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| ID: | 18 |
| Model: | A |
| Name: | Women in Dairying Program |
| Industry: | Dairy |
| Funder: | The Dairy Research and Development Corporation (DRDC |
| Provider: | Cathy McGowen Cheryl Phillips (Changing Communities) |
| Abstract: |
Leading up to the deregulation of the dairy industry a national pilot program funded by the Dairy Research and Development Corporation (DRDC), that would research women’s needs in the dairy industry, and explore ways to effectively fulfil those needs, was developed in 1996. That pilot program was co-ordinated by Cathy McGowan and Cheryl Phillips and aimed to support and encourage women to take a leadership role within the industry. It was conducted at a regional, state and national level with many of the initial and on-going activities being regionally based.
Lessons Learned ■Clearly the program had a substantial and positive effect on many women at a whole variety of levels. In that sense the judgement to design a course focussing on motivation and confidence was correct. ■Responses give some credence to the point that that the “one size fits all” approach of the Leadership Course may need tailoring more to the specific needs of participants. More radically it suggests that the program as a whole could gain more leverage by influencing the development of courses outside the existing program. ■This approach was successful when there were individuals who were strongly committed to organisational change within their own organisations, and in a position to do something about it (ie the effort required was feasible and acceptable). In some cases these individuals were the women themselves, in some cases it was the partners of the women, and in some cases these were people in key positions in dairying organisations. ■Consultants are now transferring the lessons learned in Women in Dairying Program to a leadership program with the seafood industry and with Women in Horticulture |
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