Online Training - “Gender and Diversity in Higher Education” 

Objectives:

To develop a critical understanding of issues related to gender, diversity, equality and sexual harassment in higher education institutions and enable reflections and commitment for way forward.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

1. To create a critical understanding of stereotypes and unconscious bias on the basis of gender and other dimensions of diversity.
2. To develop sensitivity and awareness about issues of gender, diversity, equality and sexual harassment in higher education.
3. To understand why institutions fail to eliminate harassment and instances where anti-harassment laws and policies are abused.
4. To identify possible way forward.

Workshop Content (Indicative):

• Theory and context:

1. Theoretical understanding of gender equality, diversity and sexual harassment at work.
2. Context: The state of gender in Pakistan and HE

• Issues of gender and diversity in practice: 

1. Gender and careers.
2. Sexual harassment and HE – institutional failure and the abuse of laws.
3. Diversity and backlash in the classroom.

• Diversity leadership and best practices in HE:
• Way forward: Group presentation on addressing gender, diversity and harassment related issues in HE:

Who will benefit from this workshop?:

Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Deans, Directors, Department Heads and other administrators and senior managers in higher education institutions.

Facilitators:

1. Dr. Dr Jawad Syed (LUMS).

2. Dr Faiza Ali (LUMS)

Notes:

1. Workshop/Seminar Registration Fee: 5000/-PKR.
2. In case of replacements, transfer and refund, participant should officially notify via email/letter to NBEAC 10 working days prior to the workshop. After that NBEAC will not entertain any claims and changes.
3. NBEAC may cancel or postpone a workshop/program due to insufficient registration or unforeseen** circumstances. In this case, NBEAC will refund registration fee but will not be responsible for any other related expenses including cancellation charges by airline and travel agencies.
   
4. In case of postponement, the fee may be transferred to the rescheduled offering of that workshop or any other workshop as an alternate to refund. The NBEAC reserves the right to make changes in its program policies and fees at any time.

** If unforeseen circumstances occurs during the workshop and one day before the scheduled workshop, NBEAC will not refund the registration fee.