PARTICIPATORY GENDER REVIEW WORKSHOP : 3RD - 5TH SEPTEMBER 2014

Business Engage will undertake an intensive three day workshop for prospective facilitators who would like to become involved with Business Engage to roll out this methodology within private sector South Africa and have another source of income.

Introduction

Over the past few years Business Engage has been compiling a number of initiatives aimed at Gender Mainstreaming in the South African private sector. The one area that remained a dilemma was the issue of whether or not corporates are able to successfully benchmark exactly where they are in their gender diversity journey, using both local and international norms and best practices.


A number of years ago Colleen Larsen, the CEO of Business Engage, was trained in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Participatory Gender Audit methodology. This is a system developed globally over many years by the ILO in order that organisations may be able to better analyse their gender positioning both internally and externally. Although a superb and well established technique, it was much more suited to United Nations agencies, civil society and the like than to the private sector.

With all the private sector Gender Mainstreaming research and thought leadership that Business Engage has been involved in over the years it became clear that the ILO methodology could however be adapted to suit the situation that the South African private sector finds itself in.  With the consent of the International Labour Organisation, Business Engage has now refined this methodology and produced the Participatory Gender Review. This review is still an ILO process and the ILO remains the owners of the copyrighted material contained in the review manual. Business Engage are endorsed by the ILO to offer the Participatory Gender Review to the South African private sector.

What is a Participatory Gender Review?

A step-by-step approach that leads facilitators through each stage of the 120-page process culminating with guidance on writing a report that covers key findings of the reviewed entity. The report provides the basis for the formulation of an action plan by the entity on how to improve the diversity within an organisation with specific emphasis on gender.

Workshop

On satisfactory completion of the 3-day workshop and understanding of the methodology, Business Engage will profile you as a facilitator to the private sector companies involved with Business Engage (www.businessengage.co.za) and the 30% Club Southern Africa (www.30percentclub.org.za) under the Business Engage umbrella.

Date                :           3rd, 4th and 5th September


Time                :           09h00-16h00

Venue              :          TBA depending on numbers; Johannesburg Northern Suburbs

Cost                :           R3 600,00 per individual


Please note : preference will be given to Business Engage members.  Numbers are limited and your place is only confirmed once payment has been received.

RSVP              :           Colleen Larsen; colleen@businessengage.co.za.

Representatives from larger private sector companies are welcome to attend this workshop.

Workshops within private sector companies including support thereafter are also available and a quote and details for these will be provided on request.