Issues Facing Women in Business
This general awareness course will assess the representation of women in various domains, including sports, politics, education, STEM fields, pink-collar jobs, and managerial positions. We will also review challenges that many working women face, as well as strategies for addressing those challenges both as an individual and from an organizational perspective. The course concludes with a brief review of milestones in the history of women in the workplace and an assessment of some ways that better representation of women can benefit businesses.
This general awareness course will assess the representation of women in various domains, including sports, politics, education, STEM fields, pink-collar jobs, and managerial positions. We will also review challenges that many working women face, as well as strategies for addressing those challenges both as an individual and from an organizational perspective. The course concludes with a brief review of milestones in the history of women in the workplace and an assessment of some ways that better representation of women can benefit businesses.
This general awareness course will assess the representation of women in various domains, including sports, politics, education, STEM fields, pink-collar jobs, and managerial positions. We will also review challenges that many working women face, as well as strategies for addressing those challenges both as an individual and from an organizational perspective. The course concludes with a brief review of milestones in the history of women in the workplace and an assessment of some ways that better representation of women can benefit businesses.
Credits
3 HRCI Credits
3 SHRM PDCs
3 ATD CI Credits
3 PMI PDUs:
1.25 Power Skills PDUs
1.75 Business Acumen PDUs
Learning Outcomes
Recognize some of the challenges facing women in business
Discuss the role that gender stereotypes play in creating challenges for women in business
Describe factors that contribute to the different ways that men and women are treated in the workplace
Identify fields in which women are underrepresented as well as some of the causes for that underrepresentation
Identify fields in which women are overrepresented as well as some of the causes for that overrepresentation
Summarize some of the advances that have been made toward combating gender discrimination in the workplace
Describe benefits of supporting women in positions of leadership
Identify ways to address unfair treatment in the workplace
Accreditations
Estimated Time to Complete: 3 hours
Access Time: 90 days
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 7 days from the purchase date. The registration fee will only be refunded if less than 10% of each course has been completed. Course completion can be viewed from within the course platform.