Gender sensitivity involves being aware of how gender plays a role in people's lives and treating others with consideration for their feelings regardless of gender. It is important because men and women think differently and have varying perspectives. The document outlines 10 ways to promote gender equality in daily life, such as sharing household responsibilities equally, supporting policies that promote women's empowerment like maternity leave, and challenging sexist attitudes and biases. Promoting gender sensitivity can have economic benefits as studies have shown reducing gender disparities could increase global GDP substantially.

1. GENDER
SENSITIVITY
By DR. J.C. AJAWANI

2. Gender Sensitivity
It is the process by which people are made aware of how gender plays a role in
life through their treatment of others. Gender sensitivity trainings are used to
educate people, usually employees, to become more aware of and sensitive to
gender in their lives or workplaces –
Modern
Egalitarian concept
Its not just a Boy/Girl Thing

3. Being sensitive is being appreciative of others’ feelings. In that context, gender sensitivity is
about considerate of the opposite gender’s feelings.
The reason being this is important, is because men and women think differently, and
obviously, have varying perspectives.
How do you show Gender Sensitivity (WEF, 2017) 10-ways to promote gender equality in
daily life.
1. Share household chores and childcare equally.
2. Watch for signs of domestic violence.
3. Support Mother and parents.
4. Reject chauvinist and racist attitude
5. Help women gain power.
6. Listen and reflect.
7. Hire diversity.
8. Pay (and demand) the same salary for equal works.
9. Sexual harassment and sexism : Zero Tolerance.
10. Provide (or request) anti-bias training

4. In 2017, a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found
that women have only 68 percent of the rights, opportunities, and access to
resources enjoyed by the world’s men. These differences and speed of
progress in reducing them, vary from country to country. But according to WEF
researchers, at our current pace, it will take 100 years to eradicate gender
disparities.
However, the benefits of equal rights are becoming evident. An
International Labor Organization study showed that if, by 2025, the worldwide
gender gap in the labor market shrank by 25 percent one result would be a
204 million increase in the workforce which would represent US $ 5-8 trillion
in global GDP.
Criminating the wage gap could also benefit the world economy in
many other ways. A study published in 2017 by the Institute for Women’s
Policy Research showed that bringing all U.S. women worker’s earnings to the
same level as those of men in equivalent positions would boost that country’s
GDP by 2.8 percent.

5. 1. Sharing household chores and children
care are equally
A report released by the UN in 2015 points out that women from developing
countries do over three hours more of daily unpaid work (household chores
and childcare) than men, while in developed countries, they do, on average,
two hours more.
The overload of household chores can increase women’s chances of mental
illness, besides depressing their productivity at work, consequently affecting
their salaries.

6. 2. Watch for signs of domestic violence
Get some help and support if you know a friend or acquaintances is suffering
form domestic violence or other abuse. This type of violence is not restricted to
physical aggression. Verbal attacks (curse and threats) and psychological
abuse (controlling, manipulative and intimidating behavior) also affect women.
Often all these things occur together. If you experience domestic-violence, be
aware that you are not alone. Report it the same UN report quoted points out
that in most countries the data available, less than 40 percent of women who
experience violence seek help of any kind. Among those who do, most seek
out family and friends, and few use formal institutions and mechanisms, such
as police and health services. Less than 10 percent of women went to the
police after suffering violence.

7. 3. Support Mothers and Parents
Those responsible children and teens need support in every society offering
the bus seat to a pregnant woman, advocating the installation of children’s
changing rooms in all bathrooms in shopping centers (not only in the women’s
facilities) and asking the companies guarantee maternity and paternity leave
are all necessary actions. The latest UN data released in 2015, shows that only
53 percent of countries offer at least 14 weeks of maternity leave. Even worse,
only 48 percent of countries offer any paternity leave.

8. 4. Reject Chauvinist and Racist Attitudes
Do not make comments that ridicule, demean or humiliate women, language, casts
indigenous people, member of LGBIQI community or any other historically
marginalized groups. And don’t keep quite if you hear such comments. Talk to your
colleagues, friends, and family members and tell them to stop with chauvinist, racist,
sexists, homophobic, transphobic insults.
5. Help Women Gain Power
According to 2017 data UN women, only 17 countries have female heads of state
and/or government. The overall average of women in legislative body is only 23.4%.

9. 6. Listen and Reflect
One of the main obstacles to eliminating prejudice is that people have
difficulty recognizing that it really exists. The important thing is to be aware of
our sexist assumptions and challenge them. The brain and behavioral sciences
have learned a lot about our unconscious biases (Lise Eliot).
So, try to pay attention to your assumptions and know that none of us is
immune to making bigoted comments or holding biased attitudes. When
someone points out something problematic in your speech, listen and reflect
on it.

10. 7. Hire Diversity
Value, stimulate and hire diverse teams. It is found that even small changes
yielded positive results.
One way to increase the hiring of women is to remove names, photos, and
addresses from the resume early in the selection process.
8. Pay (and demand) the Same Salary for
Equal Works
Man 1 = 70-90 cents to women.

11. 9. Sexual Harassment and Sexism
Zero Tolerance: Employees must have a safe channel to report bullying, sexual
harassment without being exposed or dismissed.
10. Provide (or request) Anti-bias Training
One way to stop micro-aggressions is to offer training on diversity and implicit
prejudice. Top to bottom employees shall participate in the training.

13. THANK YOU