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  • 1.  Help sought for gender and organization course in Sudan

    Posted 01-28-2009 04:08
    Dear colleagues

    I am teaching at Ahfad University for Women in Sudan till beginning of
    April. With 2 colleagues here we are launching an open enrolment course on
    Gender and Organization, one day a week for 8 weeks. Invitations have gone
    to the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

    1. I would appreciate help with general course materials (exercises, role
    plays, case studies), adaptable to the Sudanese context. (I have the Gary
    Powell book.)
    2. I am looking for as much research as possible relating to Africa and the
    Arab world. Sudan is a member of the Arab league,and the ethnic and
    religious mix is wide - more Christians in the South, who are closer to
    Kenyans/Ugandans. I found that the journal Gender in Management is a
    goldmine, almost nothing in GWO. However embarking on a systematic lit
    search is mind-boggling.

    Any suggestions you can give me will be appreciated. Post is not reliable
    here so resources must be accessible electronically. I have access to the U
    of Manchester electronic journals.

    many thanks

    Elisabeth Wilson

    Details of the course are below:

    Course objectives
    At the end of the course participants will be able to:
    • Explain the links between gender and organizational life
    • Apply theoretical frameworks to the Sudanese context
    • Identify gender-related organizational problems
    • Make proposals for practical organizational interventions
    • Identify sources of support for change inside and outside their organization

    Trainers:
    Dr Widad Ali A/Rahman, assistant professor, Ahfad University for Women
    Dr Elisabeth Wilson, University of Manchester, UK, and visiting professor,
    Ahfad University for Women

    Course content will include:
    • gender concepts as related to organizations
    • finding space for action and using power
    • communication problems between men and women, one-to-one and in meetings
    • perception and stereotyping
    • male and female leadership styles
    • organizational culture, masculinities and the gender dimensions of culture
    • gender dimensions of projects
    • gender responsive budgeting
    • gender audit of Human Resource Management
    • networking as a tool


  • 2.  Help sought for gender and organization course in Sudan

    Posted 01-28-2009 12:57
    Elisabeth,
     
    The Affiliates of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston College, http://www.bc.edu/wfnetwork has a section on teaching, with teaching materials (syllabi as well as exercises) related to work and family, that you may find relevant.
     
    Best,
     
    Corinne Post, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management
    College of Business and Economics
    Lehigh University
    621 Taylor Street
    Bethlehem, PA 18015
    610.758.5882 (campus office)
    908.766.9366 (home office)
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    Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:08 AM
    Subject: Help sought for gender and organization course in Sudan

    Dear colleagues

    I am teaching at Ahfad University for Women in Sudan till beginning of
    April.  With 2 colleagues here we are launching an open enrolment course on
    Gender and Organization, one day a week for 8 weeks.  Invitations have gone
    to the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

    1. I would appreciate help with general course materials (exercises, role
    plays, case studies), adaptable to the Sudanese context.  (I have the Gary
    Powell book.)
    2. I am looking for as much research as possible relating to Africa and the
    Arab world.  Sudan is a member of the Arab league,and the ethnic and
    religious mix is wide - more Christians in the South, who are closer to
    Kenyans/Ugandans. I found that the journal Gender in Management is a
    goldmine, almost nothing in GWO.  However embarking on a systematic lit
    search is mind-boggling.

    Any suggestions you can give me will be appreciated.  Post is not reliable
    here so resources must be accessible electronically.  I have access to the U
    of Manchester electronic journals.

    many thanks

    Elisabeth Wilson

    Details of the course are below:

    Course objectives
    At the end of the course participants will be able to:
    . Explain the links between gender and organizational life
    . Apply theoretical frameworks to the Sudanese context
    . Identify gender-related organizational problems
    . Make proposals for practical organizational interventions
    . Identify sources of support for change inside and outside their organization

    Trainers:
    Dr Widad Ali A/Rahman, assistant professor, Ahfad University for Women
    Dr Elisabeth Wilson, University of Manchester, UK, and visiting professor,
    Ahfad University for Women

    Course content will include:
    . gender concepts as related to organizations
    . finding space for action and using power
    . communication problems between men and women, one-to-one and in meetings
    . perception and stereotyping
    . male and female leadership styles
    . organizational culture, masculinities and the gender dimensions of culture
    . gender dimensions of projects
    . gender responsive budgeting
    . gender audit of Human Resource Management
    . networking as a tool