Detailed Report: Advancing Gender Equality Conference - London, 2021

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a Gender Equality Conference held at the Holiday Inn London. The conference aimed to address critical issues such as gender stereotypes, workplace violence, and access to justice for women. The report details the event cycle, research findings, feasibility studies, and operational aspects, including budget considerations and industry trends. Key objectives included preventing gender-based violence, ensuring equal access to justice, and promoting balanced participation in decision-making. The report also discusses progress review mechanisms and communication strategies employed to ensure the conference's success. The report analyzed cultural considerations and industry trends, focusing on the importance of equal participation and diverse perspectives. The report provides valuable insights into the conference's goals, strategies, and outcomes, offering recommendations for future events and initiatives promoting gender equality in the workplace and beyond.

Gender Equality

Executive Summary
Gender equality states equal opportunities to every individual and equal access to them
despite of their gender. It is one of the most important aspects in every organisation around the
world which is playing significant role in promoting growth and development of country as well
as organisations on simultaneous basis. Present report include conference event which will be
conducted in Holiday Inn London. The aim of this conference is to make sure that individual of
every gender have equal access of rights and opportunity. In this conference discussion will be
conducted on significant objectives that help in implementing access to justice for women
against violence in workplace.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
The Event Cycle..........................................................................................................................1
Event Research............................................................................................................................2
Feasibility study...........................................................................................................................4
Event operations – The practicalities...........................................................................................4
Feasibility study and Budgets......................................................................................................5
Industry trends or cultural considerations which were considered..............................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Gender equality is also known as sexual equality of all the sexes. This is mainly defined as a
state of offering equal opportunities as well as resources to every individual irrespective of their
gender in which every individual have equal access of decision-making as well as economic
participation (Bourabain, 2021). Gender equality is playing most important role nowadays as it
helps in bringing cultural diversity and helps women, men, girls, boys and other gender to have
equal opportunities. It helps in shaping their life in a significant manner and allows them to
contribute in development of society. Present report is a conference that will be going to be held
at Holiday Inn London. This conference will discuss different type of objectives on the theme of
gender equality. In the report discussion will be conducted on the event cycle, the event research,
the feasibility study, event operation feasibility study and budget and industry trends and cultural
considerations. All these factors will help in fulfilling the objective of conference.
MAIN BODY
Overview of conference
An event on gender equality will be going to be held with an aim to ensure equality of men
women and other gender in organisational workplace structure around the world. This
conference involves certain objectives that aim towards exploring factors which is leading
towards gender equality and affect organisational performance. In addition to this in-depth
analysis will be conducting that helps in identifying and sharing knowledge on present theme.
The Event Cycle
A conference will be held under the Department of Women and Child Development. This
conference is on the theme “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation for gender
equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19. In this, participants as well as speakers form
all around the world which includes industry experts and academics. These individuals will
undertake their part in this conference on the Speakers and participants from across the world
will take part in the event on the Holiday Inn, London.
Dates: 11th, August 2021
Attendees: This conference will be 3- three day conference which will be effectively organised
by emphasizing and abiding of covid-19 safety Protocol. In this 90 speakers from 20 countries
will be contributing their role.
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Location: Holiday Inn, London
Type of event: This event includes measure as well as activities that aim towards achievement
of all the objectives of gender equality strategy (Budds, 2021). These strategies will aim towards
developing favourable conditions for individual of all the genders and offering them equal
opportunity. This will help in overcoming the issue related to gender discrimination in
organisational workplace structure and helps in expanding economic opportunities to all the
gender. This event also emphasize upon factors that help in prevention of gender discrimination.
Event Research
Objectives
Prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism
Press conference will be conducted in order to provide commitment to significantly advanced
right of women's. This objective will include discussion on implementing significant measures in
order to overcome and combat gender stereotypes and sexism. After discussion significant
measure will be drafted in order to strengthen personal as well as professional rights by law
enforcement as well as expanding of victim protection. Furthermore, in this objective discussion
will also be conducted in order to increase percentage of women on supervisory Board of
Companies. Along with this in this objective significant discussion will be conducted by
highlighting similarities as well as differences in the life of women and men in order to identify
different situation of women such as retired women, single parent, or women in management
positions.
Prevent and combat violence against women in workplace
This objective emphasizes upon discussion of number of events related to overcoming violence
against women in a workplace structure. Furthermore, this objective also aims towards
determining certain strategies according to International standards that will help in supporting
victims of workplace violence. Action plan will be adopted in order to fight against workplace
violence and establishment of legislation will be done in order to provide equality victims
according to International standards (Conroy, 2021). This event will also include causes,
consequences as well as condition of workplace violence that helps in developing action plan
with the support of all the members.
Ensure the equal access of women to justice
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There is different type of measures as well as rights prevailing that offers protection for
victims in order to ensure equal access of women to justice. However in this objective discussion
will be conducted by discussing direct contact of the witnesses and the defendant. This will be
undertaken with the help of technical means of visual as well as audio transmission by asking
right questions. This will be done as per the consent of both the parties on the complete
discussion of this objective. At last draft will be formulated in order to provide fair treatment of
women in order to make sure that they have equal access to justice. Furthermore, significant
emphasize will be upon offerings victim support within an organisation who offer prosecution
services on updated manner to the women's.
Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making
This objective aim towards developing a commitment to significantly advanced right of women’s
in order to efficiently promote their participation in organisational decision making process.
With the help of this objective active support will be provided to enhancement of empowerment
as well as the opportunity to women’s (Fisher and Ryan, 2021). The main aim of this objective is
to ensure that men women and individual of all genders will enjoy equal equality. In addition to
this, this objective also aims towards significantly promoting actual equality among men and
women. Different type of policies and mechanism will be developed after discussion of this
objective that helps in offering legal as well as public protection of individual from all gender
discrimination.
Progress review
Progress review is one of the most important aspects that help in identifying the success of a
meeting or conference (Kişla and Kişla, 2021). It helps in discussing members or employees
progress towards accomplishing the meeting or conference of objective according to the plan. In
addition to this has been identified that a performance review is also known as formal assessment
that helps in evaluating meeting or conference strength and weakness. In terms with present
conference on gender formative feedback from all the members will be undertaken in order to
identify the progress. In addition to this preparation as well as implementation of the annual
report on the effective implementation of gender equality objective and measures will be
submitted to committee members. In addition to this progressive review will also include
continue monitoring developments and at the last annual document will be compiled.
Communication
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It is one of the most important procedures that help in enhancing the effectiveness of this
conference meeting. In this aspect update of the fact sheet on key gender equality standards will
be undertaken which is further continued with offering visibility to activities that include regular
update of gender equality website. In addition to this regular issue of online letters on gender
equality will be undertaken for the more specific internal as well as external communication will
undertake place in context to particular event for instance International days.
Feasibility study
It is an analysis which takes project relevant to factors accounting for scheduling and technical
consideration so to ascertain likelihood of completing any working successfully. Having
identified addition to defined all elements associated to any event, it is significant to consider
feasibility related to proposed event (Krebbekx, 2021). In case with event of “Advancing Gender
Equality: The role and situation for gender equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”,
there are certain factors that organisers have to look towards while designing the event or
conference. One of factor that might impact on feasibility study of the conference is market
factor that includes target market, competition, demand and supply. Response from target
market and the way competitors have organised any kind of event similar to it have chances to
impact on feasibility of the event in huge manner.
Another factor is operational factor that entails aspects about venue availability, required skills
and resources, licenses and permits, etc (Wolbring and Lillywhite, 2021). In context to the event,
it is scheduled at Holiday Inn, London that positive influences target audience to attend the
event. Moreover. For this event, required skill are communication skill, presentation skill, time
management and hence forth among speakers in order to make the conference successful.
Event operations – The practicalities
Event operations is a function that is responsible to co-ordinate and integrate activities
among all other operations within an event together with associated stakeholders (Cumming,
Meoli and Vismara, 2019). In context to conference on the theme that is “Advancing Gender
Equality: The role and situation for gender equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”,
event operations on which practical working will be done includes Assembling a Team that
includes forming a dedicated team for carrying out practices various aspects including planning,
negotiations, promotions and so on. For the conference on gender equality, team of
administration, marketing, sponsorship, volunteers and many more is formed. Further, working
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on preparing budget, finding sponsors & grants, booking a venue, arranging refreshments
through contacts with catering or other vendors, lining with speakers and putting all together at
an agenda. Moreover, working on initiating registrations of attendees, promotion of event, taking
care on on-site planning, hosting conference and implementing follow up actions will be carried
out practically.
Feasibility study and Budgets
In the conference of “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation for gender equality
mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”, feasibility study examines practicability of the idea. It
helps in determining whether the agenda of organising the conference will be achieved or not
(Sey, 2021). Through feasibility study, organisers of conference focuses towards the objective
along with narrow down possibilities. In context to operational aspects, feasibility study helps in
determining whether the project or event have essential resources for it to be practicable. By
conducting feasibility study for the event of “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation
for gender equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”, target audience is clearly
identified and interest are also examined.
Industry trends or cultural considerations which were considered
In the event or conference related to gender equality, key cultural consideration that is
considered includes interest, needs along with priorities of both men and women in any situation.
In context to conference of “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation for gender
equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”, key cultural consideration that is focused
includes diversity of gender in which equal number of male and female people are employed to
organise the event and decisions are devised with ideas of both (Turconi and Shaw, 2021). It is
one of industry trends that includes equal participation of gender in decision making or
contributions of operations in order to make the event successful. By focusing on the industrial
trend, professionals of Holiday Inn and organisers of the conference have fostered equal
participation of both gender in practices, programmes and decision making.
The research have been conducted into similar event that are conference of “Partners in
Time: The role of men and women in promoting equal opportunities today”. From this reach, an
individual can learn about the topic of gender equality and how it is perceived in society. In
context to conference of “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation for gender equality
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mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”, target market are participants as well as speakers
form all around the world which includes industry experts and academics.
Target market for the conference is found through looking towards past attendees of similar
event, surveying, etc and these are invited through emails or digital marketing. One of ethical
consideration that is required to be considered is interest and choices of men and women. Gender
is one of significant consideration to develop as it is a way for looking at the ways in which
social norms along with power structure effects on lives as well as opportunities that are
available for distinct groups that are men and women (Tomar, 2021). Event management Apps,
live streaming, social media and market automation are some technologies that might be
incorporate in planning and delivery of event.
CONCLUSION
Thus according to the above mentioned report it has been identified that gender equality is
playing important role in terms of development of individual of all genders around the world.
This concept is playing significant role in each and every industrial sector as it enables men and
women to undertake decisions and have excess of equal opportunities. This will not only help in
bringing positivity in their life but also promote country growth.
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