Women in Diplomacy: Leadership for a New Era | Global Diplomacy & Leadership Excellence

$800

Course Description:

This course explores the evolving role of women in global diplomacy and leadership. It highlights contributions, challenges, and transformational leadership strategies of women in foreign policy. Through historical analysis, mentorship models, and gender-responsive frameworks, participants will gain skills to lead with equity, build inclusive teams, and promote gender-informed diplomacy.

Course Length:

6 weeks (36 total instructional hours)

Proficiency Level:

Advanced

Prerequisite:

Completion of a lower-intermediate ESL course or equivalent language proficiency

Course Objectives:

  • Trace the historical contributions of women in international diplomacy.
  • Identify gender-based barriers and pathways to leadership.
  • Evaluate global policy frameworks for gender equality in diplomacy.
  • Apply gender analysis to foreign policy formulation and implementation.
  • Explore inclusive leadership styles and mentorship approaches.
  • Develop strategies to advance women’s participation in diplomacy.
  • Create a gender-sensitive diplomatic team or program plan.
  • Engage in peer coaching and collaborative leadership models.
  • Assess intersectionality and diverse leadership experiences.
  • Design a leadership impact plan to support women in foreign service.

Description

Unit 1: The Legacy and Leadership of Women in Diplomacy

Reviews historical milestones and leadership models of women diplomats.

Learning Objectives:
– Trace the historical contributions of women in international diplomacy.
– Identify gender-based barriers and pathways to leadership.

Content: Reviews historical milestones and leadership models of women diplomats.

Activity: Write a biography profile of an influential woman diplomat.

Assessment: Biography presentation rubric and reflection paper.

Unit 2: Barriers, Bias, and Breakthroughs in Foreign Service

Explores structural and cultural challenges to female leadership.

Learning Objectives:
– Identify gender-based barriers and pathways to leadership.
– Evaluate global policy frameworks for gender equality in diplomacy.

Content: Explores structural and cultural challenges to female leadership.

Activity: Facilitate a discussion on gender norms and institutional bias.

Assessment: Discussion facilitation evaluation and response journal.

Unit 3: Gender Equality in Global Policy Frameworks

Analyzes international standards and diplomatic gender reforms.

Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate global policy frameworks for gender equality in diplomacy.
– Apply gender analysis to foreign policy formulation and implementation.

Content: Analyzes international standards and diplomatic gender reforms.

Activity: Review and critique a national gender equality action plan.

Assessment: Plan critique rubric and oral presentation.

Unit 4: Feminist Foreign Policy and Gender Analysis Tools

Introduces policy tools to ensure equity in foreign affairs.

Learning Objectives:
– Apply gender analysis to foreign policy formulation and implementation.
– Explore inclusive leadership styles and mentorship approaches.

Content: Introduces policy tools to ensure equity in foreign affairs.

Activity: Apply a feminist foreign policy lens to a regional conflict.

Assessment: Lens application paper and peer feedback.

Unit 5: Mentorship, Coaching, and Leadership Pipeline Building

Builds skills for mentorship, coaching, and support networks.

Learning Objectives:
– Explore inclusive leadership styles and mentorship approaches.
– Develop strategies to advance women’s participation in diplomacy.

Content: Builds skills for mentorship, coaching, and support networks.

Activity: Create a mentorship program model for junior diplomats.

Assessment: Mentorship model rubric and coaching guide.

Unit 6: Inclusive Leadership in Multilateral Institutions

Prepares learners to lead inclusively across global platforms.

Learning Objectives:
– Develop strategies to advance women’s participation in diplomacy.
– Create a gender-sensitive diplomatic team or program plan.

Content: Prepares learners to lead inclusively across global platforms.

Activity: Simulate inclusive leadership at an international summit.

Assessment: Summit simulation rubric and team assessment.

Unit 7: Intersectionality in Diplomatic Leadership

Focuses on diverse identities and leadership in international systems.

Learning Objectives:
– Create a gender-sensitive diplomatic team or program plan.
– Engage in peer coaching and collaborative leadership models.

Content: Focuses on diverse identities and leadership in international systems.

Activity: Analyze leadership experiences from diverse intersectional groups.

Assessment: Intersectional analysis essay.

Unit 8: Institutional Change and Gender Mainstreaming

Covers change management and policy reform in foreign ministries.

Learning Objectives:
– Engage in peer coaching and collaborative leadership models.
– Assess intersectionality and diverse leadership experiences.

Content: Covers change management and policy reform in foreign ministries.

Activity: Draft a policy memo on gender equity in foreign ministries.

Assessment: Policy memo scoring guide.

Unit 9: Simulation: Leading a Gender-Inclusive Foreign Policy Initiative

Engages learners in launching a fictional gender-inclusive initiative.

Learning Objectives:
– Assess intersectionality and diverse leadership experiences.
– Design a leadership impact plan to support women in foreign service.

Content: Engages learners in launching a fictional gender-inclusive initiative.

Activity: Lead a simulation group on diplomatic inclusion reform.

Assessment: Simulation leadership evaluation.

Unit 10: Capstone: Women’s Global Leadership Impact Plan

Students build and present personal impact leadership plans.

Learning Objectives:
– Design a leadership impact plan to support women in foreign service.
– Trace the historical contributions of women in international diplomacy.

Content: Students build and present personal impact leadership plans.

Activity: Deliver a capstone leadership impact presentation.

Assessment: Capstone leadership impact plan and oral defense.

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