General Resources
Supporting you as GEM Mentee
Program information and preparation:
- For a high level overview of the GEM program, take another look at NAWO’s GEM webpage and the GEM Info Session recording and presentation slides (December 2025)
- Join the NAWO GEM Cohort WhatsApp and your Mentoring Circle group – https://chat.whatsapp.com/KbUwKkMaZ3J6XL2bVvi3yB?mode=gi_t
- Please complete the GEM baseline survey to help us track the program’s impact: https://survey.nawo.org.au/zs/FoBnAm
Support:
- Your two circle mentors are your primary point of contact for learning throughout the program. Your fellow mentees also enhance and support your learning
- For any questions about your enrolment or participation in the GEM program, or to update your contact details, please email the NAWO Mentoring team at [email protected]
- Please do not hesitate to access Further Support Services as needed and share if you need support.
Recent NAWO webinars:
Throughout March 2026, NAWO has been running National Webinars for members on Allyship. We encourage GEM Mentors and GEM Mentees to watch these recordings prior to Session 1 – April 29:
Session-Specific Resources
GEM Onboarding Session: Wednesday 1 April
Resources to discuss in your Circle via email or Circle WhatsApp, throughout April:
- Five Uncomfortable Truths of Allyship
- Understanding Equity versus equality
- NAWO’s Inclusive language guide 2026
- Flip the script (Short Video by the Female Quotient – real questions asked of women throughout their careers)
- Gender Compass Segments Snapshots – Which group do you most relate to?
- Young men and the ‘Manosphere’
GEM Onboarding Session Presentation (1 April)
GEM Onboarding Session Recording (1 April) n.b. the session was only recorded up until the Mentoring Circle breakouts as Mentoring Circle breakout discussions are NOT recorded. Please speak to your GEM Mentors and Circle to catch up on GEM Circle discussion. Also, please look at the presentation slides above to view slide 12 and beyond, at the very conclusion of the session, which were also not recorded.
Session 1: Being An Ally (Wednesday 29 April)
In session resources:
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Gender Equity Commitment and Action Plan Template for regular use and reference throughout the GEM program to log commitments and actions
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The Man Box Video: https://vimeo.com/908071563
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48 Things Men Hear In A Lifetime (That Are Bad For Everyone): https://youtu.be/jk8YmtEJvDc?si=wr_PBMrbUjtsbynI
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Michael Flood – Men need feminism: https://youtu.be/IHnpNyyhjhw?si=PRYsQqqd2y1r2JHZ
Further resources and extra reading:
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Man Enough Episode 1 – Why Don’t Men Talk (30mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsbYas4tVo
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How to be a better ally: https://hbr.org/2020/11/be-a-better-ally
- Intersectionality explained by Kimberle Crenshaw (6 min video): https://youtu.be/sWP92i7JLlQ?si=GOIct6W5vgl7Ua5G
- Revisit Gender Compass Segments Snapshots – Which group do you most relate to?
WORKPLACE TOOLKIT:
- Our Watch’s Intersectionality in the workplace: A starter kit for flexible work and talent management – includes the Privilege Wheel on Pg. 9 (adapted from multiple sources including the Interwine Privilege Wheel Handout and Syliva Duckworth Wheel of Power and Privilege)
Session recap:
GEM Session 1 Presentation (29 April)
GEM Session 1 Recording (29 April) n.b. the session was only recorded up until the Mentoring Circle breakouts as Mentoring Circle breakout discussions are NOT recorded. Please speak to your GEM Mentors and Circle to catch up on GEM Circle discussion.
GEM Session 1 Activity – Miro Board (29 April)
Session 2: Speaking Up (Wednesday 6 May)
Resources:
- Take an initial look at Champions of Change – The Leadership Shadow
- Creating Safe to Speak Cultures at work: https://www.ourwatch.org.au/workplace/resources/creating-safe-to-speak-cultures
- TED Talk Everyday Sexism: https://youtu.be/LhjsRjC6B8U?si=z2uZnT-0x5odG3EI
- Hannah Gadsby: Good men and misogyny: https://youtu.be/OEPsqFLhHBc?si=Gze4JSl7q-dv56-p
- Satirical video about “white knights”: https://youtu.be/8-JZhsEbj5c?si=f_sKqsJLg6B-b1LJ
- TED Talk, Robin Hauser: The Likability Dilemma for Women Leaders
- Short Our Watch Video ‘How to be an Active Bystander’: https://youtu.be/wPYL8c9vLM8
WORKPLACE TOOLKIT:
- Our Watch’s Bystander Action (fact sheet, guide, poster)
Session recap:
GEM Session 2 Presentation (6 May): [link provided post session]
GEM Session 2 Recording (6 May): [link provided post session]
Session 3: Extending Opportunities (Wednesday 13 May)
Resources:
- 10-min read (cont’d), Champions of Change – The Leadership Shadow
- Champions of Change Coalition Sponsorship Track: https://championsofchangecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sponsorship-Track_A-practical-guide-to-gender-inclusive-progression.pdf
- 2-min read, Women’s Agenda – Men speak more and listen less when interviewing women, according to study of 2000 job interviews
- 5-min read, Clementine Ford – The disturbing reality behind the ‘Q&A’ panel
- 7-min read, Harvard Business Review – Recognising and Responding to Microaggressions at work
- 5-min read, Guardian – Let me mansplain: studies reveal impact of condescension
- 5-min read, Forbes, Dr Pragya Agarwal, Not Very Likeable: Here is How Gender Bias is Affecting Women Leaders
GEM Session 3 Presentation (13 May): [link provided post session]
GEM Session 3 Recording (13 May): [link provided post session]
Session 4: Change Systems (Wednesday 20 May)
Resources:
- Deloitte Global Women@Work report 2025: https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/issues/work/content/women-at-work-global-outlook.html
- UN Women on ‘What is the real value of unpaid work?’: https://youtu.be/fcqt0QzgUFU
- McKinsey Women in the Workplace 2025 report: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace
WORKPLACE TOOLKIT:
- Our Watch’s Workplace Resources: https://www.ourwatch.org.au/workplace/resources
GEM Session 4 Presentation (20 May): [link provided post session]
GEM Session 4 Recording (20 May): [link provided post session]
Session 5: Make It Happen (Wednesday 27 May)
Resources:
- Working Together with Men Resource: https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/au/en/about/our-values/respect-rmit/working-together-with-men.pdf
GEM Session 5 Presentation (27 May): [link provided post session]
GEM Session 5 Recording (27 May): [link provided post session]
GEM Closing Session: Wednesday 17 June
Resources:
- Embedding equity in your organisation
- Beyond the GEM program – sharing your story
GEM Closing Session Presentation (17 June): [link provided post session]
GEM Closing Session Recording (17 June): [link provided post session]
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