July 08, 2022
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Professional gender equality awareness week in September: registration now open for training workshops
Save the date for the 2022 edition of Gender Week, from September 27 to 30.
As announced in the newsletter on July 1, you are all invited to participate in the dedicated week on gender equality and working better together, which will take place from September 27 to 30. The program for Gender Week will include a lecture, round tables, training workshops and information and discussion sessions to raise awareness among the Institut Pasteur community of a variety of topics such as unconscious bias, sexist behavior, the glass ceiling, women in leadership, etc.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON SEPTEMBER 29
The various initiatives will include a series of training workshops on Thursday September 29. One-hour training workshops will be run throughout the day on the topics of leadership and communication. Registration is now open.
Short workshops (1 hour) designed for you:
Women in leadership
(workshops for female staff members only)
● How to boost your impact when communicating
● Getting to know yourself better so that you can increase your profile and visibility with others
● Improving your assertiveness when interacting with others
Communicating and working more effectively together (workshops for male and female staff)
● Asking more effective questions to develop your active listening and improve your leadership skills
● Preventing and/or resolving conflicts using nonviolent communication
● Learning to delegate/take on some of the mental workload
Practical information about registering
· At the moment, all staff members can choose to register for 1, 2 or 3 workshops. If there are enough spaces remaining in September, you will be notified that you can sign up for additional workshops.
· Workshops will take place in person, on campus (subject to changes in the health situation in September).
· Depending on the topic, some workshops are open to all staff and others are only open to female staff members.
· Several workshops will also be held in English to make sure that everyone can come along!
· You must register in advance via the Career Portal (Talentsoft).
Gender Week: Save the date
Tuesday September 27, from 2pm: an afternoon with lectures and round tables to discuss three broad topics: unconscious bias, sexist violence and the glass ceiling. The main measures in the Institut Pasteur Gender Equality Plan will also be presented. Participation is open to the entire Institut Pasteur community.
Thursday September 29: one-hour training workshops will be run throughout the day on the topics of leadership and communication. The workshops will be open to the Institut Pasteur community; you must register in advance via the Career Portal (Talentsoft).
During the week, you will also be able to take part in two further discussion and awareness sessions:
Wednesday September 28: a Teams information session: "Sexist behavior and harassment: prevention, identification and action at the Institut Pasteur";
Friday September 30: a "chill café" run by the DEI (diversity – equity – inclusion) group on a topic related to striking a balance between personal and professional life.
This awareness-raising event reflects the Institut Pasteur's commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. It is one of the major initiatives laid down in the Gender Equality Plan. The Institut Pasteur Senior Management Board, with the support of the Board of Governors, has identified professional gender equality as a priority of the Strategic Plan.
To find out more about Gender Week 2022, click here and for detailed information about the training day, click here.
Detailed information about the 2022 edition of Gender Week will be available on this Webcampus page