Course Description
Gender Sensitivity Training in the Workplace is a course that explores a wide range of the deeply held beliefs people have regarding sex and gender and explains how these issues play out in organizations. Each of the fifteen lessons is designed to give you a deeper understanding of a specific issue related to gender sensitivity, and will conclude with a quiz that reviews the terms and concepts discussed in the lesson.
We will begin with "An Introduction to Gender Sensitivity in the Workplace" and an overview of the issues before moving on to "Building a Gender Sensitive Vocabulary" where you will begin to build a useful and gender-diverse vocabulary. The next two lessons, "Unpacking Sex/Gender Stereotypes" and "LGBT Issues" examine stereotypes and their effect on women, LGBTQ people, and men in the workplace. These lessons provide a range of possible solutions for mediating differences and implementing gender-neutral language that is respectful of all employees. Then we'll look at "Gender Stereotyping in the Military" in order to examine the gendered arguments surrounding the discussion that led to service women finally being allowed to serve in combat units. The next three lessons will address Communication, Leadership and Teamwork and will show you how to foster gender sensitive communication methods, leadership skills, and teamwork practices.
Then we will explore sexual harassment, its impact on the individual, employees and the organization, and how to address sexual harassment in the workplace. We'll turn back to LGBTQ issues and look at "Making the Workplace Friendly for LGBTQ Individuals" before discussing practical ways in which to develop Strategies for "Developing Gender Sensitive Workplaces". Finally, we'll end the course with a look at why the "Future is Global Gender Sensitivity in the Workplace" and why global gender sensitivity is absolutely essential for everyone on the planet.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe gender sensitivity means in the workplace.
- Build a gender sensitive vocabulary.
- Recognize sex/gender stereotypes.
- Describe gender sensitivity and LGBTQ issues.
- Summarize effective gender sensitive communication.
- Describe gender sensitive leadership and teamwork.
- Summarize gender sensitive conflict management.
- Describe how sexual harassment affects the workplace.
- Describe the consequences of sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Describe methods for addressing sexual harassment.
- Describe making the workplace LGBTQ friendly.
- Describe strategies for developing gender sensitivity in the workplace.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
Assessment | Points |
---|---|
Introduce Yourself | 2 points |
Lesson 1 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 2 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 3 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 4 Exam | 9 points |
Lesson 5 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 6 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 7 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 8 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 9 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 10 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 11 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 12 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 13 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 14 Exam | 10 points |
Lesson 15 Exam | 10 points |
The Final Exam | 68 points |