Family Responsibilities and Care

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This course examines how family and caring responsibilities affect the recruitment, retention, well-being, and career progression of uniformed personnel in the security sector and United Nations peace operations. Drawing on extensive global research — including interviews and surveys of peacekeepers and security personnel across multiple countries and missions — the course explores the gendered nature of unpaid care work, the stigma surrounding caring responsibilities, and the biases that caregivers face in security institutions. Across six lessons, students will learn: how caring responsibilities impact access to training, deployment, and leadership opportunities; how family separation during deployment affects well-being and operational effectiveness; and what individuals, leaders, and organizations can do to build more inclusive, care-attentive workplace cultures. The course also examines global policy frameworks, including the Women, Peace, and Security agenda and the UN Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy, and equips students with practical strategies for self-care, peer support, and organizational change. It is developed with funding from Global Affairs Canada as part of the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations. Six lessons.

Number of pages: 89 [English]

Publisher: Peace Operations Training Institute [21-05-2026]

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En este curso se estudia en qué forma las responsabilidades familiares o de cuidado afectan el reclutamiento, la retención, el bienestar y el desarrollo profesional del personal uniformado del sector de la seguridad y de las operaciones de paz de Naciones Unidas. A partir de una amplia investigación a nivel mundial — que incluyó entrevistas y sondeos entre personal de mantenimiento de la paz y personal de seguridad de múltiples países y misiones — el curso explora la naturaleza generizada del trabajo de cuidados no remunerado, el estigma que rodea a las responsabilidades de cuidado y los sesgos que deben afrontar los cuidadores en instituciones de seguridad. A lo largo de seis Lecciones los estudiantes aprenderán cómo influyen las responsabilidades de cuidado en las oportunidades de formación, despliegue y liderazgo, cómo afecta al bienestar y a la eficacia operacional la separación de la familia durante el despliegue y qué pueden hacer los individuos, los líderes y las organizaciones para construir una cultura laboral más inclusiva y preocupada por el cuidado. El curso también estudia marcos normativos globales — entre otros, la agenda sobre las Mujeres, la Paz y la Seguridad (AMPS) y la Estrategia de Paridad de Género para Personal Uniformado de la ONU — y equipa a los estudiantes con estrategias prácticas de autocuidado, apoyo entre pares y cambios organizacionales. El curso ha sido desarrollado con el financiamiento de Global Affairs Canada en el marco de la Iniciativa Elsie para la Participación de Mujeres en Operaciones de Paz.

Number of pages: 94 [Spanish]

Publisher: Peace Operations Training Institute [05-06-2026]

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Ce cours examine comment les responsabilités et les obligations familiales en matière de soins influent sur le recrutement, la fidélisation, le bien-être et l’évolution de carrière du personnel en uniforme dans le secteur de la sécurité et les opérations de paix des Nations Unies. S’appuyant sur des recherches approfondies menées à l’échelle mondiale — notamment des entretiens et des enquêtes auprès de membres des forces de maintien de la paix et du personnel de sécurité dans plusieurs pays et missions — le cours explore la dimension de genre du service de soins non rémunéré, la stigmatisation entourant les responsabilités en matière de soins, ainsi que les préjugés auxquels sont confrontés les aidants au sein des institutions de sécurité. Au fil de six leçons, les étudiants apprendront : comment les responsabilités et obligations familiales influent sur l’accès à la formation, au déploiement et aux opportunités de leadership ; comment la séparation familiale pendant le déploiement affecte le bien-être et l’efficacité opérationnelle ; et ce que les individus, les dirigeants et les organisations peuvent faire pour instaurer des cultures d’entreprise plus inclusives et plus attentives aux besoins en matière de soins. Le cours examine également les cadres politiques mondiaux, notamment le programme « Femmes, paix et sécurité » et la Stratégie des Nations Unies pour la parité hommes-femmes dans les forces en uniforme, et fournit aux étudiants des stratégies pratiques pour prendre soin d’eux-mêmes, s’entraider et favoriser le changement organisationnel. Il a été développé grâce au financement d’Affaires mondiales Canada dans le cadre de l’Initiative Elsie pour les femmes dans les opérations de paix.

Number of pages: 97 [French]

Publisher: Peace Operations Training Institute [05-06-2026]

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Certificate of Completion

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Course Reviews

5 Stars from 3 Reviews

Student reviews can only be submitted by a student after completing the course. Student reviews represent the combined opinions of the English version and all translated versions of the course.

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"Recognizing and supporting men’s caring responsibilities specifically assist in advancing gender equality for women and reduces the pressure on women to absorb disproportionate caring burdens."

A student enrolled through Open Enrolment .

Reviewed: 24-06-2026

5 Stars

"Are you preparing for a peacekeeping mission, this course if for you. It does not just teach about peacekeeping, it also teach of caregiving, how to manage the stress associated with caregiving and workplace."

Ezekiel Onucheojo Abbah, Academia and Model U.N. Bookstore student from Nigeria.

Reviewed: 22-06-2026

5 Stars

"I love the explicit nature of the course material, it well structured and easy assimilation of the material."

Abubakar Adebayo Bolaji, Open Enrolment student from Nigeria.

Reviewed: 14-06-2026