managerial training programme

managerial training programme

As a facilitator in SAM workshops, I have almost always encountered difficulty in justifying a women-only managerial training programme as many participants are of the view that efforts should be directed towards sensitization of male administrators. Another problematic area is the breaking down of reservations to speak about personal experience. A natural reluctance to bare one?s soul to the public eye, even in an all-women group, to speak about insecurities and fears, to admit weaknesses or rememory traumatic experiences have held some participants back. It was realized that this experience may not be liberating for all women even though they could be points of entry into enclosures. Even more difficult for women academicians who have reached certain statures and positions of respect is the relinquishing of inherited knowledge and traditional learning.