Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : HS1314 : Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Seemita Mohanty
Syllabus
Module 1: Understanding gender in today’s world, key concepts, gender identity, gender expression, gender stereotypes, gendered bodies, learning about the transgender spectrum.
Module 2: How gender works in everyday life, gender gap, gender dynamics in workplace, gender roles and norms, gendered norms of leadership, gender representation and media.
Module 3: Understanding gendered language, linguistic sexism, critical discourse analysis, power of language, language as resistance.
Module 4: Diversity and inclusion: enhanced performance and profitability, positive business outcomes, changing the ‘talent management game.’
Module 5: Corporate social intelligence managing multicultural teams gender equity, Narratives, accounts, case-studies.
Course Objectives
- Understand the significance of gender, diversity, and inclusion in today’s globalised context.
- Appreciate the benefits of a gender inclusive workplace culture and recognize the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advantage.
- Identify the skills and characteristics that help create and foster gender inclusive workplace culture and communication strategies.
- Discuss and debate on gender, diversity, and inclusion (GDI) narratives, accounts, and case-histories.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand and appreciate the basics of GDI. <br />CO2: Gain insight into how gender, diversity and inclusiveness issues may be managed and achieved. <br />CO3: Recognise the benefits of a DEI culture. <br />CO4: Understand language and communication in everyday life from a gender perspective.
Essential Reading
- Airton, Lee, Gender: Your Guide, Adams Media: New York , 2019
- Anand, Rohit, Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc: Oakland, CA , 2022
Supplementary Reading
- Cooper, Kelly L., Lead the Change, Centre for Social Intelligence: Sydney, Australia. , 2020
- HBR’s 10 Must Reads, On Diversity., Harvard Business Review Press: Boston, Massachusetts , 2019