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Gender Awareness
Gender Awareness• Video
Agenda
• Definition of Gender Awareness• Gender Roles & Stereotypes• Communication Conflicts in the Workplace• Gender Parity Programs• Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk, “Lean In”• Creating a Level Playing Field• Gender Discrimination
Definition
• Gender awareness is an understanding that there are socially determined differences between women & men based on learned behavior, which affect their ability to access and control resources.
• This awareness needs to be applied through gender analysis into programs, policies and evaluation.**Justice European Commission, Gender Equality Glossary
Gender Roles
• Throw, Run, Fight like a Girl
Mo’ne Davis Throws like a Girl!
Gender Roles
Gender Roles
• Video
Exercise
• Men are…
• Women are…
Gender StereotypesCommon Stereotypes of Women and Men Based on Psychological Research
Women’s Traits-Taking Care Men’s Traits-Taking Charge
Affectionate Dominant
Appreciative Achievement-oriented
Emotional Active
Friendly Ambitious
Sympathetic Coarse
Mild Forceful
Pleasant Aggressive
Sensitive Self-confident
Sentimental Rational
Warm Tough
Whiny Unemotional
Are Men from Mars and Women from Venus?
HUFFPOST HEALTHY LIVING: Male-Female Communication: Debunking the Mars-Venus Myth
• Myth 1: Females talk more than males.• Myth 2: Females are more verbally skilled
than males.• Myth 3: Females seek to connect with others,
while males use language with the intention of accomplishing things.
• Myth 4: Males are more direct and not as polite in communicating.
Growing Our Gender IntelligenceThe 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women at Work
Barbara Annis & John Gray, Ph.D.
• Gender Intelligence is an understanding of and appreciation for the natural characteristics that distinguish men and women-beyond the physical and the cultural-to include attitudinal and behavioral differences.
• Gender Intelligence enables women and men to understand each other’s way of thinking and acting. It exposes and eliminates our blind spots. It lifts us to a new level of conversation and encourages us to include and work with each other more confidently, more comfortably, and more willingly.
Emotional Intelligence
WATCHLISTEN
THINKSPEAK/ACT
Communication Conflicts in the Workplace?
• How do we communicate?• What is our style?• Do we yell or scream to get
our point across?• Are we engaging in
stereotypical behavior?• Are we aware that we may
be crossing the line and manifesting harassing/hostile behavior?
What Color is Your Communication Style?
• Very Organized• Detail Oriented• Planning & Structure• Processes & Procedures• Schedules & Deadlines• Like to save money• Spreadsheets
• Natural Leaders• Very Intuitive• Likes discussions • Money Driven• Emotional• Empathetic• Need to talk• Impatient
• Very Creative• Freedom &
Exploring Options• Connecting to the
Big Picture, • Help• Adventures &
Risk takers, chatty• Don’t like details
• Very Analytical• Ideas & Facts• “Efficient “
Solutions• Credible Proof• Statistics &
Data
Movers & Shakers
Thinkers
Nurturers
Detail Oriented
Matt Lauer and Mary Barra Video
• Mary Barra
• Changing companies’ minds about women
• Women on boards and senior-executive teams remain stuck at around 15% in many countries and just 3-5% of Fortune 500 CEO’s are women.
Bain & Company, Gender Equality in the UK, Alumni webinar, January 2014
Gender Parity Program
Lean In
• Video from Ted Talks Sheryl Sandberg
Creating a Level Playing Field
• Shelley Correll’s case of female orchestra musicians
• How gender affects hiring the best candidate
• Bias=Error in Decision-Making
Harassment in Science, Replicated8/12/2014
Social Media Survey
Sexually HarassedSexually AssaultedOther
Gender Discrimination-Sexual Harassment
Gender Discrimination-Sexual Harassment
• Video
Gender Discrimination-Sexual Harassment
Gender Discrimination-Sexual Harassment
• Video
Self Awareness Questions• How am I coming across to the person with
whom I’m communicating? to others around me?
• Is my behavior professional and appropriate in the workplace? Is it welcome? even if welcome, what message is it sending others?
• Is my behavior promoting gender stereotypes?
Quote of the week
“Women are the world’s most underused resource”.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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