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

Brain Games

The Battle of the Sexes

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