Gender and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace

Equity in the workplace is critically important, but what does that mean and how can you spot an equitable company culture? In this panel, experts in the field will talk about their experiences and how they have pushed for equity in their own careers. This workshop will count towards the Reilly Program at the BOLD Center at Douglass required professional development hours. ‌‌

About the Speakers:

• Stacy Hawkins is a frequent writer and sought-after speaker on the issue of employment law and diversity. She’s served on the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Diversity Task Force. She worked as a senior labor and employment attorney and as the director of diversity for major law firms.

• Dr. Katherine Giscombe directed the groundbreaking study on race and gender in the workplace, Women of Color in Corporate Management: Opportunities and Barriers, which was sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the non-profit organization Catalyst. Having authored a series of reports based on that and subsequent research, she continues to be a national presence in creating solutions for women of color and organizations. She currently conducts consulting engagements focused on creating inclusive workplaces, with clients in corporate, professional services, and educational organizations. Dr. Giscombe was selected by The Network Journal as one of “25 Influential Black Women in Business” awardees for 2005. This award has normally gone to presidents and CFOs, but Dr. Giscombe was honored for her significant research contributions that influenced corporate culture. She received the 2007 “Legacy of Leadership” award from Spelman College Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated models of leadership and bridge-building across gender and race. In 2009 she was named a “Woman to Watch” by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Dr. Giscombe is the author of several publications related to talent management and inclusion, currently pens a quarterly column for Diversity Woman Magazine, and has written several op-eds in support of the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative. Her most recent work, “Creating Effective Formal Mentoring Programs for Women of Color,” appears in Mentoring Diverse Leaders: Creating Change for People, Processes, and Paradigms (Eds. A.J. Murrell & S. Blake-Beard).

• Sarah Jane Glynn joined the Department of Labor as a senior advisor at the Women's Bureau in July 2021. Before that she was a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. She is also the former Director of Women's Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, where she worked from 2011-2016. Her work at the Center focused on gendered economics, work-family issues, and workplace policies. Her research addressed the economic issues facing working families today, with an emphasis on policies that help families cope with the conflicts between wage-earning and caregiving. She collaborated with Congressional offices on the development of legislation, and was deeply involved in last year's Summit on Working Families, cosponsored by the White House, the Department of Labor, and the Center for American Progress. Sarah Jane has appeared on MSNBC, FOX News, and CSPAN, her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, U.S. News and World Report, and The Advocate, and she has been cited by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post, among others.