Gender Equity and Inclusion Training for FAS Staff (Title IX Information Session)

The FAS is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the community is excluded from participation in, denied benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any University program or activity on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Find more information on the FAS Sexual & Gender-Based Harassment Policy/Resources and on Harvard's Office for Gender Equity page. More information, including information on making a disclosure, is available on our Sexual Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct Policies and Resources page.

To ensure that FAS staff are informed about these important topics and understand their rights and responsibilities under Harvard's new Title IX policy, training is available.

2023 - 2024  FAS Gender Equity and Inclusion Trainings
 

Join Danielle Farrell, FAS Program Officer for Title IX and Professional Conduct, and the University Office for Gender Equity for two different interactive offerings discussing national Title IX legislation and how it affects and informs Harvard’s policies as well as solutions to sexual harassment and discrimination issues.

Gender Equity and Inclusion Training Sessions 
 

During these interactive workshops, Danielle Farrell and the University's Office for Gender Equity discuss national Title IX legislation and how it affects and informs Harvard’s policies as well as solutions to sexual harassment and discrimination issues. These trainings are presentation-based with breakout rooms and take a practical approach to Title IX with the goal of moving the community beyond compliance based knowledge and towards practical application in the workplace. These sessions were formerly referred to as Title IX Information Sessions.  Note: If you have previously attended one of these trainings, please consider registering for one of the "Using Your Role to Increase Gender Equity in the Workplace" sessions listed in the second set of bullet points.


The goals of the training are as follows:

  1. Gain a working knowledge of Title IX and gender inclusion at FAS.
  2. Understand your role as a responsible employee.
  3. Understand our individual and community roles in preventing sexual and gender-based harassment.


Using Your Role to Increase Gender Equity in the Workplace 

In these interactive conversation-based sessions led by Danielle Farrell and the Office for Gender Equity, participants are invited to discuss real-world opportunities to assess and address gender equity issues in their departments or units, develop concrete strategies to improve workplace climate, and foster connections with colleagues and supportive resources.

Please click on a session date below to register:

Please contact Kat Bliss at ksbliss@fas.harvard.edu OR Megan Wong at megan_wong@fas.harvard.edu if you have any questions or need help registering.

Self-Paced Online Course

Harvard University recently launched a new self-paced course in the Harvard Training Portal: Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct.
 
All Harvard faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows are required to complete this new course about resources available to address sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct. If you have questions about what the eLearning course will entail, or about the optional survey you may be invited to complete, we encourage you to read these FAQs and/or contact the Office for Gender Equity (OGE) directly at oge@harvard.edu

This course is designed to build a shared understanding of the roles each of us plays in creating a community climate of gender equity and inclusion. Participants will engage with interactive material surrounding key components of our community climate, including the University’s values, strategies for prevention, supportive resources, the University’s Interim Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy and Interim Other Sexual Misconduct Policy and their accompanying procedures, and other factors that promote and sustain an academic workplace free from sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct.