Maastricht School of Management
Certificate in Gender Equality and Women EmpowermentMaastricht, Netherlands
DURATION
5 Days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
02 Feb 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
16 Mar 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,799 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The tuition fee includes all course materials and study materials. For those wo will join the programme on campus, refreshments during classes and lunch every class day is included. Tuition fee does not include housing, other food and living expenses
Introduction
The executive short course is about Gender Equality and Women Empowerment. Women are still often worse off than men, and therefore including a focus on women empowerment will be instrumental to closing the gender gap.
Women are obviously entitled to equal access to economic options, business and resources but in reality, there are many factors that obstruct or prevent such equal access.
In order for gender equality to improve, women’s and men’s needs and opportunities need to be addressed not only at community level but also system-wide.
Attention for gender and women empowerment related issues and institutionalisation is therefore important. The program will address a number of relevant issues, ranging from strategy and policy towards agency and constraints at individual level and ways to overcome these.
Reasons to follow
- Understand what gender equality and women empowerment mean and how these can be supported, including in daily life
- Learn about tools and instruments for gender policy
- Understand why gender mainstreaming and women empowerment are important
Accreditation
Maastricht School of Management (MSM) is part of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE). SBE has been awarded three prestigious accreditations, AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, resulting in what is known as the Triple Crown accreditation. Only 1% of business schools worldwide can boast this honour, many of which are SBE partner institutes.
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Ideal Students
The programme is designed for:
- Executives with responsibility for gender policy and/or women entrepreneurship policy
- Consultants and lecturers working in areas related to gender policy and/or women entrepreneurship policy
- All executives and other staff who are dedicated to promote gender equality and women empowerment in their institution and environment
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship opportunities can be combined up to 50% of the full tuition fee.
Corporate Discount
- 15% for 2 participants coming from the same organisation within 1 academic year
- 25% for 3 participants coming from the same organisation within 1 academic year
- 40% for 4 - 6 participants coming from the same organisation within 1 academic year
- For > 6 participants, we will offer a tailor-made programme
Alumni Lifelong Learning
15% discount for Maastricht School of Management registered Alumni
Dean's Development Fund
For the Dean's Development Fund, please select your country to see the actual price of the programme (full tuition fee-/-DDF scholarship). The Dean's Development Fund is based on the country of residence.
Please note that the DDF does not apply to EU countries.
Curriculum
The course has five modules covering the following main topics:
- Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment: Gender Parity in Leadership and Political Representation
- Gender-Based Violence and Legal Reforms
- Gender Equality in Climate Action, Finance and Sustainability
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Social Protection
- Gender responsive Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability (Cross-Cutting Objective across all the topics)
Teaching methods
This short course involves an interactive learning approach, in which the participant is stimulated to move beyond his/her own organisation, country or sector. Learnings take place through:
- Classroom interactive lecturing
- Workshops:
- In-class group assignments to reflect on the learning, presentations and discussions
- Individual assignments, presentations and discussions
- Guest lectures
- Case Studies
- Capstone Project
Program Outcome
The training programme is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop gender-responsive policies, programs, and projects, promote women's empowerment, and accelerate progress toward gender equality and inclusive, sustainable development in their countries and sectors. Specifically, the course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand the economic costs of gender inequality, implement gender-responsive budgeting, promote women's financial inclusion, and empower women in key sectors.
- Recognise the importance of women's political participation and leadership, promote gender parity in leadership, and develop action plans to advocate for women's empowerment.
- Understand Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and its root causes, and design and advocate for policies to prevent and respond to GBV.
- Assess the gendered impacts of climate change, integrate gender considerations into climate policy design, actions and climate finance.
- Identify barriers to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and their connection to gender inequality, and design and advocate for inclusive SRHR programmes.
Certificate
Each participant receives a certificate of participation.
This certificate is being awarded as evidence of participation in a post-graduate training at an indicative level 6 or 7 of the EQF. The minimum study load is 14 hours, and an attendance level of 80% is required. This certificate is being awarded in the form of a soft copy when the training is online or a hard copy during a face-to-face training. The certificate will mention your full name, training title, training date and include core topics.