Gender Diversity in the Workplace
Date(s): May 22, 2019
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: FREE
Who Should Attend: Leaders (both male and female) who want to learn more about the gender gap. People who are ready to take action and figure out what role they can play in closing the gender gap.
Brief Description
Diversity at work: What it’s really going to take to close the gender gap
Everybody seems to be talking about the gender gap at work, but nobody seems to know what to do about it. Gender diversity is a complex issue and it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
Most diversity strategies to date have focused on supporting women through programs like mentorship and women’s leadership conferences. This approach has placed the onus primarily on women to solve this issue. The truth is, women are not holding themselves back from leadership, the latest research confirms that workplace culture is preventing us from achieving equality. Things will never change unless both genders take part in finding a solution.
Topics:
In this session we will:
- Gain an understanding of the systemic barriers that hold women back from leadership
- Present the latest evidence of what companies are doing to promote gender equality in the workplace
- Start exploring how construction companies in Nova Scotia can take action to make the workplace better for women
Speaker: Andrea Janzen MBA, CEC
About the Speaker:
Andrea Janzen is passionate about developing people, setting goals and getting results. She helps companies get more women into leadership by combining evidence based consulting and executive coaching. She is the host of the Diversity at Work Podcast and has been invited to speak at conferences in San Francisco, Calgary and Halifax.
She believes that equality in the workplace is possible and has made it her mission to help people of both genders figure out what part they can play in closing the gender gap.
She is a Certified Executive Coach through Royal Roads University and an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.
She lives in Halifax with her husband and three children. She enjoys running, stand up paddle boarding and exploring the beautiful province of Nova Scotia.
Cancellation Policy
-Cancellations must be received no later than 10 business days prior to the course date to be eligible for a 75% refund of registration fees.
-No refunds will be issued after this date.
-If you register for the course and do not attend, you are liable for the full registration fee unless you cancel according to the terms stated above.
-If you are unable to attend after registering you may send a substitute up to and including the day of the course. Please provide a name and email address for name tag and records.
-CANS reserves the right to cancel any course and will, in such an event, provide a full refund of registrations fees. Every effort will be made to give registrants a reasonable notice of cancellation.
-No liability is assumed by the organization for changes in course dates, content, speakers, or venue.
