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Gender at Work is actively advancing the theoretical foundations on gender equality and has started engaging with several universities and international organizations of repute, helping them enhance their capacities to promote research, review curriculum and offer new courses on gender equality.

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UNDP’s Business and Human Rights in Asia project, in collaboration with Gender at Work, is offering a course that aims to enhance understanding among the business community of intersections of LGBTI rights and the world of business. The course blends theory with practical guidance to enable companies to develop skills and strategies to better align their policies and practices with international standards. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the LGBTI Business Standards will provide guidance and a framework of analysis for participants. They examine the current state of LGBTI rights in the Asia-Pacific, gender discrimination and bias in business, actions to strengthen diversity and inclusion, and case studies from the region highlighting best practices and current challenges.
The twoday training course will commence on 14th December 2021 Invited speakers include corporate practitioners, LGBTI experts, and lawyers drawn from across the region. They are Salil Tripathi (Institute of Human Rights and Business), Parmesh Shahani (Godrej India Culture Lab), Deryne Sim (Pink Dot), Midnight Poonkasetwattana, (APCOM), Sudarsana Kundu (Gender at Work), among others. 

What’s the profile of applicants?
Mid-career professionals with at least three years of work experience in the private sector in Thailand. Applicants should be working to incorporate a stronger gender lens within their operations and supply chains from Asia. A maximum of two people can apply from each company.

Application Process (closed)
Applications should be submitted via email and must include the following:

  1. A complete application form: https://forms.gle/GvfirmaS9MCf7pjR9
  2. A recent resume (max. 2 pages)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with Gender at Work, is offering a course that aims to introduce participants to the linkages between women, business, and human rights. Participants will be encouraged to critically examine several questions such as the human rights responsibilities of businesses and the impact of business activities on women, and will explore how all stakeholders – including government, civil society and business – can better contribute to achieve the UN mission of “50:50 by 2030”. The workshop will launch on 13th December, with weekly sessions commencing on 28th January 2022 till 25th FebruaryInvited speakers include corporate practitioners, experts from the field, activists and lawyers from across the globe. A detailed speaker list will be announced shortly. 

Who can apply?

Working professionals in Asia with a minimum of seven years of work experience within the private sector or the government. Applicants should be working to incorporate a stronger gender lens within business and human rights.

Application Process:

Applications should be submitted via email and must include the following: A complete application form:
  1. https://forms.gle/dK13KdeDuvMNGVaq5
  2. A recent resume (max. 2 pages)
The training is grounded on feminist principles and pedagogies. It employs adult learning, participatory, adaptive, emancipatory, experiential and interactive approaches. The training fosters critical examination of power, privileges, and biases. Additionally, the course seeks to provide participants with a strategic set of tools and ‘lenses’ that they can use as they implement their plans to lead for gender equality and women’s rights.
Gender at Work has partnered with The UN Women Training Centre to offer a course, ‘Transformative Leadership for Gender Equality and Women’s Rights’. The objective of this course is to strengthen capacity and knowledge of managers and organizational leaders to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s rights agendas within their organizational contexts and mandates.
The future of businesses is inclusive. Without a gender lens to comprehend the impact of business policies and practices, leadership will be unable to minimize discrimination against women in the workplaces, retain talent, increase profits and make a positive impact to India’s GDP. The Genpact Centre for Women’s Leadership (GCWL), in collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and Gender at Work, is offering a week long course that aims to introduce participants to the linkages between women, business and human rights. The course, a blend of theory and practical guidance, will equip participants with the skills to develop strategies and assess business operation that are consistent with international standards on women’s rights.
Gender at Work has partnered with The UN Women Training Centre to offer a course Transformative Leadership for Gender Equality and Women’s Rights. The objective of this course is to strengthen capacity and knowledge of leaders and managers to advance gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s rights agendas within their organizational contexts. The course seeks to strengthen leaders’ and managers’ use of gender-inclusive and transformative leadership principles and practices to address institutional gender biases and promote commitments to gender equality and women’s rights. Contact arunashreerao@gmail.com, if you are a university that wants to partner with us to develop and offer a course or an organization that wants us to conduct a training programme for your team.

Gender at Work has been collaborating with The School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex to offer a 2-week week intensive course, “Doing Gender – Approaches and Tools for the World of Work”, for Masters level gender and development students. The course is designed as a complement to classroom training, and geared toward students who will soon be taking up jobs working on gender and development issues in a wide variety of organizations across the world. Watch our informational video on the course on our blog. You can also watch an excellent lecture from the course, ‘Organizational Transformation with a Feminist Lens’, accessible here.

If you are a university that wants to partner with us to develop and offer a course or an organization that wants us to conduct a training program for your team, please contact arunashreerao@gmail.com.