3 thoughts on “Question of the Month!”

1. 

   Mary

   April 8, 2019 at 10:55 am

   We should critically examine the language we use in policies, during meetings, in classrooms etc. from a gender lens – for example, are we using exclusionary pronouns? How gendered are the titles and designations?

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2. 

   Risha

   April 15, 2019 at 10:47 am

   Attention should be paid to ensure that campuses have PHARMACIES and SICK ROOMS available for students

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3. 

   Linda Luiz

   April 29, 2019 at 10:55 am

   A gender audit would need to look at the differential use of time and space by different genders, as well as whether differential value is attached to their ideas, words and worldviews in decision-making forums. Women at work have some needs different from those of men in our structural setting, so these would need to be addressed too.
   = safe access to essential infrastructure at all times, especially libraries
   = provision of creches, separate resting room for female staff and students, adequate number of bathrooms and lights
   = flexible working time for women
   = adequate provision of maternity leave, for temporary staff as well
   = whether and in what proportion women are present in decision-making bodies
   = whether women are able to take decisive stands in decision-making bodies
   = whether women’s opinions are taken into consideration as much as those of men
   = whether women are considered ‘less committed’ or ‘less capable’ than men at work

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