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Inclusive project management

The term 'gender' here refers to the set of characteristics that are commonly associated with female, male or non-binary attributes. These attributions are social constructions that can vary greatly depending on the time, place or social groups studied.

Their studies are called gender studies. Most studies agree that these gendered characteristics are central elements in the social organisation of our Western societies. The male/female binarity linking gender with sexual characteristics is also a constructed model. Some societies (South America, Greenland) may consider that there are three, four or even more genders in existence. Therefore, gender studies should not be confused with biological or zoological studies of the differences between males and females

It is very important not to confuse gender with sub-interrogations such as:

• gender role (range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable for a person based on that person's sex),
• gender identity (a person's perception of his or her own gender),
• gender expression (dress, attitude, pronouns used by a person, etc.),
• biological sex at birth
• sexual attraction.

Gender studies can cover many disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, education, history, arts and culture, health, law, management, politics, etc. In addition to the many disciplines involved, the viewpoints are also multiple. Many studies are associated with activist movements such as feminism, but opponents have also used (often questionable) gender arguments to discredit these analyses. Yet through the study of gender in our societies, we can question the models that are constructed and put forward, criticise certain inequalities and seek to make the world around us evolve virtuously.

Talking about gender in project management contexts can be a real advantage for self-assessment of practices and for making programmes evolve in a more inclusive and virtuous way!