Facilitating Gender Awareness with First Drop Theatre

Jain, Radhika (2024) Facilitating Gender Awareness with First Drop Theatre. In: Applied Theatre and Gender Justice. Oxford University Press, London, pp. 59-65. ISBN 9781003341802

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Abstract

Radhika Jain, artistic director of First Drop Theatre, a Bengaluru, India-based applied theatre company, has worked with organizations of varying sizes and nature to explore interventions toward better diversity and inclusion, and specifically, gender equity. First Drop uses tools such as Playback Theatre (PT), Forum Theatre, and role-play to examine power structures in the workplace and implicit biases that enable misconduct and inequity. Participant and management feedback revealed that these experiential methods helped people go beyond cognitive awareness to unearth deeper insights and increased empathy. Jain discusses how to use applied theatre tools to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion while also looking at the challenges faced in the process, including acknowledging the company's own biases and shortcomings.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Jain, Radhika
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Brenner, Lisa S UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cruz, Evelyn Diaz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Social interaction > Social interaction within groups > Social interaction in primary groups Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Culture & institutions > Specific aspects of culture > Recreation and performing arts Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics > Labor force and market > Discrimination in employment, labor shortages, unemployment
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6788
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003341802-9

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