using the same language. We have to start involving men and women in order to achieve change and equality"

Matthias Sachse
Health and Nutrition Officer, UNICEF Mexico