In the Table Talks this past week, we discussed whether training programs or classes are successful if the change in behavior that the program/class is aiming for does not occur. For instance, the example that was brought up at dinner by Beverly was whether a class where a person learned about the negative consequences of sexist behavior but still continued to exhibit sexist behavior afterwards is a successful class. In my personal opinion, I think that if the class makes you think about whether or not the behavior you are doing is sexist (regardless of whether or not you continue to exhibit this sexist behavior), then the class was successful. While it would be ideal if everyone attending the class is able to identify whether or not their behavior is sexist and then is able to fix their behavior if it is sexist, I think that if the person is able to recognize the sexism in their behavior, then that is all that the class can really do. After all, the instructor cannot follow the person around and encourage the person to change their behavior every time they do something sexist – the class can only provide the person with the tools and knowledge and hope that the person will utilize these to stop acting in a sexist manner. All in all, I thought this was a really interesting talk to attend and I enjoyed hearing other people’s thoughts on sexism in the workplace!