GE-FORCE

The GE-FORCE course empowers sport organisations to balance gender in their leadership positions. By raising awareness, offering guidance, and providing support to emerging leaders in sports, you will learn how to catalyse the necessary change for fostering diversity and inclusion.

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Course description

Gender Equality FORCE (GE-FORCE) aims to empower sport organisations to balance gender in their leadership positions. The objective of this online course is to provide awareness, guidance, and support to the “new leaders” of sport, and to inspire them to be part of the necessary change to promote diversity and inclusion. Developed through extensive prior research, this programme’s primary objective is to enhance understanding of women’s leadership and provide recommendations for promoting gender equality within the sport industry. This valuable resource is accessible to all sports enthusiasts who share the belief that, through collective efforts, we can propel gender equality forward and cultivate an environment that encourages more women to pursue leadership roles in sports. This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. What You’ll Learn?

Build organisational capacity to work transnationally and across sectors for gender equality.
Address priorities in education, training, youth, and sport to enable sector-wide transformation.
Recognise and create growth opportunities for women in sport leadership roles.
Identify tasks and responsibilities for women in management to foster leadership development.
Raise awareness of the benefits of women’s leadership and representation in decision-making.
Equip women leaders with tools for effective networking and career planning.
Promote gender equality and diversity in leadership through supportive organisational environments.
Utilise media and social platforms to amplify gender equality and leadership messages.
Understand and implement gender equality policies and work-life balance strategies.
Learn to recognise, address, and take action against discrimination in sport and leadership.

Skills set:

Leadership
Networking and Communication
Strategic Planning
Diversity and Inclusion Management
Anti-Discrimination Advocacy
Change Management

Curriculum

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Stakeholders, barriers and enablers on the macro level

1.3. Stakeholders, barriers and enablers on the meso-level

1.4. Stakeholders, barriers and enablers on the micro level

1.5. Study Findings on Gender Equality in Sport

1.6. Recommendations

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Creationg organisational opportunities for women

2.3. New Tasks and Responsibilities

2.4. Enforcing Gender Equality

2.5. Recommendations

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Women Leadership Role and Networking: Strategies for Advancement

3.3. Networking Skills and Strategies

3.4. Building Strong Relationships with Other Leaders and Stakeholders

3.5. Recommendations

4.1. Introduction

4.2. New social Role: How to build the image that will make the difference

4.3. Fostering sponsor relationships – How to create and develop relationships with sponsors, and how to enhance them for the organisation and the leader

4.4. Creation of allied partnerships and discussions. Fostering stakeholder relationships and enhancing alliances with several entities in order to boost women’s influence within the organisation

4.5. Recommendations

5.1. Introduction

5.2. The Organisational Environment for Gender Equality in the Workplace

5.3. Organisational policies

5.4. Work-family balance

5.5. Recommendations

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Career planning. Discussing strategies for career planning for women in leadership roles, with a focus on the recruitment process

6.3. System integration and accommodation

6.4. Recruitment Agencies

6.5. Recommendations

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Multidisciplinary overview of discrimination. To know in order to fight

7.3. Individuals as champions of change. Examples of people that can inspire pro-social behaviours

7.4. How to tackle discrimination and toxic behaviours

7.5. Recommendations

Instructors

Aneta LEMIESZ

Project Manager

Instytut Sportu

see profile

Antonella BELLUTI

Training and Innovation Director

Italy National Athletes Association

see profile

Grzegorz BOTWINA, PhD

CEO

Institute for Sport Governance

see profile

Leonardo CUNHA

General Manager

WeCare

see profile

Malgorzata SLAWINAKA

Researcher

Instytut Sportu

see profile

Shirim AMIN

Executive Director

Champions Factory

see profile

Silvija Mitevska

EU Projects Director

Olympic Committee of North Macedonia

see profile

Susana DUARTE

Community Manager

WeCare

see profile

More info

ErasmusPlus project + reviews

The Ge-Force course was developed as part of the Gender Equality Force Erasmus+ Sport project, which aims to empower sport organisations to balance the gender in their leadership positions. By providing awareness, guidance, and support to the “new leaders” of sport, this project aspires to be part of the necessary change to promote diversity and inclusion.

More information at genderequalityforce.com

Course topic: Gender Equality
Starts at: jun 22
Format: Asynchronous
Certification: Yes (free) / podrás obtener tu certificado al completar el curso a un precio de 100 €
Languages: English
Access requirements: N/A
Documentation: N/A

Program content, dates, schedule, fees, technology platforms, and faculty are subject to change.

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