Women and Work: Increasing Leadership and Economic Equity
The pandemic has spurred radical shifts in the workplace— which present an opportunity because women can’t wait any longer for trickle-down change. Join AAUW Chief Executive Officer Gloria L. Blackwell on Wednesday, March 16, at 1 p.m. CT as she leads a panel discussion about the transformation we need to achieve equity at work. It will address the double burden and expectations of women’s paid and unpaid work and solutions for bolstering women’s economic participation in the workplace. This special webinar is part of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women and UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZCldlmMCSMqHr5BMofY33A
Speakers
Gloria L. Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer, AAUW
Gloria L. Blackwell serves as Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). AAUW, a leader and innovator for gender equity for over 140 years, is a nonpartisan organization committed to advancing gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy. With over 170,000 members and supporters, 1,000 local branches and 800 college and university partners, AAUW is at the forefront of expanding women’s economic, educational and political equity, access and opportunity. Learn more at www.aauw.org. AAUW salutes the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women, UN Women, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, and advocates for gender equity worldwide.
Dr. Caitlyn Collins
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Caitlyn Collins is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. She studies gender inequality in the workplace and family life. Her research examines how culture and policy intersect to both reduce and reproduce inequality. Dr. Collins is the author of the 2020 William J. Goode Book Award winning Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving (Princeton University Press, 2019), which explores how different ideals of gender, motherhood, and employment are embedded in public policies and how they shape the daily lives of mothers. Learn more at caitlyncollins.com.
Dawn N. Kimble
Learning and Development Professional
Dawn N. Kimble is a Learning and Development professional with more than 10 years of experience in workforce development and community engagement. She provides leadership in the creation of high-impact, interactive trainings that help mission-driven programs promote equitable progress. She has worked with university departments, community service organizations and faith-based organizations to successfully upscale initiatives and plan innovative programing. She is driven by the question: How can we make complex developmental information accessible and engaging to populations with needs for unique options to narrow the educational gap?
Kristen Kavanaugh
Senior Director of Inclusion, Talent & Learning, Tesla
Kristen Kavanaugh is Senior Director of Inclusion, Talent & Learning at Tesla, founder https://us02web.zoom.us/w_p/83288077685/8b037b20-0c7a-4e46-a476-39687c906b05.jpg of the Military Acceptance Project and a United States Marine Corps veteran. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, she ascended to the rank of Captain in the Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq’s Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She then pursued her Master’s degree in Social Work at the Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California and spent the next several years of her career in the civilian workforce as a business leader and advocate in the LGBTQ+ and veteran communities.
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Description:
Women can’t wait for trickle-down change to bring equity to the workplace. The pandemic has served as a catalyst to shift how women and employers are approaching the radically changing workplace and building a better environment for us all. What should it look like? What key strategies can’t be left out? An interactive, expert panel will engage in a dynamic, real-life discussion on strategies to address gender and work, the double burden and expectations of women’s paid and unpaid work, and solutions to women’s economic participation that support equity and success in the workforce.