Gender differences in workplace communication will be the focus of two upcoming FORWARD sponsored workshops. Women staff members are invited to the “Power of Dead Even Rule” workshop sessions on Monday, March 18, in the Memorial Union Hidatsa room and Tuesday, March 19, in the Memorial Union Prairie room. Both sessions are scheduled 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. 

The workshop will include information on understanding why men and women behave and communicate differently, the internal “rules” women and men use to define appropriate adult behavior, and how to improve workplace communication between men and women. Marie Hvidsten, rural leadership specialist and Rural Leadership North Dakota Program director with NDSU Extension Service, will present the workshop. 

Registration for the workshops can be completed on the FORWARD website at www.ndsu.edu/forward. 

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