Corporate training
Training for business teams, NGOs or public authorities dedicated to non-discrimination and gender equality
«Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere…»
– Eleanor Roosevelt, Excerpt from the speech on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. March 27, 1958, United Nations, New York.
Social position
Mutual respect, promotion of gender equality and tolerance is fundamental for creating such a world within a team.
Collective training dedicated to non-discrimination and combating of any forms of violence is the beginning of laying such a foundation.
If your business involves working with and for people, then take the opportunity to use the power of your influence and demonstrate your social position on issues of respect for human rights, equality and diversity.
Awareness
We strive to raise the team’s awareness on the following topics:
- gender discrimination
- prevention of sexism
- combating sexual harassment
- combating domestic violence, etc.
Corporate culture
We want to contribute to the creation of a corporate culture where everyone would be aware of these issues and understand their own responsibility.
Inequality and violence make people feel unsafe, create discomfort and a hostile environment in which it is impossible to work and develop well. The first step to prevent them can be specialized training for the team to help recognize, respond and protect.
The purpose
- to unite the team in understanding issues related to human rights and gender discrimination
- to create a corporate atmosphere of safety and respect for everyone
- to improve the efficiency of work in a team, where everyone individually feels their value
- to create a positive human rights image for one’s activities
- to be aware of one’s social position
- to keep pace with today’s human rights challenges
For whom
- business
- law firms
- nongovernmental organizations
- public authorities
- law enforcement agencies
The training involves
a presentation of theoretical materials with examples and group interactive activities, including exercises, surveys, discussions, modelling of situations, etc. encompassing:
Understanding of the importance and relevance of non-discrimination, gender equality, combatting of gender-based violence;
Concepts and types of gender-based discrimination;
What is “sexism” and why it is important to eradicate any of its manifestations;
How to identify sexism and not be guided by stereotypes in your activities, production or advertising;
What is harassment and its types;
Identification and prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace;
Where the line between compliment and violence lies;
What to do and how to react if you suffer from/witness sexual harassment;
What can evidence involve;
The way management should act;
What liability for discrimination, sexism and sexual harassment is provided for by national legislation;
How to communicate in a gender-sensitive way and why it is important;
*We will be happy to create an individual training program according to a specific request, which will best reflect the requests of your team.
Types of training programs
Intensive 1-3 day training on all the topics
2-3 hour seminar on specific topics
Short lectures dedicated to specific topics
Training formats
In your office
We will be happy to visit any location that is convenient for you
Remotely
Online trainings
After the training
Internal policies and work mechanisms of any institution or organization are a guarantee of efficient, transparent and safe work. Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem” can develop gender policies and policies on issues of non-discrimination, prevention of violence and harassment, inclusiveness and equality for your team.
The policy is developed by taking into account the needs and capabilities of each individual structure, so this process takes several months because at first we study the documents, the existing situation, and then we offer our vision of the future document as its main task is to be applied and working.
How to get a corporate training service?
svitlana.mykhajlyshyn@jurfem.com.ua
HIAS Ukraine (NGO)
Galina Egorova
Specialist on protection from gender-based violence
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Svitlana Mykhailyshyn and Victoria Karpa for the trainings they conducted for the staff of the HIAS organization in Ukraine! The trainings were very informative and useful for us in our work. We are looking forward to meeting these experts again!
HIAS Ukraine (NGO)
Lyubov Savchenko
HIAS Ukraine's specialist on protection of human rights
Professionally conducted training. Interesting and necessary knowledge. Thank you!
HIAS Ukraine (NGO)
GBV Associate team HIAS Ukraine
Anna
JurFem provided us with a lot of interesting and useful information from the perspective of lawyers. They told us about the legal aspects of gender-based violence and what laws and regulations govern this issue in Ukraine.
I am grateful that we were provided with a lot of useful information and knowledge on gender-based violence and protection of GBV survivors. It was incredibly valuable information for our work and raising awareness and skills in the field of social work.
HIAS Ukraine (NGO)
Yevheniia Dzekun
GBV Associate HIAS Ukraine
I am sincerely grateful for the training. It made a great impact on my team. The training was presented in depth and the topics were exhaustively explained.
USAID
Junior Program Specialist, USAID Innovations to End the HIV Epidemic Project
We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to cooperate to develop high-quality and accessible services for victims of all forms of violence.
Svitlana Mykhailyshyn conducted a workshop on working with cases of CSA for social workers from partner organizations. It was very informative and easy, despite the difficult topic.
Both the project team and the participants of the event gained important knowledge🤍
NGO "CRIMEA SOS"
Representative of the NGO "CrimeaSOS"
JurFem experts joined a series of webinars on combating and preventing gender-based violence, legal aspects, identification and assistance to victims. The two webinars were conducted in a thorough, high-quality and professional manner. Each question from the participants to the speakers expanded the scope of knowledge and skills in this topic. In addition to high-quality knowledge and information, the speakers shared visual materials. Thank you for joining the activities of our organization.
ELSA Lviv
Olga Dolya
President of ELSA Lviv 2022/2023
YurFem is a group of extremely intelligent and pleasant people who are highly qualified speakers in various areas of law.
Since November 19, when we signed a memorandum of cooperation, representatives of JurFem have repeatedly attended our events as speakers.
Yurfem members always respond quickly and are happy to participate in our events. During the events, we were able to listen to really interesting stories on each of the topics.
Cooperation with Jurfem is a pleasure! We can say for sure that many more events will be organized together with Jurfem!
ALCOR (an international recruitment service)
Yulia Bondarenko
Internal communications manager at Alcor
I would like to say that the cooperation was very pleasant from the very beginning: prompt, clear, but at the same time very human and pleasant communication with Victoria. They quickly and easily selected the topic of the lecture based on our requests.
Yaryna prepared a really interesting presentation, and all my colleagues were impressed and enjoyed it. Not only was the presentation and the information in it visually interesting, but Yaryna’s speaking skills were very good.
We always conduct a survey among colleagues after such lectures so that they can evaluate the lecturer and the content. This time, colleagues gave both Yaryna and the content 9 out of 10 points. This is a great assessment)
So thank you for your cooperation, I’m sure we will meet again!
NGO "Women's League"
Lilia Antoniuk
Executive Director of the Women's League NGO
In April 2023, the NGO “Women’s League” in cooperation with the NGO “Girls” and the NGO “Association of Women Lawyers “JurFem” with the assistance of the initiative “Ambassadors of European Youth” in Ukraine implemented the project “Frank conversation about healthy relationships and self-love 2.0”. The aim of the project was to help girls and women understand how to distinguish between “healthy” and “unhealthy” relationships, as well as how to identify and respond to various forms of violence in relationships.
The representatives of the NGO “JurFem” who took part in the project were Svitlana Mykhailyshyn, lawyer, specialist of the center “JurFem: Education” and Anastasia Slobodianyk, is the head of the student wing of the NGO “YurFem”. In particular, they told the project participants about what sexism and sexual harassment are and where to go if they experience such phenomena.
On behalf of the Women’s League NGO, we would like to express our gratitude to Svitlana and Anastasia for their expert support of the project. The experts prepared a high-quality and informative presentation material that contained comprehensive information and practical advice on the project topic, shared practical cases and answered all the questions that concerned the participants of the meetings, and showed a high level of professionalism and empathy in communication.
We look forward to working with you in the future and are always open to new partnerships!
International Organization for Migration
Polina Tkachenko
IOM Junior Protection Assistant
The Protection Program of the International Organization for Migration, Mission in Ukraine sincerely thanks the specialists of JurFem for fruitful, positive and productive cooperation. We are pleased to share our impressions and express our deep appreciation for the expertise of Svitlana, Iryna and Anastasia in conducting modules on tolerance and gender equality for young people within the framework of the IOM Youth Summer School “Together for Success”.
From the very first day of our cooperation, the representatives of JurFem proved to be very professional and competent partners. They demonstrated a deep understanding of our needs and objectives and went the extra mile.
The most important aspect of this cooperation for us was efficiency and effectiveness. The trainers have always shown initiative and willingness to participate in the delivery of modules at the IOM Summer Schools.
The whole process of cooperation was pleasant and easy thanks to excellent communication and mutual understanding. We are confident that this cooperation was an important factor in our success, and we are happy to recommend JurFem as a reliable and experienced partner.
Thank you for the excellent cooperation and results. You are true professionals and we really appreciate your efforts and contribution to our project.