Gender and the Death Penalty

This e-training series entitled “Gender and the Death Penalty” examines how gender and intersectional discrimination shape the application of the death penalty and demonstrates how adopting a gender-transformative approach can strengthen and advance abolitionist strategies.

Deepen understanding

Deepen understanding of how gender bias and intersecting forms of discrimination affect legal proceedings, sentencing, detention conditions, and executions;

Strengthen the capacity

Strengthen the capacity of abolitionist actors to integrate gender analysis into their strategies;

Promote gender justice

Promote gender justice by developing inclusive and gender-transformative approaches to abolition.

This e-training is organized into three modules. Each module combines theoretical input, case studies, practical exercises, and additional resources to support both reflection and action.

Module 1 – Introduction to Gender Bias in the Application of the Death Penalty

Provides foundational concepts on gender, intersectionality, and structural discrimination, and examines how gender stereotypes and inequalities influence death penalty cases at every stage, focusing on women and LGBTQ+ people exposed to the death penalty.

Module 2 – Building Gender-Transformative International Abolitionist Advocacy

Explore how to integrate the realities of women and LGBTQ+ individuals affected by the death penalty into the United Nations’ international human rights mechanisms.

Module 3 – Implementing Gender-Transformative Abolitionist Actions at the National Level

Focuses on practical tools and strategies to design and implement inclusive, context-specific, and gender-responsive abolitionist initiatives at national level.

Technical advice: When navigating the training, click on the arrows and text within each slide to progress chronologically. If you wish to move between modules, select the “Next Lesson” button at the bottom of the screen.

The methodology behind this e-training is based on guides published by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty following a project that aim to make visible the reality of women and LGBTQ+ people affected by the death penalty (see more). These guides and this online training course were developed with the active participation of members of the Gender Working Group.