Women Working in Non-Traditional Jobs

Description: In the 1980's, women moving into organizations in larger numbers created a demand for workshops to help them deal with the frustrations of discrimination and harassment. Interestingly, today, we see a resurgence of requests for these workshops. Therefore, we have designed a program menu from which to choose the best seminar or series of seminars to meet your needs. The components of our program include:

• Orientation Session: This session seeks to focus on two primary areas: What are the issues facing women working in non-traditional jobs (change, stereotypes, power, alliance building, sexual tensions, communication, balancing family and career, etc.) and developing skills to make a difference in dealing with the issues (managing conflict, assertiveness, networking, etc.)
  

• Assertiveness Training - Utilizing a variety of approaches this session defines the difference between assertiveness, aggressiveness, and passivity; assesses your own preferences; and discusses the steps to changing your behavior
  

• Conflict Resolution, Dealing with Difficult People, and Using Effective Communication
  

• How do Women and Men Think? This session utilizes an assessment of personal preferences, discusses socialization processes, power, values, communication differences, and leaves the participant with a strategy for building partnerships in the workplace
  

• The Professional Woman seminar focuses on Balancing Family and Work; Getting Control of Your Time; and Self-empowerment

These sessions can be designed for all women or both men and women. We recommend that the Orientation Session be done first, then as follow up, a series of the other sessions can be arranged. These sessions can also be designed specifically for those who supervise both men and women and deal with these same issues from a leadership perspective.