Short Courses

Course Title: Gender Audit

Introduction

Governments and other actors have been urged to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

Objectives

The overall objective of the programme is to enable managers acquire skills in planning, coordinating and facilitating the gender audit in their respective organizations in order to develop and implement organization-specific gender action plans. At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit
• Become familiar with gender audit questionnaires and the gender audit process
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization

Contents

• Gender concepts
• Gender integration framework
• The gender audit process
• Gender audit questionnaires
• Basic analysis techniques
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results
• Moving from analysis to action plans

Target Group

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resources managers.

Course No:  2014-03-10-3-16-40

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

Introduction

African States who are members of AU are now implementing "Women's Decade; 2010 - 2020 with emphasis on gender equality and women empowerment" as a tool for achieving the elusive MDGs and BPoA. This calls for leveraging gender diversity in the work place and closing the gender gaps in management.

Objectives

Many factors inhibit economic growth in Africa. Economic analysts portray a consistent picture of gender-based inequity and inequality, acting as a constraint to growth and poverty reduction. This 2 weeks course aims at providing knowledge and skills to officers and staff from Public and Private sectors on how to mainstream gender in management and promote gender diversity.
Specific objectives include:

• Review and discuss how gender inequity hampers development
• Identify barriers that limit gender equality in management
• Discuss the barriers and how they impact negatively on the performance of the organization
• Learn and practice how to analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity.
• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as organizational budget.

Contents

• GENDER SENSITIZATION
  • Gender concepts
  • Why engender management
  • Gender analysis and gender planning tools
  • The impact of Gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development.
  • Review objectives and strategies for the African Women Decade; 2010 - 2020
  • Discuss role of Management in leveraging diversity
• LEVERAGING GENDER DIVERSITY IN MANAGEMENT
  • Discuss the Why, What and how of diversity in the work place
  • Engendering the Strategic plans
• Key result areas
• Strategic objectives
• Performance targets
• SDT
• Engendered Indicators
• Formulating an engendered strategic goals and objectives
• Engendering HR policies
• Management of work/home support for creating a level playing field for men and women workers
• ENGENDERING BUDGETS
  • Evolution of gender Budget initiatives
  • Budget analysis for gender gaps
  • Engendering budgetary guidelines
  • Engendering an activity-based budget

Training Methodology

Course director and ESAMI facilitators will use participatory methods appropriate for attitudinal change.

Target Group

Men and women Commissioners, Directors, Planners, Economic modelers and those involved in Public Reforms. Gender Focal points and those officers with targets to gender equality in ministries and management

Course No:  2014-03-17-3-16-41

Course Title: Mainstreaming Gender in Development Planning

Objectives

The overall objective of the programme is to enable managers acquire skills and knowledge on gender concepts and gender issues for managerial effectiveness. At the end of the programme participants will be able to:

• Explain gender concepts
• Use gender analytical tools for making management decisions
• Examine key terminologies used in the field of gender
• Identify gaps in organization
• Learn on how to leverage gender diversity in modern organizations.

Contents

• Gender concepts
• Gender analytical concepts
• Identify gender issues in management
• Role of manager in promoting gender equity and equality
• Mainstreaming gender in organizational policies
• Engendering budgets

Target Group

Middle and senior level officers/managers, gender focal point persons.

Course No:  2014-09-22-3-16-42

Course Title: Women Empowerment, Gender Equality and Implentation of African Women Decade 2010 - 2020

Introduction

African States who are members of AU are now implementing "Women's Decade; 2010 - 2020 with emphasis on gender equality and women empowerment" as a tool for achieving the elusive MDGs and BPoA. This calls for understanding why Gender is a critical development variable in Africa's development efforts.

Objectives

Many factors inhibit economic growth in Africa. Economic analysts portray a consistent picture of gender-based inequity and inequality, acting as a constraint to growth and poverty reduction. This 2 weeks course aims at providing knowledge and skills to officers and staff from Public and Private sectors on how to mainstream gender in public sector management and promote gender equality for sustainable development.
Specific objectives include:

• Review and discuss how gender inequity hampers development
• Identify barriers that limit gender equality in the public sector
• Discuss the barriers and how they impact negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa in achieving MDGs
• Learn and practice how to analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity.
• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as organizational budget.
• Review and strategize key areas for implementing the African Women Decade

Contents

• GENDER SENSITIZATION
  • Gender concepts
  • Why engender development
  • Gender analysis and gender planning tools
  • The impact of Gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development.
• WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND GENDER
  • Review objectives and strategies for the African Women Decade; 2010 - 2020
  • Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome
  • Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity
• LEVERAGING GENDER DIVERSITY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES & MDGs
  • Discuss the Why, What and how of diversity in Public sector
  • Review link of BPoA and MDGs and identify the Gender weak linkage
  • Carry out gender Audit in a Ministry
  • Engendering the Strategic plans
  • Key result areas
  • Strategic objectives
  • Performance targets
  • SDT
  • Engendered Indicators
  • Formulating an engendered strategic goals and objectives
  • Formulating engendered values
  • Engendering HR policies
  • Management of work/home support for creating a level playing field for men and women workers in Public service
• ENGENDERING POLICIES & BUDGETS
  • Evolution of gender Budget initiatives
  • Budget analysis for gender gaps
  • Engendering budgetary guidelines
  • Engendering an activity-based budget
  
  

  Target Group

  
  

  Men and women Commissioners, Directors, Planners, Economic modelers and those involved in Public Reforms. Gender Focal points and those officers with targets to gender equality in ministries and management

Course No:  2014-11-17-3-16-43

Course Title: Engendering National Budgets

Objectives

Many factors inhibit economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Micro-level analysts portray a consistent picture of gender - based asset inequality, acting as a constraint to growth and poverty reduction. A National budget is a critical policy document for promoting economic growth and sustainable development.

This course therefore, aims to provide knowledge and skills to Development experts especially planners and financial analysts on how to engender National Policies, National Budget and Development planning as a whole. By the end of the workshop, learners will be able to:

• Analyse policies for gender gaps
• Analyse budgets
• Formulate gender sensitive sector policies
• Review Poverty Reduction Strategies, for gender sensitivity
• Strategize how to prepare engendered budgets and Poverty reduction strategy programmes.

Contents

The Course will be offerd in three modules:

1. GENDER SENSITISATION:

• Gender concepts
• Why engender development
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools
• Gender inequality, HIV/AIDS and their impact on economic growth.

2. ENGENDERING BUDGETS AND OTHER POLICIES

• Policy analysis for gender gaps
• Budget Analysis for gender gaps
• Engendering national budgets and policy formulation

3. POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PROGRAMMES

• Basic concepts, poverty, gender and health
• Components of PRSP
• Process of preparing PRSP
• Incorporating gender and HIV/AIDs in PRSP
• Monitoring and evaluation, engendered indicators.

Target Group

Planners, financial analysts and those involved in sector Policy formulation. These should be from the planning departments of all Government Ministries, Ministry of Finance, Office responsible for Poverty reduction strategy and Training Institutions.

Course No:  2014-04-28-3-16-1032

Course Title: Gender Audit

Governments and other actors have been urged to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

Objectives

The overall objective of the programme is to enable managers acquire skills in planning, coordinating and facilitating the gender audit in their respective organizations in order to develop and implement organization-specific gender action plans. At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Describe the underlyingprinciples of gender audit;
• Become familiar with gender audit questionnaires and the gender audit process;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

Contents

• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Target Group

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resources managers.

Course No:  2015-03-02-3-16-1033

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

Many factors inhibit economic growth in Africa. Economic analysts portray a consistent picture of gender-based inequity and inequality, acting as a constraint to economic growth and poverty reduction. This course aims at providing knowledge and skills to officers and staff from Public and Private sectors on how to mainstream gender in management and promote gender diversity so as to achieve the AU agenda of 50/50 gender parity.

Specific objectives include:

• Review and discuss how gender inequity hampers development;
• Identify barriers that limit gender equality in management;
• Discuss the barriers and how they impact negatively on the performance and competitiveness of the organization;
• Learn and practice how to analyze organizational policiesand practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity;
• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy and budget.

Contents

The course will focus on the following:-

• GENDER CONSCIENTIZATION

-Gender concepts;

-Gender analysis in management;

-The impact of Gender inequality on an organizations' competitiveness.

• INTEGRATING GENDER DIVERSITY IN MANAGEMENT

-Discuss the Why, What and how of diversity in the work place,

-Engendering the Strategic plans and developing engendered Indicators,

-Engendering HR policies,

-Promoting work/home support for creating a level playing field for men and women workers.

• ENGENDERING THE ORGANIZATIONS' CONSTITUTION VALUES &

CHARTERS

Target Group

Commissioners, Directors, Planners, Economic modelers and those involved in Public Reforms. Gender Focal points and officers with targets to gender equality in ministries and management.

Course No:  2015-10-26-3-16-1034

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

Many factors inhibit economic growth in Africa. Economic analysts portray a consistent picture of gender-based inequity and inequality, acting as a constraint to economic growth and poverty reduction. This course aims at providing knowledge and skills to officers and staff from Public and Private sectors on how to mainstream gender in management and promote gender diversity so as to achieve the AU agenda of 50/50 gender parity.

Specific objectives include:

• Review and discuss how gender inequity hampers development;
• Identify barriers that limit gender equality in management;
• Discuss the barriers and how they impact negatively on the performance and competitiveness of the organization;
• Learn and practice how to analyze organizational policiesand practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity;
• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy and budget.

Contents

The course will focus on the following:-

• GENDER CONSCIENTIZATION

-Gender concepts;

-Gender analysis in management;

-The impact of Gender inequality on an organizations' competitiveness.

• INTEGRATING GENDER DIVERSITY IN MANAGEMENT

-Discuss the Why, What and how of diversity in the work place,

-Engendering the Strategic plans and developing engendered Indicators,

-Engendering HR policies,

-Promoting work/home support for creating a level playing field for men and women workers.

• ENGENDERING THE ORGANIZATIONS' CONSTITUTION VALUES &

CHARTERS

Target Group

Commissioners, Directors, Planners, Economic modelers and those involved in Public Reforms. Gender Focal points and officers with targets to gender equality in ministries and management.

Course No:  2015-03-16-3-16-1035

Course Title: Governance, Gender and Change Management

The workshop aims at sensitising top executives on the linkages between Good Governance, gender and change management as pre-requisites for effective leadership and sustainable development.

It is expected that, by the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:-

• Analyze governance issues that hinder development efforts;
• Identify linkages between Good Governance, Gender and Management of change;
• Promote engendered democratic Governance in the Public and corporate sector.

Contents

The workshop will focus on the following:-

• Governance and components of public governance;
• Corporate governance;
• Introducing changes in traditional Public Sector systems: The Public Excellence Model,
• Management of change for positive results;
• Creating learning organisations
• The role of good governance, gender and change management in poverty reduction/eradication strategies;
• Engendered policies and budgets.

Target GroupThis course has been designed for Policy makers at the level of Permanent/Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Commissioners, Directors and Chief Executive Officers of Corporations.

Course No:  2015-11-30-3-16-1036

Course Title: Mainstreaming Gender in Development Planning

The overall objective of the programme is to enable managers acquire skills and knowledge on gender concepts and gender issues for managerial effectiveness.

At the end of the programme participants will be able to:

• Explain gender concepts;
• Use gender analytical tools for making management decisions
• Examine key terminologies used in the field of gender;
• Identify gaps in organization;
• Learn on how to leverage gender diversity in modern organizations.

Contents

• Gender concepts;
• Gender analytical concepts;
• Identify gender issues in management;
• Role of manager in promoting gender equity and equality;
• Mainstreaming gender in organizational policies;
• Engendering budgets;

Target Group

Middle and senior level officers/managers, gender focal point persons.

Course No:  2015-10-12-3-16-1037

Course Title: Women Empowerment, Gender Equality and Implementation of African Women Decade 2010 - 2020

Today's leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that: "Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything" African Countries are implementing the women decade and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware.

AU is implementing 'Women's Decade; 2010 - 2020 as a strategy for achieving the elusive MDGs and BPoA. This calls for understanding why Gender is a critical development variable in Africa's development efforts.

Objectives

This course aims at providing knowledge and skills to officers and staff from Public and Private sectors on how to mainstream gender in public sector management and promote gender equality for sustainable development.

Specific objectives include:

• Review and discuss how gender inequity in leadership reduces the country's competitiveness;
• Discuss the gender based barriers and how they impact negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa in achieving MDGs;
• Analyze empowerment models; Practice empowerment & personal development skills;
• Learn and practice how to analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity;
• Review gender planning and analytical tools;
• Discuss evaluation of development strategies and sustainable development;
• Strategize on how to implement an engendered equal opportunity employer;
• Review and strategize key areas for implementing the African Women Decade.

Contents

The course will focus on the following:-

• Gender sensitization;
• Empowerment models;
• Women and leadership concerns;
• Understanding the global gender gap reports;
• Mainstreaming gender equality in national development, programmes and MDGs;
• AU Women decade implementation strategies;
• Developing gender responsive policies and budget.

Target Group

Commissioners, Directors, Planners, Economic modelers and those involved in Public Reforms. Gender Focal points and those officers with targets to gender equality in ministries and management

Course No:  2015-11-09-3-16-1038

Course Title: Gender Audit

Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of Action

to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2016-03-07-3-16-1485

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management II

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of Governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery and well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender

mainstreaming at work, and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization's improved performance;
• Carryout engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization's plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2016-09-19-3-16-1486

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable

economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of Governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery and well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work, and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization's improved performance;
• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization's plans, programmes and budgets

Course No:  2016-02-22-3-16-1487

Course Title: How to Implement the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

Today's leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that, "Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything". African Countries are implementing a women decade (2010 – 2020) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior Government officials and Programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes/projects. This course is relevant to public servants or staff from development oriented NGOs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement the African decade on 'women empowerment and gender equality';
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development for mainstreaming;
• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving MDGs
• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity;
• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as organizational budget

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender Sensitization
• Why engender development; Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development;
• Review objectives and strategies for the African Women Decade; 2010 - 2020;
• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity.
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the global sustainable development goal.
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting

Course No:  2016-06-13-3-16-1488

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gender Approach

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don't communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don't communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique challenges women confront in the organizational environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

• The confidence and skills to convey your ideas
• A communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability
• Increased ability to gain commitment and buy-in
• Heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, your own thinking style, and how to "read" others' in order to achieve a successful outcome.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in Management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership Skills -Differences between male and female leadership styles; How men and women use power differently; How to use power effectively; Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence; 'It's Not So Much What You Say'; Sexual-based barriers to communication; Body language;

How to create the right image; Dealing with media;

• Communication secrets of great leaders

Course No:  2016-12-12-3-16-1489

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don't communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don't communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique challenges women confront in the organizational environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

• The confidence and skills to convey ideas
• A communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability
• Increased ability to gain commitment and buy-in
• Heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, your own thinking style, and how to "read" others' in order to achieve a successful outcome.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in Management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager Women as managers - stereotypes and realities
• Leadership Skills - Differences between male and female leadership styles; How men and women use power differently; How to use power effectively; Leveraging yourself in the organization
• Communication as a key leadership competence; It's Not So Much What You Say'; Sexual-based barriers to communication; Body language; How to create the right image; Dealing with media ;
• Communication secrets of great leaders

Course No:  2016-04-18-3-16-1490

Course Title: Strategic Engendered Leadership for Change and Good Governance

According to the International Finance Corporation, (ifc.org/corporate governance. April 2014), a broad set of business benefits are associated with gender diversity on corporate boards. These broad benefits include; improved financial performance and Shareholders' value, increased customer and employee satisfaction, rising investor confidence and greater market knowledge and reputation. Governments cannot claim good governance if 51% of the population is represented at 2% in top leadership of government ministries and semi-autonomous bodies. Corporations cannot claim good governance when half the population is not represented. Public Policies and Institutions must represent the interests of women and men and promote equal access to resources, rights, and voice. This course will show improved Corporate Board performance when the board has an equitable number of men and women. Corporate governance principles will be revisited from a gender perspective.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is designed for men and women at strategic levels of policy making and decision making such as permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Commissioners in the public Sectors as well as Board members of public and private corporations as well as chief executive officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

Participants will have acquired knowledge and skills on

• How to engender corporate governance principles
• How to identify barriers that create gender inequity and inequality and generate implementable solutions
• The organization will access benefits arising from a gender diversity corporate board.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender responsive leadership
• Governance and components of public governance, and gender concerns
• Corporate governance principles from a gender perspective
• Creating gender responsive learning at organizational level
• Strategic engendered change management

Course No:  2016-12-05-3-16-1491

Course Title: Strategic Processes to Engender Development Planning and Budgeting

According to the project manager at NEPAD secretariat; 'Africa needs gender responsive planning and budgeting'. This was further explained that African women still face institutional, legal, political, environmental as well as socio-economic constraints, which impact their capacity and ability to undertake sustainable livelihoods. UN Women explains that Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is government planning, programming and budgeting that contribute to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfillment of women's rights. It entails identifying and reflecting needed interventions to address gender gaps in government policies, plans and budgets. This course therefore aims at equipping government development planners and budget formulators on how to engender their work for sustainable development.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Commissioners and Directors from Ministry of Planning/Planning Commission and budget officers from central government as well as the local government.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain analytical skills to identify gender gaps in development planning;
• Apply tools to integrate gender in development plans and national/sector budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Linkages between gender equality and sustainable development goals;
• Engendering government policies;
• Gender responsive planning;
• Gender responsive budgeting.

Course No:  2016-04-04-3-16-1492

Course Title: Gender Audit

Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of Action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2017-03-06-3-16-1789

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of Governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery and as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in

management for organization's improved performance;

• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered

budgeting.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work, and improve organizational performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization's plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2017-02-27-3-16-1790

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of Governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery and as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization's improved performance;
• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work, and improve organizational performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization's plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2017-09-18-3-16-1791

Course Title: Implementation of the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

Today's leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that;' "Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything". African Countries are implementing a women decade (2010– 2020) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

A the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement the African decade on 'women empowerment and gender equality';
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development for

mainstreaming;

• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the

performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving MDGs, SDGs

• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-

sensitivity;

• Strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer

policy as well as an engendered organizational budget.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior Government officials and Programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes and projects. This course is relevant to men and women public servants or as well as those from development oriented NGOs.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender sensitization
• Why engender development;
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable
development
• Review objectives and strategies for the African Women Decade;

2010 - 2020;

• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity.
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the 2030 global agenda; sustainable development goal (SDGs);
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting.

Course No:  2017-06-19-3-16-1792

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audience' emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don't communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming., or simply don't communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront in at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

• The confidence and skills to convey your ideas
• A communication style that conveys vision, direction and
accountability
• Increased ability to gain commitment and buy-in
• Heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, your own

Thinking style, and how to "read" others' in order to achieve a

successful communication outcome.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in management: Where did they come from?

Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;

• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging oneself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence;

-It's Not So Much What You Say';

-Sexual-based barriers to communication;

-Body language;

-How to create the right image;

-Dealing with media;

-Communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2017-10-30-3-16-1793

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audience' emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don't communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming., or simply don't communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront in at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

• The confidence and skills to convey your ideas
• A communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability
• Increased ability to gain commitment and buy-in
• Heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking,

your own thinking style, and how to "read" others' in order to achieve a successful communication outcome.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in Management: Where did they come from?

Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;

• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership Skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging oneself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence;

-It's Not So Much What You Say';

-Sexual-based barriers to communication;

-Body language;

-How to create the right image;

-Dealing with media;

-Communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2017-04-03-3-16-1794

Course Title: Strategic Engendered Leadership for Change and Good Governance

According to the International Finance Corporation, (ifc.org/corporategovernance. April 2014), a broad set of business benefits are associated with gender diversity on corporate boards. These broad benefits include; improved financial performance and shareholders' value, increased customer and employee satisfaction, rising investor confidence and greater market knowledge and reputation.

Governments cannot claim good governance if 51% of the population is represented at 2% in top leadership of government ministries and semi-autonomous bodies. Corporations cannot claim good governance when half the population is not represented. Public Policies and institutions must represent the interests of women and men and promote equal access to resources, rights, and voice.

This course will show improved Corporate Board performance when the board has an equitable number of men and women. Corporate governance principles will be revisited from a gender perspective.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

Participants will have acquired knowledge and skills on:

• How to engender corporate governance principles;
• How to identify barriers that create gender inequity and inequality and

generate implementable solutions;

• The organization will access benefits arising from a gender diversity

corporate board.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women at strategic levels of policy making and decision making such as permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors and Commissioners in the public Sectors as well as Board members of public and private corporations as well as chief executive officers.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender responsive leadership;
• Governance and components of public governance, and gender concerns;
• Corporate governance principles from a gender perspective;
• Creating gender responsive learning at organizational level;
• Strategic engendered change management.

Course No:  2017-12-04-3-16-1795

Course Title: Strategic Processes to Engender Development Planning and Budgeting

According to the project manager at NEPAD secretariat; 'Africa needs gender responsive planning and budgeting'. This was further explained that African women still face institutional, legal, political, environmental as well as socio-economic constraints, which impact their capacity and ability to undertake sustainable livelihoods. UN Women explains that Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is government planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfilment of women's rights. It entails identifying and reflecting on needed interventions to address gender gaps in government policies, plans and budgets. This course therefore aims at equipping government development planners and budget formulators on how to engender their work for sustainable development.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain analytical skills to identify gender gaps in development planning;
• Apply tools to integrate gender in development plans and national/sector budget.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Commissioners and Directors from Ministry of Planning/Planning Commission and Budget Officers from central government as well as the local government.TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Linkages between gender equality and sustainable development goals (SDGs);
• Engendering government policies;
• Gender responsive planning;
• Gender responsive budgeting.

Course No:  2017-03-13-3-16-1796

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW

Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. Understanding implicit biases will help in designing unbiased, gender-neutral organizations to overcome unwritten but dominant social norms. The course also explores what practices support an organization’s ability to engage and retain (gender) diverse teams.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked

• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity

• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making and higher employee retention in an organization.

• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world

• Translate participant understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for your organization

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations who are driven to make diversity work in their organizations. They include: company leaders and managers, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of Departments/Divisions and or Executives, Human Resource Personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers and change agents, and Deans.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Linking high performance to diversity: How women leaders help grow businesses

• Implicit Bias and how to overcome it

• Building and managing inclusive organizations

• Design your own plan of action

Course No:  2018-02-05-3-16-2204

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW

Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of Action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;

• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;

• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;

• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;

• Gender integration framework;

• The gender audit process;

• Gender audit questionnaires;

• Basic analysis techniques;

• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;

• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2018-03-05-3-16-2205

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of Governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify gender- based barriers at work;

• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;

• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work, and improve organizational performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization;

• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;

• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;

• Gender analysis;

• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;

• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget

Course No:  2018-02-26-3-16-2206

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

COURSE OVERVIEW

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audience’ emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

The confidence and skills to convey your ideas

A communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in Management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager

• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities

• Leadership Skills

• Differences between male and female leadership styles

• How men and women use power differently

• How to use power effectively

• Leveraging yourself in the organization

• Communication – as a key leadership competence

• It’s Not So Much What You Say’

• Sexual-based barriers to communication

• Body language

• How to create the right image

• Dealing with media

• Communication secrets of great leaders

Course No:  2018-04-16-3-16-2209

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

COURSE OVERVIEW

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique challenges women confront in the organizational environment.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

The course offers practical leadership and communication techniques and proven strategies for success such as;

• The confidence and skills to convey your ideas

• A communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in Government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in Management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager

• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;

• Leadership Skills

• Differences between male and female leadership styles;

• How men and women use power differently;

• How to use power effectively;

• Leveraging yourself in the organization;

• Communication – as a key leadership competence; ‘

• It’s Not So Much What You Say’

• Sexual-based barriers to communication;

• Body language;

• How to create the right image;

• Dealing with media;

• Communication secrets of great leaders

Course No:  2018-12-03-3-16-2210

Course Title: Strategic Processes to Engender Development Planning and Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW

According to the project manager at NEPAD secretariat; ‘Africa needs gender responsive planning and budgeting’. This was further explained that African women still face institutional, legal, political, environmental as well as socio-economic constraints, which impact their capacity and ability to undertake sustainable livelihoods. UN Women explains that Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is government planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfillment of women’s rights. It entails identifying and reflecting on needed interventions to address gender gaps in government policies, plans and budgets. This course therefore aims at equipping government development planners and budget formulators on how to engender their work for sustainable development.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain analytical skills to identify gender gaps in development planning;

• Apply tools to integrate gender in development plans and national/sector budget.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Commissioners and Directors from Ministry of Planning/Planning Commission and budget officers from central government as well as the local government.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;

• Linkages between gender equality and sustainable development goals (SDGs);

• Engendering government policies;

• Gender responsive planning;

• Gender responsive budgeting.

Course No:  2018-03-12-3-16-2212

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW

Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. The course also explores practices that support an organization’s ability to engage and retain gender diverse teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations, company leaders, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of departments/divisions and or executives, human resource personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers, change agents and deans.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked;
• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity;
• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making, and higher employee retention for your organization;
• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world;
• Translate your understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for an organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Linking high performance to diversity: how women leaders help growth of businesses;
• Implicit bias and how to overcome it;
• Building and managing inclusive organizations
• Design plan of action.

Course No:  2019-02-11-3-16-2244

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW

Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2019-03-04-3-16-2245

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW

People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender conscientization
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2019-02-25-3-16-2246

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

Course No:  2019-10-28-3-16-2247

Course Title: How to Implement the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

COURSE OVERVIEW

Today’s leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that; “Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything”. African countries are implementing a women decade (2010– 2020) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior government officials and programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes and projects. This course is relevant to men and women public servants as well as those from development oriented NGOs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Implement the African decade on ‘women empowerment and gender equality;
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development;
• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving SDGs;
• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity and strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as an engendered organizational budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender Sensitization
• Why engender development;
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development;
• Review objectives and strategies for the African women decade; 2010 - 2020;
• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity;
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the 2030 global agenda; sustainable development goal (SDGs);
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting.

Course No:  2019-05-27-3-16-2248

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

COURSE OVERVIEW

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2019-11-25-3-16-2249

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders: A Gendered Approach

COURSE OVERVIEW

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2019-04-01-3-16-2250

Course Title: Strategic Processes to Engender Development Planning and Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW

According to the project manager at NEPAD secretariat; ‘Africa needs gender responsive planning and budgeting’. This was further explained that African women still face institutional, legal, political, environmental as well as socio-economic constraints, which impact their capacity and ability to undertake sustainable livelihoods. UN Women explains that Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is government planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfillment of women’s rights. It entails identifying and reflecting on needed interventions to address gender gaps in government policies, plans and budgets. This course therefore aims at equipping government development planners and budget formulators on how to engender their work for sustainable development.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Commissioners and directors from ministry of planning commission and budget officers from central government as well as the local government.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Gain analytical skills to identify gender gaps in development planning;
• Apply tools to integrate gender in development plans and national/sector budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Gender concepts;
• Linkages between gender equality and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Engendering government policies;
• Gender responsive planning;
• Gender responsive budgeting.

Course No:  2019-03-18-3-16-2251

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW
Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. The course also explores practices that support an organization’s ability to engage and retain gender diverse teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations, company leaders, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of departments/divisions and or executives, human resource personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers, change agents and deans.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked;
• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity;
• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making, and higher employee retention for your organization;
• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world;
• Translate your understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for an organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Linking high performance to diversity: how women leaders help growth of businesses;
• Implicit bias and how to overcome it;
• Building and managing inclusive organizations;
• Design plan of action.

Course No:  2020-02-10-3-16-2525

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget

Course No:  2020-02-24-3-16-2526

Course Title: Gender Responsive Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments formulate budgets by determining how to raise and spend public money. Such budgets tend to have a big impact on the lives of citizens. However, from a gender perspective, it is imperative that we analyse the impacts of national budgets on different groups of men, women, boys and girls. In this way, gender budgets challenge discrimination, inefficiency and corruption. Gender budgets contribute to enhancing transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials, programme managers involved in budget formulation, economists, gender focal points and senior managers in civil society organisations (non state actors)

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender issues and gaps in national policies;
• Identify gender gaps in budgets and their impact on the national economy;
• Acquired skills in mainstreaming gender in national policies;
• Acquired skills in mainstreaming gender in national budgets.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• WID to GAD;
• Beijing platform of action and beijing +25;
• Gender concepts;
• Gender analytical tools;
• The gendered economy;
• Gender data gathering tools;
• Engendering sectoral policies;
• Tools for engendering national budgets;
• Engendered indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

Course No:  2020-03-16-3-16-2527

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW

It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audiences emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: where did they come from? where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence, It’s not so much what you say;
• Sexual-based barriers to communication and body language;
• How to create the right image dealing with media and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2020-03-30-3-16-2531

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2020-05-11-3-16-2532

Course Title: How to Implement the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

COURSE OVERVIEW
Today’s leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that; “Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything”. African countries are implementing a women decade (2010– 2020) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials and programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes and projects. This course is relevant to men and women public servants as well as those from development oriented NGOs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Implement the African decade on ‘women empowerment and gender equality;
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development;
• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving SDGs;
• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity and strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as an engendered organizational budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender Sensitization
• Why engender development;
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development;
• Review objectives and strategies for the African women decade; 2010 - 2020;
• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity;
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the 2030 global agenda; sustainable development goal (SDGs);
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting.

Course No:  2020-05-25-3-16-2534

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic gender mainstreaming in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender-based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carryout engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2020-10-26-3-16-2536

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2020-11-23-3-16-2538

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW
Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. The course also explores practices that support an organization’s ability to engage and retain gender diverse teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations, company leaders, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of departments/divisions and or executives, human resource personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers, change agents and deans.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked;
• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity;
• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making, and higher employee retention for your organization;
• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world;
• Translate your understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for an organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Linking high performance to diversity: how women leaders help growth of businesses;
• Implicit bias and how to overcome it;
• Building and managing inclusive organizations;
• Design plan of action.

Course No:  2021-02-08-3-16-2865

Course Title: Gender Equality And Diversity In Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap 2014). Strategic mainstreaming gender in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender- based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carry out engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget

Course No:  2021-02-22-3-16-2867

Course Title: Gender Responsive Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments formulate budgets by determining how to raise and spend public money. Such budgets tend to have a big impact on the lives of citizens. However, from a gender perspective, it is imperative that we analyse the impacts of national budgets on different groups of men, women, boys and girls. In this way, gender budgets challenge discrimination, inefficiency and corruption. Gender budgets contribute to enhancing transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials, programme managers involved in budget formulation, economists, gender focal points and senior managers in civil society organisations (non state actors)

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender issues and gaps in national policies;
• Identify gender gaps in budgets and their impact on the national economy;
• Acquired skills in mainstreaming gender in national policies;
• Acquired skills in mainstreaming gender in national budgets.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• WID to GAD;
• Beijing platform of action and Beijing +25;
• Gender concepts;
• Gender analytical tools;
• The gendered economy;
• Gender data gathering tools;
• Engendering sectoral policies;
• Tools for engendering national budgets;
• Engendering indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

Course No:  2021-03-15-3-16-2877

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills For Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audience’s emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: where did they come from? where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence, It’s not so much what you say;
• Sexual-based barriers to communication and body language;
• How to create the right image dealing with media and communication secrets of great leaders?

Course No:  2021-03-29-3-16-2878

Course Title: How To Implement The African Women Decade To Achieve Women Empowerment And Gender Equality?

COURSE OVERVIEW
Today’s leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that; “Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything”. African countries are implementing a women decade (2010– 2020) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials and programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes and projects. This course is relevant to men and women public servants as well as those from development oriented NGOs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Implement the African decade on ‘women empowerment and gender equality;
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development;
• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving SDGs;
• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity and strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as an engendered organizational budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender Sensitization
• Why engender development;
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development;
• Review objectives and strategies for the African women decade; 2010 - 2020;
• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity;
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the 2030 global agenda; sustainable development goal (SDGs);
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting.

Course No:  2021-05-24-3-16-2882

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2021-06-21-3-16-2887

Course Title: Gender Equality And Diversity In Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic gender mainstreaming in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender-based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carryout engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2021-10-25-3-16-2892

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills For Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2021-12-13-3-16-2896

Course Title: Developing And Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human resource practitioners, policy makers, Board members, program managers, journalists and health management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how to develop an HIV/AIDS Policy at the workplace
• Get a deeper insight on human resources budgeting incorporating HIV/AIDS
• Go through the guidelines as provided by UN, ILO, SADC and EAC
• Understand gender issues and HIV/AIDS
• Look at appropriate efforts that should be addressed in prevention, advocacy and care

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Human resources
◦ UN, ILO, SADC guidelines;
◦ HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
◦ HR budgeting
• HIV/AIDS;
◦ Counseling techniques
◦ Behavior change communication
◦ Education, Information, Communication at workplace
• Gender Sensitization;
◦ Gender concepts
◦ Gender and HIV/AIDS
• Principles of Advocacy;
◦ Advocacy approaches
◦ Prevention, advocacy and care.

Course No:  2021-10-04-3-16-2906

Course Title: Gender Responsive Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments formulate budgets by determining how to raise and spend public money. Such budgets tend to have a big impact on the lives of citizens. However, from a gender perspective, it is imperative that we analyse the impacts of national budgets on different groups of men, women, boys and girls. In this way, gender budgets challenge discrimination, inefficiency and corruption. Gender budgets contribute to enhancing transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials, programme managers involved in budget formulation, economists, gender focal points and senior managers in civil society organisations (non state actors)

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender issues and gaps in national policies;
• Identify gender gaps in budgets and their impact on the national economy;
• Acquire skills in mainstreaming gender in national policies;
• Acquire skills in mainstreaming gender in national budgets.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• WID to GAD;
• Beijing platform of action and beijing +25;
• Gender concepts;
• Gender analytical tools;
• The gendered economy;
• Gender data gathering tools;
• Engendering sectoral policies;
• Tools for engendering national budgets;
• Engendered indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

Course No:  2022-03-14-3-16-3179

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audiences emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: where did they come from? where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence, It’s not so much what you say;
• Sexual-based barriers to communication and body language;
• How to create the right image dealing with media and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2022-03-28-3-16-3253

Course Title: How to Implement the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

Course No:  2022-05-16-3-16-3254

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW
Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. The course also explores practices that support an organization’s ability to engage and retain gender diverse teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations, company leaders, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of departments/divisions and or executives, human resource personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers, change agents and deans.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked;
• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity;
• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making, and higher employee retention for your organization;
• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world;
• Translate your understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for an organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Linking high performance to diversity: how women leaders help growth of businesses;
• Implicit bias and how to overcome it;
• Building and managing inclusive organizations;
• Design plan of action.

Course No:  2022-06-20-3-16-3255

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2022-06-20-3-16-3256

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic gender mainstreaming in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender-based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carryout engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2022-10-24-3-16-3257

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2022-12-12-3-16-3258

Course Title: Gender Responsive Budgeting

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments formulate budgets by determining how to raise and spend public money. Such budgets tend to have a big impact on the lives of citizens. However, from a gender perspective, it is imperative that we analyze the impacts of national budgets on different groups of men, women, boys and girls. In this way, gender budgets challenge discrimination, inefficiency and corruption. Gender budgets contribute to enhancing transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials, programme managers involved in budget formulation, economists, gender focal points and senior managers in civil society organisations (non state actors)

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender issues and gaps in national policies;
• Identify gender gaps in budgets and their impact on the national economy;
• Acquire skills in mainstreaming gender in national policies;
• Acquire skills in mainstreaming gender in national budgets.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• WID to GAD;
• Beijing platform of action and beijing +25;
• Gender concepts;
• Gender analytical tools;
• The gendered economy;
• Gender data gathering tools;
• Engendering sectoral policies;
• Tools for engendering national budgets;
• Engendered indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

Course No:  2023-03-13-3-16-3449

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to their audiences emotions and aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate clearly, over-communicate, or communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger and blaming. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women leaders confront at the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: where did they come from? where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication – as a key leadership competence, It’s not so much what you say;
• Sexual-based barriers to communication and body language;
• How to create the right image dealing with media and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2023-03-27-3-16-3450

Course Title: How to Implement the African Women Decade to Achieve Women Empowerment and Gender Equality

COURSE OVERVIEW
Today’s leadership thinkers are emphasizing gender equity and equality (Peters Tom, in Re-imagine 2009). Wilson (2007) states that; “Closing leadership gap, add women and change everything”. African countries are implementing a women decade (2010– 2023) and yet many officers and employees in many organizations are not aware. This programme aims to train women and men to the critical gender issues and concerns that continue to constrain gender equity and equality in Africa, and continue to hamper planned development efforts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior government officials and programme/project managers involved in planning and implementing national or regional development programmes and projects. This course is relevant to men and women public servants as well as those from development oriented NGOs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Implement the African decade on ‘women empowerment and gender equality;
• Identify critical gender issues and their significance to national development;
• Identify gender based barriers and how they impacted negatively on the performance of sub-Saharan Africa countries in achieving SDGs;
• Analyze organizational policies and practices so as to promote gender-sensitivity and strategize on how to prepare an engendered equal opportunity employer policy as well as an engendered organizational budget.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender Sensitization
• Why engender development;
• Gender analysis and gender planning tools;
• The impact of gender inequality on economic growth and sustainable development;
• Review objectives and strategies for the African women decade; 2010 - 2023;
• Discuss and strategize how to empower women to overcome the subordination syndrome;
• Strategize how to conscientize men to promote gender equity;
• Leveraging gender diversity in national development programmes and align to the 2030 global agenda; sustainable development goal (SDGs);
• Gender responsive policy - making and budgeting.

Course No:  2023-05-15-3-16-3451

Course Title: Female Leadership

COURSE OVERVIEW
Research shows that companies with a greater share of women on their boards of directors and executive committees perform better financially. Despite this considerable benefit, many African governments and companies are still missing out on the full benefits of gender diverse leadership teams. Despite improvements and a rising number of women in leadership positions in Africa, women do not necessarily have greater power. In the private sector, more than half of senior women occupy staff roles rather than line roles. In the public sector, approximately half of women cabinet ministers hold social welfare portfolios, with arguably limited political influence, that do not open doors to top leadership roles. This course focuses on helping organizations reap the advantages of gender diversity. The course also explores practices that support an organization’s ability to engage and retain gender diverse teams

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is aimed at managers from profit, non-profit and governmental organizations, company leaders, women looking to advance into senior leadership, heads of departments/divisions and or executives, human resource personnel, diversity and inclusion practitioners, organization development managers, workplace trainers, change agents and deans.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how (gender) diversity and performance are linked;
• Gain deep insight in the working of implicit bias in decision making processes that hinder diversity;
• Translate diversity into increased productivity, greater innovation, better decision-making, and higher employee retention for your organization;
• Learn from each other and from the best practices in the world;
• Translate your understanding on how to advance women into an actionable improvement plan for an organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Linking high performance to diversity: how women leaders help growth of businesses;
• Implicit bias and how to overcome it;
• Building and managing inclusive organizations;
• Design plan of action.

Course No:  2023-06-19-3-16-3452

Course Title: Gender Audit

COURSE OVERVIEW
Governments and other actors have been urged by the Beijing Platform of action to promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programs so that before decisions are made, an analysis is made of the effects on women and men respectively. The goal of gender audit is to contribute to strengthening processes by providing an assessment of any differential impact on males and females because of policies, programs, organizational structures and processes within organizations. Further to this, the goal of gender audit is to identify strategic initiatives that can be implemented to build commitment to and strengthen capacities for gender mainstreaming. Gender practitioners and managers, therefore, need this special skill of conducting a gender audit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Middle and senior level officers/managers in project management, gender focal point persons, human resource managers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the underlying principles of gender audit and processes;
• Formulate gender audit questionnaires;
• Examine data analysis techniques and develop skills for interpreting the questionnaire results;
• Develop the gender action plans for comprehensive integration of gender equality at all levels of the organization.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender concepts;
• Gender integration framework;
• The gender audit process;
• Gender audit questionnaires;
• Basic analysis techniques;
• Compiling and presenting gender audit results;
• Moving from analysis to action plans.

Course No:  2023-06-19-3-16-3453

Course Title: Gender Equality and Diversity in Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
People in any organization are a key resource and main drivers of sustainable economic and social development. Investing in the excluded and strategic inclusion of women in top level position of companies has shown that, such companies tend to outperform those that do not (Schwab K; Global Gender Gap, 2014). Strategic gender mainstreaming in leadership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased performance in service delivery as well as improved financial status. The scope of this course is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for men and women leaders looking for solutions to gender mainstreaming at work and improve organizational performance.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify gender-based barriers at work;
• Develop solutions for leveraging gender diversity in management for organization’s improved performance;
• Carryout engendered policy formulation and engendered budgeting.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Gender conscientization;
• The why of gender equality and gender diversity at work;
• Impact of gender inequality on organizational performance;
• Gender analysis;
• Tools for integrating gender concerns in management;
• Engendering organization’s plans, programmes and budget.

Course No:  2023-10-23-3-16-3454

Course Title: Strategic Communication Skills for Women Leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. Great leaders might talk about their ideas, but they do so in a way which also speaks to your emotions and your aspirations. Research findings by Ken Blanchard did show that, inappropriate communication was cited as the number one mistake leaders make. Too often women leaders either don’t communicate, over-communicate, communicate inappropriately through outbursts, anger, or blaming, or simply don’t communicate clearly. This comprehensive course, is dealing with the unique communication challenges women confront in the organizational environment as well as in politics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Women in management aspiring for leadership positions in government, political arena or in the private sector. The course is equally useful for women members of parliament and women newly appointed to executive positions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire confidence and skills to convey your ideas;
• Attain communication style that conveys vision, direction and accountability;
• Increase ability to gain commitment and buy-in;
• Have heightened awareness of gender-specific ways of thinking, own thinking style and how to lead others in order to achieve successful outcomes.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Women in management: Where did they come from? Where are they going? Re-socialization of the woman manager;
• Women as managers - stereotypes and realities;
• Leadership skills;
• Differences between male and female leadership styles;
• How men and women use power differently;
• How to use power effectively;
• Leveraging yourself in the organization;
• Communication - as a key leadership competence; ‘It’s not so much what you say;’
• Sexual-based barriers to communication;
• Body language;
• How to create the right image;
• Dealing with media; and communication secrets of great leaders.

Course No:  2023-12-11-3-16-3455