Fairygodboss GALVANIZE 2018 Whitepaper How to Drive Gender Parity in Your Workplace

Fairygodboss GALVANIZE 2018 Whitepaper How to Drive Gender Parity in Your Workplace The majority of large companies in corporate America recognize that Employee Resource Groups (ERGs, also sometimes called Affinity Networks) are crucial components to creating inclusive workplaces. Yet while ERGs exist at companies across industries, the efforts of ansicht groups are disparate and uncoordinated. If ERGs continue to exist in isolation from one another, theres a missed opportunity to leverage them as a means of driving gender parity. Thats why Fairygodboss created our signature eventGALVANIZE Making Womens Resource Groups Powerful. To help identify and discuss possible paths for expedited progress, Fairygodboss annually convenes hundreds of top executives, diversity professionals and womens ERG leaders to facilitate collaboration. At the 2018 event, held Oct. 15-16 in New York City, more than 250 speakers and attendees gathered and identified five imperatives at that every business lead er should consider to increase the effectiveness of womens networks and drive equality in the workplace1. Create a Sense of Urgency2. Use Data To Power The Conversation3. Promote More Women Into Positions of Power4. Address Unconscious Bias Head On5. Be Adaptable One Size Does Not Fit AllSee The Full Report HereFairygodboss Co-Founders Georgene Huang and Romy Newman. Photo Krisanne Johnson