1. Gender Works: Closing the Gender Gap
Alexis Kanda-Olmstead
Director of Advancement Talent Management
Dartmouth College
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2. Session goals Increase individual and collective awareness of gender
Explore the impact of gender in our work environment
Build capacity to close the gender gap together
Session
goals

3. Gender Awareness

4. Congratulations! It’s a……

5. What is gender?
Socially-constructed roles and behaviors based on assigned sex at birth
Male = boy, man, he/him/his, masculine
Female = girl, woman, she/her/hers, feminine
Tied to power, privilege, and oppression
Gender Binary: False assumption that there are only two natural, immutable, and opposed genders (i.e., man and woman)
Gender Expression: One’s outward expression of gender through cultural forms such as language, gestures and artifacts
Gender Identity: One’s internal understanding of their own gender
Nicolazzo, Z. (2017). Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion

6. Gender Is Everywhere Physical spaces Social activities Career choices
Parenting roles
Spending habits
Sports and recreation

7. Inside the Box/Outside the Box
Idealized Femininity
Inside the Box/Outside the Box
Inside: Acceptable behaviors, roles, attitudes, ways of being
Outside: Unacceptable behaviors, roles, attitudes, ways of being

8. Inside the Box/Outside the Box
Idealized Masculinity
Inside the Box/Outside the Box
Inside: Acceptable behaviors, roles, attitudes, ways of being
Outside: Unacceptable behaviors, roles, attitudes, ways of being

9. Pair and Share When did you first become aware of gender?
What did society teach you about gender?
How does gender influence your life today?

10. Gender Impact

11. Hiring and Promotion Gap
Ratio of promotions to manager
for men vs. women
% of manager positions held
by men vs. women
62%
38%
50%
ALL MEN
ALL WOMEN
Women in the Workplace 2018 Report by McKinsey & Company

12. AFP membership is 70% female, but 4 out of 5 senior positions in fundraising are held by males.
Among CASE 50 Institutions, only 26% are headed by female Chief Advancement Officers.
2018 statistics reported by the Educational Advisory Board and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

13. Compensation Gap
ALL WOMEN
ALL MEN
On average, women in the U.S. are paid 20% less than men.
WHITE MEN
BLACK WOMEN
LATINAS
If you break it down by race and ethnicity, the gap is even worse.
Black women are paid 39% less and Latinas are paid 47% less than white men.
Women in the Workplace 2018 Report by McKinsey & Company

14. $15,00 – 20,000
Gender accounts for a 10% difference in salaries between male and female fundraisers.
Average amount that female fundraisers are paid less than male fundraisers
The Impact of Gender on Fundraising Salaries

15. Gender Works?

16. Gender Diversity Improves organizational and financial performance
Facilitates more creative and effective decision making
Increases innovation while also lowering risk
Decreases the gender wage gap and other inequities
Krawcheck, S. (2017). Own It: The Power of Women at Work

17. Closing the Gender Gap Individual Level 1 2 3 5 Notice Ask Feel Decide4
Decide 5
Act
Adapted from Scully, M. & Rowe, M. (2009). Bystander Training within Organizations. Journal of the International Ombudsman Association.

27. Pair and Share What can you do to close the gender gap?
What can your colleagues do?
What can your organization do?

28. Closing the Gender Gap Organizational Level Invest Ensure Flex Engage
Ensure that hiring, promotion, and evaluation processes are fair by focusing on accountability and results
Ensure
Invest more in employee training that works (e.g., 50 Ways to Fight Bias, Bystander Intervention, Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions)
Invest
Give employees the flexibility to fit work into their lives by supporting parental leave, part-time or reduced schedules, and telecommuting
Flex
Engage men and senior leaders with mentorship and sponsorship opportunities that increase employees’ visibility and access
Engage
Women in the Workplace 2017 and 2018 Report by McKinsey & Company

29. Questions

30. Resources AFP Women’s Impact Initiative http://afpidea.org/wii
50 Ways to Fight Bias Training
Women in the Workplace 2018 Report
Resources