Breaking Barriers: Understanding and challenging Gender

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Virginia Méndez

Virginia Mendez, author of Childhood Unlimited: Parenting Beyond Gender Bias and the bilingual children’s series Mika & Lolo , is an accomplished public speaker and co-founder of The Feminist Shop, an ethical brand that promotes gender equality. With expertise in multiple languages and a strong background in law, business, and leadership, Virginia brings over eight years of corporate experience (PwC, Deloitte) and a passion for social impact.

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Session Summary

Join us for an engaging 60-minute conference exploring the complexities of gender stereotypes and their impact on our lives. We’ll start by clarifying the distinction between sex and gender so current and important to create an inclusive space for everyone, then delve into neuroplasticity and how stereotypes can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

We’ll identify common stereotypes in everyday contexts—such as clothing, media, and language—and discuss their widespread influence.

Interaction

During the expert session, Virginia Méndez engages the audience through interactive exercises using the Mentimeter app, Q&A sessions, and live demonstrations.

Key Learnings

Sex vs. Gender

Understand the key differences and their implications.

Neuroplasticity

Discover how our brains adapt to societal expectations and reinforce stereotypes.

Identifying Stereotypes

Recognise the various forms of gender stereotypes in everyday life.

Consequences for everyone

Explore the impact of stereotypes in the society.

Actionable Strategies

Gain tools to challenge and overcome stereotypes in your community.

Detailed session description

Join us for an engaging 60-minute session exploring the complexities of gender stereotypes and their impact on our lives. We’ll start by clarifying the distinction between sex and gender so current and important to create an inclusive space for everyone, then delve into neuroplasticity and how stereotypes can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

We’ll identify common stereotypes in everyday contexts—such as clothing, media, and language—and discuss their widespread influence. All this is important to see the consequences for everyone which we will lay out to realise the impact it has in all of us, but when we know better we do better (and want to do better!) so we will finish with some practical tools, commitments and ideas to be part of the solution!

This interactive session encourages thought-provoking discussions and fosters a more inclusive environment.

Before you book

Questions about Breaking Barriers: Understanding and challenging Gender Stereotypes

Is this for beginners or for people who already know the subject?

No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: Join us for an engaging 60-minute conference exploring the complexities of gender stereotypes and their impact on our lives. We’ll start by clarifying the distinction between sex and gender so current and important to create an inclusive space for everyone, then delve into neuroplasticity and how stereotypes can...

Is this session interactive, or do people just watch?

It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.

How long does it take, and what do we have to prepare?

It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Virginia, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.

Who can join, and where does it run?

A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.

Can our global colleagues follow it?

The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.

Will our IT department have a problem with this?

No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.

How does this work under GDPR?

We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.

What do we get afterwards?

You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.