This tool is based on a desk review of existing materials, t r ai ni ng cour ses and publ i cat i ons; on per sonal interviews; and on material and information collected during a virtual discussion on good and bad practices in gender training for security sector personnel, organised by UN-INSTRAW, DCAF and OSCE/ODIHR in April 2007.2 Quotes have been drawn from the virtual discussion and from a survey of the discussion participants' experiences with gender training.