In this course, we recognize the significance of gender diversity training but go beyond it to become gender-inclusive. First, we distinguish between the biological-driven aspects of our behavior from the socially and culturally entrenched ones, likening it to an iceberg. Next, using organizational studies and through interactive learning activities, we examine the interplay in how gender shapes the workplace and its organizational culture, from our communication patterns, perceptions of hierarchy and power, to our networking, collaboration and leadership styles. Then, we use various insights from researchers, organizational development experts and thought leaders to showcase workplaces that are more gender-diverse and gender-inclusive in their culture and decision-making. As a key learning outcome and takeaway, learners will be given a diagnostic tool that can help assess the relative gender inclusion at their workplace and learn strategies to help create more gender-inclusive workplaces.
Wednesday & Thursday, June 7 - June 8: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Virtual)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Cole Gately
Notes:
This is an online course with two 3-Hour sessions.
Instructors
Cole Gately
Cole Gately is a part-time instructor at McMaster University and Mohawk College, and is a faculty member at Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Leadership Institute. He works full-time in Hamilton’s homelessness sector as a community-based educator focusing on frontline workers serving Hamilton’s homeless population. Prior to this he worked for 12 years as Street Outreach Coordinator at City of Hamilton and has earned a Master of Arts degree in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.
Since the late 80s, Cole has been a community activist involved in a range of intersecting social movements, including anti-poverty, anti-racist, feminist, LGBTQ and sex worker rights.
