Empower Women to be Assertive Leaders in Workplace

**Program Summary - Connecting to the Journey of Being Assertive**
The first important step for women to be assertive is to be aware of their own `self-image. self-image is the way people see themselves and is linked to their self-esteem. A girl who has high self-esteem has positive regard for herself, feels valued and respected, and respects herself. The feedback and treatment we get from other people is a crucial influence on our self-esteem. Positive attention and compliments help to grow self-esteem, whereas negative or lack of attention can lower self-esteem.

The seminar contributes to several steps of the women's journey to empowerment and assertiveness. First, it invites women to affirm 'I am I'  (1) as they think about self-esteem and begin to discover what they like and what they don't like. As they begin to see themselves with appreciative eyes, they come to know how powerful it is to state that **"I am valuable"** (2), despite what they might have been told before. The participants will begin to tell each other how valuable they are, as they take their first steps in learning that 'we are one. The participants will practice embracing assertive communication as a way of standing up for their rights without putting down the right of others. 

Certificate of completion (supplied by PasarTrainer)

Training Material

* Use Google Form to conduct the assessment

Three simple questions to identify the main blockers and key challenges for the participants to be assertive.

Pre-assessment

* The participants are invited to embrace being assertive by differentiating assertive, aggressive, and passive behavior. The girls work to illustrate this distinction using three different animals.

* Finally, they present their animals to the group and discuss the difference between these behaviors, as well as the merits of being assertive.

This module will help the participants to have a positive self-image and be able to express themselves assertively.

Module 1:Self Portrait - Nurturing Self Esteem 

* The participants begin by discussing three different forms of power. Then, they hear the story of a young girl and work to recognize the different forms of power in her story. Next, they prepare skits to represent the girl's story, adding details that are relevant to their own lives. Finally, they discuss how men and women have different experiences with power, and how being aware of different forms of power can help them in their own journeys to empowerment.

This module will guide the participants to understand different forms of power (over and within) and how it relates to women's experience with power.

Module 2: A Story About Power 

* Participants begin by discussing different communication styles that match the types of behavior they learned about in the previous activities.

* Finally, groups present an example of assertive behavior and learn to give each other constructive feedback.


The case study will help participants to practice a different ways of being assertive in the workplace settings.

Practicing Assertive Communication in the Workplace

* Participants wrote their blockers on a sticky note and put them on the board. They will be asked to cross their written blockers to symbolize a 'break-free'.

Participants will cross their blockers to be empowered and assertive.