Gender Equity and Diversity Management

Statement of Need

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 lead-ership and management of governments and companies will ensure increased perfor-mance in service delivery as well as improved financial status.

The scope of this Pro-gramme is to identify barriers to gender equity and equality and establish strategies for successful gender mainstreaming in management.

Who Attends

The Programme 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 Programme, 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.
• List tools for integrating gender concerns in management

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.