Jakarta – Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia held a Gender Action and Learning System (GALS) Training and Outcome Harvesting (OH) Workshop on 24 – 25 June 2026 in Cikini, Central Jakarta. The event was attended by members of the PWYP Indonesia National Secretariat (Seknas) and representatives of PWYP coalitions based in Jakarta.
The training aimed to strengthen the organization’s internal capacity as a civil society organization that promotes transparent, accountable, inclusive, and gender-equitable governance of natural resources and energy. Through a gender transformative approach and a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system, PWYP Indonesia seeks to enhance the effectiveness of its advocacy, research, and campaigns, including support for the We For JET program.
On the first day, the activity focused on GALS Training facilitated by Emmy Astuti. Participants were invited to understand the philosophy, principles, and benefits of GALS as a gender transformative methodology, as well as to practice using the main GALS tools in the context of advocacy, research, and campaigning.
The training began with an explanation of the basic concepts of sex and gender. Sex refers to the biological differences between men and women based on reproductive organs and physical characteristics. Gender, on the other hand, refers to the differences in roles, traits, positions, and responsibilities shaped by social construction within society, influenced by culture, religion, politics, law, education, and various other factors.
Emmy Astuti explained that gender inequality remains prevalent in society. The forms of gender injustice include marginalization of women, subordination that places women as second-class citizens, negative stereotypes, multiple burdens (performing domestic tasks as well as public work), physical, psychological, and sexual violence, as well as discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or social status. The root cause of these problems is patriarchal culture — a system that prioritizes men and leads to the subordination of women. This patriarchal culture harms not only women but also men.
Participants were also introduced to various policy analysis terms, such as gender-blind, gender-biased, gender-sensitive, gender-neutral, gender-responsive, gender equality, and gender-equitable. With this understanding, participants are expected to promote more responsive and just policies in the workplace, society, and government.
GALS itself is a community-based empowerment methodology that prioritizes inclusion and women’s empowerment. This method helps male and female farmers analyze their conditions from a gender perspective and then develop a realistic, measurable, and gender-equitable vision for change. The training is expected to enhance the community-based advocacy capacity of Seknas and PWYP Indonesia coalition members.
On the second day, the activity continued with the Outcome Harvesting (OH) Workshop. Participants learned the concepts, principles, and benefits of OH in the context of gender-equitable energy transition advocacy, and mastered the main steps of the method and its application in programs and campaigns.
“The objective is for participants to gain a comprehensive understanding of gender-based change planning and systematic monitoring of advocacy outcomes,” said Mouna Wasef, Head of Research and Advocacy Division of PWYP Indonesia. Through this activity, PWYP Indonesia is expected to become stronger in driving changes toward transparent, inclusive, and gender-equitable governance of energy and natural resources.