Course Description
Empowerment Through Gender Sensitivity: Transforming Workplaces
Dive into a transformative experience that navigates the intricate world of gender sensitivity. This course is your guide to understanding the nuances of gender, sex, and their impact on workplace dynamics, thereby fostering a more inclusive and respectful environment.
Mapping the Journey
Across 15 enlightening lessons, you'll not just learn but deeply engage with a multitude of topics concerning gender sensitivity:
- Setting the Stage: Kickstart your journey with a comprehensive look at the essence of gender sensitivity in professional settings.
- Words Matter: Equip yourself with a robust gender-diverse vocabulary, promoting clear and compassionate communication.
- Breaking Barriers: Delve into the harmful stereotypes clouding perceptions and learn the strategies to combat them, ensuring an unbiased environment for all - women, men, and the LGBTQ community.
- Combat & Gender: Delving deeper, uncover the gender dynamics within the military, shedding light on the valiant journey of service women stepping into combat roles.
- Leadership, Teamwork, & Communication Through a Gender Lens: Unlock the potential of gender-sensitive communication methods, leadership tactics, and team-building practices that can uplift every member of an organization.
- Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Grapple with the harrowing implications of sexual harassment, understanding its profound effects on individuals and organizations, and learn to proactively curb it.
- A Beacon for LGBTQ Inclusivity: Focus on crafting a workplace where LGBTQ individuals thrive and their identities are celebrated.
- Blueprint for the Future: Acquire actionable strategies to mold gender-sensitive workplaces, fostering productivity and mutual respect.
Toward a Gender-Inclusive World
Our concluding lesson paints a vision of the future - one where global gender sensitivity isn't just a buzzword, but a lived reality. As we step into an increasingly interconnected world, understanding and embracing this universality is not just beneficial, it's indispensable.
Embark on this pivotal journey and be the catalyst that ushers workplaces into an era of understanding, respect, and genuine inclusivity.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of gender-neutral communication by avoiding stereotypes and using inclusive language in workplace interactions.
- Recognize structural discrepancies affecting women in professional settings and describe how these can be addressed through gender sensitivity training.
- Define the distinction between sex and gender, and articulate how societal norms influence gender identity and roles.
- Identify and analyze the various forms of sexism and their manifestations in workplace environments, including both explicit and implicit biases.
- Define how societal norms contribute to gender stereotypes by analyzing specific examples from professional settings.
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of gender stereotypes on career progression by evaluating workplace scenarios where these biases are evident.
- Define the differences between sex and gender by explaining their biological and societal implications.
- Identify specific strategies for fostering an inclusive workplace that supports LGBTQ+ employees.
- Define the historical evolution of gender roles in the U.S. military and how shifts in policies have addressed gender stereotypes from 1970 to the present.
- Describe the impact of integrating women into combat roles on military practices and how gender-neutral performance standards contribute to inclusivity.
- Define how gendered communication styles can impact workplace dynamics and describe strategies to foster inclusive communication.
- Recognize the influence of language on perceptions of status and power in professional settings, and apply techniques to mitigate gender biases.
- Define the core principles of gender-sensitive leadership by articulating its impact on organizational culture and performance.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
Assessment | Points |
---|---|
Introduce Yourself | 2 points |
Lesson 1 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 2 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 3 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 3 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 4 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 4 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 5 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 5 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 6 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 7 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 8 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 9 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 10 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 11 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 11 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 12 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 13 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 14 Activity | 1 points |
Lesson 14 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 15 Exam | 10 points |