This is interesting on #gender & #development (NB: when development people say gender they really mean sex). Liz Cowan sets out a mismatch between the recommendations of 'gender' consultants with 'fancy masters degrees' & the needs of the organisation on the ground.https://twitter.com/fp2p/status/1123491302174351361 …
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She frames it as being about consultants vs staff perspectives. But as
@guijti responds the issue issue isn't really about people on short term contracts vs people with full time employment. And as Liz says 'experts from HQ say stuff like this too.pic.twitter.com/4wcksGZ2Le
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Maybe the issue is that expertise based on the theory of "gender identity" is fundamentally mismatched with what development organisation are trying to tackle when they say "gender" meaning *sex* based inequality and discrimination. You know, this:https://medium.com/@MForstater/international-development-lets-talk-about-sex-eb9de927c787 …
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