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.

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.

CO1: Understand and appreciate the basics of GDI.
CO2: Gain insight into how gender, diversity and inclusiveness issues may be managed and achieved.
CO3: Recognise the benefits of a DEI culture.
CO4: Understand language and communication in everyday life from a gender perspective.

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

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