Gender Responsive Leadership

Gender Responsive Leadership (GRL) is about creating leadership environments that actively promote gender equality. Progress made in gender equality is currently under pressure—and in some cases, even regressing. Wars, climate change, pandemics, and increasing inequality are slowing progress. This calls for leaders who are aware of these challenges and proactively engage in advancing equality. This includes serving as a role model in combating gender stereotypes, setting clear goals for equality, and fostering a culture where responsibility for gender equality is prioritized across the organization.

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Why should you work with Gender Responsive Leadership as a leader?

Gender Responsive Leadership has a profound impact on organizational culture. By promoting equality and diversity, you foster a culture where all employees feel valued and included—regardless of gender. As a leader, you play a central role in ensuring your organization succeeds with equality. You don’t need to be an expert on the topic, but you must be able to integrate an intentional perspective on equality and fairness into your leadership practice. It’s about actively reducing gender inequality—both at the workplace and within your own and your team’s activities. This means addressing challenges related to discrimination, stereotypes, and inequity.

LEAD’s approach to Gender Responsive Leadership within DEI

LEAD’s approach to GRL is based on knowledge developed by the Folke Bernadotte Academy. At LEAD we focus on five core leadership skills that are fundamental for any leader seeking to practice responsible and equitable leadership:

  • Be a role model and ally
  • Set goals—and prioritize them
  • Communicate clearly and convincingly
  • Manage staff, resources, and activities
  • Hold yourself and others accountable

How we can help you

We offer leadership sparring, research-based education, and presentations on Gender Responsive Leadership—strengthening your leadership competencies within equality. 

Examples of our services include:

Presentations

Inspirational research-based presentations on GRL for all levels in your organization.

Sparring

Advisory support regarding your organization’s development or key initiatives within GRL (including strategy development, policies, and action plans).

Training

Facilitation of training programs and active workshops focused on competence development at management or organizational level.

Meet the consulting team

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen

Managing Director & Partner

Kirstie Føge Hansen

Chief Consultant

Betina Hansen

Chief Consultant

Marianne Viftrup Hedegaard

Chief Consultant

References

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The goal of OK’s DEI leadership program was to use practice-based training for 100 leaders—raising awareness of how they could foster an inclusive culture and ensure a safe, attractive workplace for all.

To ensure the content/format met leaders’ needs, we ran three pilot workshops for executive management, AMO organization, and HR—using their input to tailor the final format. Especially executive feedback helped anchor the program strategically.

The training consisted of two workshops spaced six–seven weeks apart—to support knowledge transfer and allow time for practical experiments between sessions. Buddy agreements ensured leaders followed through on commitments between workshops.

“I started the program with my arms crossed, but I really feel things have changed since the first workshop. We can talk about things I didn’t think we could at OK. It’s great—a big step forward for us.”

Leader at OK

LEAD teaches on a DEI development program for executives, managers, study directors, institute heads, and other leaders at CBS.

The program aims to train inclusive leadership skills as part of CBS’s Gender Equality Plan implementation. In collaboration with CBS’s D&I Office, various themes were selected—ensuring leaders developed a common language through fruitful dialogue in learning groups between modules.

Other topics: addressing workplace discrimination, diversity management, microaggressions & norms.

If you have questions or want personal guidance - just let me know!

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen

Managing Director & Partner

Master of Law

Mobile: +45 22 42 18 11
Email: aba@lead.eu