The SDC ensures that its vocational skills development (VSD) projects take into account the specific needs of women and promote gender equality.
Added Value. Contributions to gender equitable economic development (2011)
To understand why in certain regions equality between women and men is progressing, whilst it has stagnated elsewhere, indeed why under certain circumstances discrimination of various kinds is increasing, this publication will examine gender relations, including their shifting positions and the tendencies of gender inequality to persist in the context of social change.
SDC Gender Guidance Sheet – Gender and Vocational Skills Development (2017)
This thematic guidance sheet outlines key gender issues regarding VSD and how these can be integrated in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of cooperation strategies and project interventions.
GenderNet Newsletter 2015-06 Vocational training and gender (2015)