Gender Sensitive Management Training

In many developing countries women are viewed as second class citizens. Even though women have heavier workloads as caretakers at home, they have very little influence in their house and communities. This unbalanced societal power often leads to fewer opportunities for women education and work and can lead to domestic abuse. This gender sensitive management training course is designed to open communications between sexes to bring mutual understanding and respect of other roles. The program starts by employing local experts on gender issues who clearly understands the problem within the current social and cultural contexts to help create and lead training sessions. This session facilitates discussions that highlight positive practices between men and women and expose areas that need improved understanding. Starting in two groups and later coming into one discussion, both genders discuss various roles, expectations and importance of both genders. Participants also have the chance to share experiences when they have felt empowered or dis-powered, and how those experiences relate to their own personal roles within their households and society. Finally, brainstorming sessions are led to consider what changes could be made to foster an environment of respect, dignity and understanding for both genders.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the participants should be able to understand:

• Define the role of gender in an organization and in society
• Identify gender inequality and develop solutions towards balance of genders in development work
• Develop gender sensitive implementations framework
• Streamline gender in organization
• Outline the role and space of gender in organizations and in society
• Develop gender sensitive systems
• Build and gender sensitivity management

Who Should Attend?

• This course targets:
• Gender activists
• Social workers
• Community development officers
• Social scientists and researchers
• Gender and community development policy makers
• Income generation programme officers
• Managers in organizations
• Non-governmental organization

Course Outline

Module I: Introduction to Gender Sensitive Management

• What is gender sensitive management
• Define and outline the concept of gender
• Identify and address the function of gender in community

Module 2: Gender mainstreaming

• Meaning of gender mainstreaming
• History of gender mainstreaming
• Concept of gender mainstreaming
• Gender mainstreaming in specific sectors
• Gender mainstreaming in sustainable development goals
• Best practices of gender mainstreaming

Module 3: Stakeholder analysis in management

• Mentoring stakeholders on how to mainstream gender in management
• Training management stakeholders in gender sensitivity
• Gender sensitive human resources management
• Ensuring that stakeholders are gender responsive

Module 4: Stakeholder analysis in management

• Integrating gender indicators in organizations operations
• Mobilizing gender balanced participation in management
• Developing a gender sensitivity policy framework in management
• Gender sensitive management processes
• Streamlining gender in development work
• Gender neutral planning and management

General Notes

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate.