EQUALITY GUIdE - KU Leuven

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everyone the opportunity to provide feedback about it.
! Provide the participants with an evaluation form and give them time to fill it out. Do
this for each session and have them return the forms immediately to make sure you
get them all back.
! Ask the participants for their opinion on very good or very bad scores on the evaluation
form.
! Process the evaluation as soon as possible and send it to all participants and lecturers.
! Write a report on each session.
4.3.7. The syllabus
! Ask for the PowerPoint presentation of the lecturer in advance and hand over a
copy to all participants.
! Provide a recommended reading list that can be interesting as a supplement for the
class of the lecturer.
4.3.8. Organizational tips
! Those who were interested in the project but were not selected as participants, were
kept up to date with all necessary information via e-mail. This was done upon their
explicit request.
Tips for day 1
! Provide enough time to get acquainted with one another; ask participants to share
with the group why they are interested in the topic.
! At the beginning of the session, ask participants whether they have experienced
gender-related obstacles themselves.
! Give participants time to digest what was told by the guest speakers. This gives
them the opportunity to share their own experiences.
! Make sure you give all participants the opportunity to express their views, even
those who are reluctant to “take the floor” spontaneously.
! Ask participants about their expectations of a training course about gender and
communication.
Tips for day 2 and 3
! Have participants reflect upon their own career path.
! Put theory into practice with exercises.
! Have participants talk about the future they envision for themselves.
! Observe conversation exercises; these are clarifying and inspiring.
! While discussing the observations, the lecturer can give tips drawn from his or her
own expertise; these are very enriching.