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Evaluating the impact of gender sensitivity training on public officers' attitudes - an empirical study

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  • Sangeeta Goel

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As more and more organisations have come to consider the short-term training a 'quick fix' for long persisting organisational problems like gender-based bias, it will be interesting to see if the resources invested in such 'quick fix' training yields desired results. In order to determine if such results were possible, a study was conducted, using participants with N = 220 in a gender sensitivity training (GST) program. The initial survey was a pre-test, administered before training and the second survey was administered after a ten-day GST module. The two datasets (pre and post GST) were collected and compared using bivariate statistical analysis. These results demonstrate that a gender sensitisation program of short duration could be of limited help in addressing such problems being embedded in personality and takes time to change. The paper raises a topical question if the resources engaged in these programs are well spent.

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  • Sangeeta Goel, 2017. "Evaluating the impact of gender sensitivity training on public officers' attitudes - an empirical study," International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(2), pages 198-213.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijicbm:v:14:y:2017:i:2:p:198-213
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