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Identify and record existing knowledge about the subject, any known solutions, and possibly any reservations or opposition. These posters can be referred back to in the course of the workshop.

Discussion questions :

• What really stood out for you ? Why ?
• Renata Lisser, head of nursing at the Buechberg Care Centre, stressed that working on Saturdays and Sundays is not something for men to do. Why is this the case ? Why should it be something for women to do ? What preconceptions lie behind this idea ?
• Zoran Divitarov, employee at Samuel Werder AG, explained that dirty and heavy industrial jobs are probably not suitable for women. What do you think of this statement ? What does it really look like in the company of today ?
• Claude Werder, managing director of Samuel Werder AG, suggests that stereotypes need to be broken down in our heads and in our schools. Do you think that is the correct approach ?
• Renata Lisser says that their job listings are gender-neutral. Do you think that is the correct approach ?

Discussion question :

• Claude Werder wants to see more women working in industry and Renata Lisser wants to see more men in nursing. How could we help them achieve their goals ?

Then present results/ideas to the whole.

In the video, you met Josip Uroda, the only male nurse at Buechberg Care Centre. He tells about problems he runs into as a male nurse (such as handling his mostly female patients when naked). His boss Renata Lisser is very open to male nurses.

Role play a job interview with a potential female boss where Mr Uroda applies for a job in another care centre which has never had a male nurse on staff :
Outcome 1 : The new boss is entirely open to Mr Uroda's becoming the first male nurse at the centre ;
Outcome 2 : The new boss points to the difficulties associated his being a man and advises him to look for a different role within the care centre.
Outcome 3 : The new boss refuses to hire a male nurse.

Then discuss in the whole group how the two roles felt in each of the variants and which variant would be most likely in the real world.

Step 1 :
Word associations : Participants each have 30 seconds to write down on individual post-it notes as many words as possible that they associate with a phrase suggested by the facilitator (random words such as spring, solidarity, or having to do with the focus of the workshop). Quantity over quality here ! The post-its are collected after each round and then hung on an "inspiration board" poster.

Step 2 :
This is where the actual tour of the three posts begins. Participants have 5 minutes at each post and then move on until they have visited them all. The objective is to develop as many new and creative measures to improve male and female access to different company positions as possible.
Inspiration board : The post-it notes generated in step 1 can be rearranged or added to.
Random input : On the basis of random objects presented to them, participants write or draw associations related to the focus of the workshop.
Idea map : This is a brainstorming session where the idea is passed around a circle, with each new participant providing new concepts, references and links.

Step 3 :
Inspired by the material provided around the room and the elements on the poster, participants each draft 3-4 ideas on how to ensure a better gender mix in positions within a company. This is done in pairs selected by the facilitators. Duration : 20 minutes.

Step 4 :
The pairs present their results briefly. Then the participants are given 5 glue dots each with which they can individually evaluate the ideas ; all of their points can be awarded to a single idea or split among the ideas as they wish.

Step 5 :
The pairs then decide on 2-3 of the most popular ideas and use them to develop concrete solutions or measures. Duration : 20 minutes.