MOST Enhances Workplace Equality with Gender Sensitivity Training
COTABATO CITY (June 6, 2024) — The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) conducted Gender Sensitivity Training for its newly hired and promoted employees on June 5 and 6, 2024, at the Greenleaf Hotel in General Santos City, a significant step towards promoting gender equality and sensitivity in the workplace.
The activity is part of the Ministry’s Gender and Development (GAD) Program, which aims to promote gender equality, empower women and marginalized groups, and ensure that all development initiatives are inclusive and beneficial to everyone in the community.
In his opening remarks, Bangsamoro Director General Engr. Abdulrakman Asim highlighted the practical application of the training’s teachings, emphasizing the importance of integrating gender sensitivity into daily work operations.
TMOS Director II Nasrodin U. Buisan, in his welcome message, underscored the necessity of embedding gender and development perspectives across all programs and projects to enforce gender equality and participation of all genders in the community, contributing to the region’s economic growth.
The topics included distinctions between Sex vs Gender, Gender Roles and Sex Roles, Gender Biases and their Manifestation, How gender biases are being maintained and transferred to gender and development, Gender Equity and Gender Equality, Visioning a Gender Fair Society, GAD Imperatives, Gender Fair Language, Women Peace and Security.
The sessions were led by distinguished speakers Ms. Rohaniya M. Sumail and Samsiya Abdullah from the Bangsamoro Women Commission, who brought their extensive expertise to the discussions.
Participants responded positively, expressing enthusiasm about the training’s impact on their professional growth. They committed to implementing their newfound knowledge in daily operations and fostering positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues.
This training represents an initial yet vital effort to illuminate how societal constructs shape the roles of women and men, their contributions to development, and the dynamics of their relationships. It serves as an essential foundation for employees with minimal or no prior gender awareness. (Hasna U. Bacol, BMN/Bangsamoro Today)
