Thoughts on teaching and learning about Gender and Health
I teach the Gender and Health module in the MPH course at IIPHG for quite some time now. Having taught and learned the issues passionately, I have become a lot more gender-sensitive over time. I live the topic and tend to see the world around me – i.e. workplace, family, friends, and students – from a gender prism. As a facilitator, I remain emotionally connected to the character, content, and community throughout the course, and observe the gender-related processes in the classroom and the institute. While the students get a more nuanced awareness of gender dynamics through discussion of the science and system issues, they also explore and revisit their self and society. I understand that the course often becomes heavy on sensitive students, irrespective of gender. The marginalized and vulnerable students get affected because of their reflections on the lived experiences of gender disparities and injustice. As I try to create an equitable environment conducive to producti...