Women and the Workplace
The Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Presents:
WOMEN AND THE WORKPLACE
Celebrate women in the workplace and gain the tools you need to succeed with programs featuring subject-matter experts as curated by the Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). All month long, this series will highlight best practices and provide tips and tricks to maintain a better work-life balance, no matter the position or business you're in.
Click on the title of each program below for more details and to register for that particular program.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
CEO SERIES: Gina DeVee: The Audacity to Be Queen
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Do you feel like there’s a lot of untapped potential in you and would like to know how to step into your greatness? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from women’s empowerment and success coach Gina DeVee. She's a published author, accomplished speaker, podcast host, business coach and self-made multimillionaire entrepreneur. She has dedicated her career to helping women connect spiritually, start profitable businesses, create wealth from a feminine perspective, and become highly visible so they can make a global impact.
Women and the Workplace, COVID-19 and Beyond
Friday, March 26, 2021, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Join us for a panel discussion on women’s work lives, home lives and policy. Our experts will examine the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on women’s careers and employment, the greater struggle to balance domestic and paid work, and possible solutions.
PAST PROGRAMS:
Succeeding in Career and Life: Inspirations and Tools for Women
Friday, March 5, 2021, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
March of 2020 was the beginning of an unprecedented time in our national and global history. It touched our lives professionally and personally in profound ways often adding layers multiple challenges that called us to process issues of social justice, political unrest, and Covid19 anxieties. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, join us for this panel discussion highlighting the inspirations and tools for success from women of diverse backgrounds and how they used them to tackle career and personal life challenges.
Healthy Human Communication: The Evolution of Styles and Skills to Overcome Communication Barriers
Monday, March 8, 2021, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Celebrate International Women's Day as we commemorate today’s women and the women who have come before us. We’ll examine what worked well, what we might have done differently and the current trends for communication, leadership, diversity, and innovation. Gather your friends, of all genders, and learn the communication skills that break the barriers we have formed between people.
Women in Tech: Why the IT Industry Needs You
Monday, March 8, 2021, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Join us on International Women’s Day to celebrate and raise awareness for the need for more women to enter the technology industry. Yvette Steele, Director, Member Communities at CompTIA will share what you need to know as you navigate the technology roadmap.
Savings and Investment for Women
Friday, March 12, 2021, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Join Suzanne McGovern from the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Maggie Boys, Communications Associate from WISER ( Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement) for a discussion of the unique financial challenges that women face and an introduction to some tools to help you on your financial journey.
Three Women Entrepreneurs: How They Handled COVID Challenges in Business
Friday, March 19, 2021, 12 - 1:30 p.m.
We've invited three women entrepreneurs to share how COVID impacted their businesses and how they solved the challenges that the pandemic threw their way. If you are starting or growing a small business, there is no denying that COVID threw a wrench in your way too! So, don't miss this program where you'll get to ask questions and listen to the stories of the owners of three very different businesses and how they continue to thrive.
The Women’s Bureau: 100 Years of Research and Advocacy for Working Women
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 12 - 1 p.m.
Since 1920, the federal U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau has actively studied employment and labor conditions of working women and championed policy to diversify the jobs open to women, increase their pay and expand workplace benefits. This discussion addresses the history of working women as well as the current economic climate and the policies that can help women regain their footing and improve their economic security.