Gender and Organizational Change
A908003

Background
Gender equality has been on the agenda for several decades and while some important gains were made, the progress in recent years has been slow and patchy. Though governments and most private and none for profit organizations view gender justice as an important issue, truly fair and equal
participation of women in the world of work is still out of reach. The mere participation of women in the world of work does not by itself guarantee equality.
Gender inequitable organizations produce gender inequitable effects (though we see some positive outputs). In order to understand how to impact
change in a positive way for gender equality it is critical to understand how organizations work at the deepest level.

Workshop objectives
The workshop proposes to look at how organizations have embraced gender mainstreaming, the success and barriers, but goes much further by looking at gender as part of an organizational change management strategy rather than a “stand alone”
agenda item. In this workshop we will not only review the benefi ts and drawbacks of targeted measures to achieve equality but we will also look
at other strategies at the organizational level to take into account gender issues and women’s rights. In this workshop participants will explore ways of mainstreaming gender in organizational change and apply change management approaches and
tools to support and promote gender equality in organizations. Through the integration of the two approaches (change management and gender mainstreaming) we will discuss successful strategies for change and assess the most successful elements
conducive for gender equality.

Content
Participants will analyze how organizations manage change, particularly when introducing gender equality policies, strategies and actions. We will review the different types of organizations using leading management theories as well as gender frameworks. We will apply specific change management tools to concrete contexts.

Methodology
Training methods will include presentations by specialists and external lectures. They will also
include individual and group learning activities in thematic fi elds, gender issues and change management. Participants and facilitators will work
in a highly participatory environment. Group work, brainstorming and discussions will complement
presentations, with a view to stimulating participants’ ability to link concepts and data to their own work and life experience.

Expert trainers
Sara Falcão Casaca, Professor of Sociology at the School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon. Researcher at the Research Centre in
Economic and Organisational Sociology, where she has coordinated research projects on gender relations in the labour market, equal economic
independence for men and women, gender
segregation in the labour market, the gender pay gap, gender and decision-making, and gender and corporate social responsibility.
Nat Clegg specialized in coaching psychology and enterprise development. He has worked extensively across both public and private sectors and in a wide
range of International settings. Nat was a part of the team responsible for the development of the EU/ILO toolkit on Breaking Gender Stereotypes, he was
also part of the team updating the ILO’s programme on women’s entrepreneurship development. and
an evaluator for a European project examining gender equality in science and technology. Nat as a pedagogist and facilitator, develops a wide range of
learning strategies to support both individuals and teams in being the best they can be. Participants Profile
Leaders and managers at all levels in the public sector, aid and UN organizations as well as private
and non-profi t sectors. Gender and HR specialists.

Languages
English

Cost of participation
The total cost of participation is 2100 euros.
This includes tuition fees (1500 euros) and subsistence costs (600 euros).
The tuition fee includes:
• tuition;
• books and other training materials;
• course preparation, implementation and
evaluation.
The subsistence cost includes:
• full board and lodging at the Turin Centre’s campus;
• emergency medical insurance;
• socio-cultural activities.
The fi gures quoted do not include the cost of travel between the participant’s home country and
the course venue. Participants must ensure that they have a valid passport and appropriate visa for the country in which the course is held, for any
country in which a transit or stopover to or from the course venue is required, and for all countries
in which study tours are scheduled as part of the programme. The cost of the visa, airport taxes, internal travel in the participant’s home country
and unauthorized stopovers is not covered.

Payment modalities
Tuition and subsistence costs must be paid in advance before the beginning of the course by the participant or his/her sponsoring organization
through bank transfer or credit card.
Payments by bank transfer, should be made to:
International Training Centre of the ILO
Account no. 560002
Bank: Intesa San Paolo Ag. 523
IBAN: IT96 G 03069 09214 100000560002
BIC: BCITITMM
Address: Viale Maestri del Lavoro 10,
10127 Turin, Italy
Note: on the bank transfer form, the participant’s name and the course code should be stated. For payments by credit card, please send an email
to gend@itcilo.org

Applications
The deadline for candidatures is
13 February 2015
Applications to participate should be submitted on-line through the Web Site
http://app-gender.itcilo.org
Candidates must submit the following documents:
• on-line application form duly fi lled in;
• letter from the sponsoring institution indicating
fi nancial support (or letter from applicant stating
that participation cost are covered by him/herself) uploaded when submitting the on-line application.
Incomplete fi les will not be considered.
As an organization dedicated to fundamental human rights and social justice, the ILO is taking a leading role in international efforts to promote
gender equality. In line with this ILO focus, men are particularly welcome in this specifi c process.

http://app-gender.itcilo.org
http://www.itcilo.org/gender