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1、G&D News No 37, 23 August 2005Our focus this month is Gender and Leadership. Do women and men exercise leadership differently? Are we even asking the right questions on gender and leadership to harness the best that gender diversity offers? Here are some viewsAdvancing Womens Leadership in the CGIAR
2、CGIAR News, July 2005Highlights from G&Ds 10th Womens Leadership Course, graciously hosted by ICARDA in Aleppo, Syria is a feature story of CGIAR News. Read what the participants had to say at: http:/www.cgiar.org/enews/july2005/story_09.html The Conundrum of the Glass CeilingThe Economist, 21st Jul
3、y 2005“It is 20 years since the term glass ceiling was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate hierarchy.” In 1995, the US governments specially appointed Glass Ceiling Commission published its recommendations. Wha
4、t is the current scenario ten years on in the USA and other countries? This Economist article reports that “the glass ceiling phenomenon is proving peculiarly persistent.” See: Rethinking Management: Whats Gender Got to Do With It?Center for Gender in Organizations, CGO Commentaries No 1, March 2004
5、CGO has concluded that addressing gender issues is the gateway to rethinking management: “When apparently gendered problems surface, we use them as opportunities to look more deeply at the patterns, norms and assumptions that govern how work gets done in an organizationBut using a gender lens is not
6、 about solving womens problems or getting the numbers right in terms of hiring, advancing and retraining womenA gendered analysis not only cracks the door open for women, but also lets men work in new, and often more authentic and satisfying ways.” Read this highly recommended brief, featuring case
7、studies from the corporate world as well as universities in Africa and USA, at: http:/www.simmons.edu/som/docs/centers/commentaries_1.pdf Do Women Have What it Takes To Lead?By A H Eagly, M C Johannesen-Schmidt and M van EngenPsychological Bulletin 95, July 2003, pp 569-591Do men and women lead in t
8、he same way? A project entitled Transformational, Transaction and Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Men and Women set out to answer this question. Overall, this meta-analysis shows little difference between the sexes in how they manage, but it does give women a small edge. “
9、We found women were slightly more likely than men to have a transformational leadership style, which organizational researchers have found is especially effective in todays work environment,” Eagly said. On the other hand, their study found men were slightly more likely than women to manifest a nega
10、tive side of transactional leadershippointing out their subordinates failings. Men were also more likely to be laissez-faire leaders. You can view an abstract at:http:/www.northwestern.edu/ipr/publications/newsletter/iprn0312/eagly.html Getting New Managers Up to SpeedBy Lauren Keller JohnsonHarvard
11、 Business School Working Knowledge, 4 July 2005According to this article, the usual employee orientation process needs to be retired. Savvy companies explain how to jump-start the success of new managers with tips on setting up meetings, using technology, coaching newcomers and leveraging the best f
12、rom diversity. Read on at: http:/hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4884&t=leadershipSelected G&D Resources Executive Selection in the CGIAR: Implications for Gender and DiversityBy Nancy J Allen, G&D Working Paper No 30Appointing a new Chief Executive is one of the most important moments in the life of an
13、 organization. In 2001, four CGIAR Centers (CIFOR, ICRAF, IITA and ILRI) appointed new Directors General. This comparative paper analyzes these processes with a view to improving both gender and diversity in subsequent searches and selections in the CGIAR. Scroll down to Working Paper No 30 at: http
14、:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/working_papers.asp For G&Ds updated cybrary of best links on Gender and Organizations, go to: http:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/links_gen_org.asp Announcements2005 CGIAR Science Awards Submission deadline: 15th September 2005Nominations for the 200
15、5 CGIAR Science Awards are now open and include a new award category entitled The CGIAR Regional Award for Outstanding Agricultural Technology in CWANA. This award is in recognition of partnerships with NARS in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, who has developed during the p
16、ast five years an outstanding technology or research product that has actual or potential contribution to increased productivity or quality of agriculture, improved food quality and/or improved management of natural resources in the region. All information related to the awards and the nomination pr
17、ocedures is available on the CGIAR website at: http:/www.cgiar.org/awards/awardsindex.html. Trainers Training on Transformation: Building Transformative Communities Through Transformative Leadership and PoliticsDates: 19-28 September 2005Venue: Manilla, PhilippinesTarget: Civil society, NGOs, politi
18、cal parties, trainers, human rights groups, community groups, schools, government agencies and parliamentarians and individuals interested in gender, governance and leadership. Convenors:Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP), Institute for Gender, Governance and LeadershipCost:US$ 950 (
19、twin sharing) and US$ 800 (triple sharing)Registration and more details at: http:/capwip.org/ciggl.htm CAPWIP also publishes the OnlineWomenBulletin. The latest issue highlights Asia-Pacific womens involvement in politics, governance, decision-making and transformative leadership. Visit: www.onlinew
20、omeninpolitics.orgAWID Conference on How Does Change Happen? Dates: 27-30 October 2005Venue: Bangkok, ThailandTarget: Womens rights leaders and activistsConvenors: Association for Womens Rights in Development (AWID)An international forum on womens rights and development. For registration and more in
21、formation on this alliance-building and global networking event, see: http:/www.awid.org/forum/about_the_forum.htmThe African Womens Leadership Institute (AWLI)AWLI is a regional networking, information and training forum, which trains women aged 25-45 in critical thinking on gender issues, organiza
22、tional and resource development and strategic planning. The leadership program is an initiative of Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA). It has two main features. First, it serves as a network of young African women (25-45) for professional support, advice and information and sharing of expertise. Secondly,
23、AWLI annually conducts leadership training. For more details, see: http:/www.pambazuka.org/index.php?id=27758 and www.akinamama.org Call for Proposals: Decentralization and Womens Rights in South AsiaSubmission deadline: 15th September, 2005Organized by the Gender Unit of IDRC, this research competi
24、tion aims to support empirical research in any country of South Asia that will document and analyze specific state decentralization reforms that have worked to promote womens rights, and/or reforms that have created barriers to the protection and realization of these rights. More details at: http:/w
25、ww.idrc.ca/gender/ev-84629-201-1-DO_TOPIC.htmlJoin our database!If you are a woman scientist or professional with a Masters or PhD, please register to receive the latest information on funding opportunities and targeted international job vacancies within and outside the CGIAR, in your area of expert
26、ise. We welcome you to register online at: http:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/cast_the_net/default.asp See our latest funding opportunities, automatically mailed to women on our database, at http:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/cast_the_net/funds_scholarships.aspTo see G&Ds previous newsletters, go
27、to: http:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/newsletter/GD_news.asp If you prefer to be removed from our mailing list, go to: http:/www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/newsletter/un_subscribe.aspI hope you the above interesting and useful.Cheers,VickiVicki WildeProgram LeaderCGIAR Gender and Diversity ProgramICRAF, United Nations AvenueP.O. Box 30677 00100Nairobi, KenyaTel: 254-20-7224240 or 1-650-833-6645Mobile: 254-722-523762Intl Roaming: 39-347 630 9941Residence: 254-20-7122343Fax: 254-20-7224001 or 1-650-833-6646Email: v.wildecgiar.orgWebsite: www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org
