What Have You Planned for Your Organization for Women’s History Month?
It’s okay if you have yet to finalize an event or communication for this special time to discuss gender equality in the workplace. If you are scrambling to align your organization on a message, here are some ideas to kick start the discussion.
My clients love discussing hot topics and trends in the workplace for gender equality and diversity. I recommend having a format that invites women leaders and their allies into the discussion while providing actionable takeaways.
Give your team permission to be vulnerable and candid. Here are some formats that work well for robust discussion:
- The Current State of Women in the Workplace: By popular demand, Next Pivot Point created a workshop to provide women and allies with a Current State of Women of in the Workplace. We provide all the updated research and statistics and then provide simple, actionable ideas to help your teams meet you where you are at on the allyship journey.
- Women’s Leadership Panel: Don’t have a budget to hire an outside speaker? Leverage the incredible talent you do have. Get a cross-section of talent from different areas of the organization with different backgrounds. Ask them questions like “Describe your career path,” “What have been your barriers and how did you overcome them,” or “Who have been your allies and how have they supported you,” and open it for a Q&A.
- Lunch & Learn: Get your team together and watch a video or webinar together. We have a plethora of resources to tee up the discussion at our Resource List for Developing Allies. Check out excellent TedTalks from Brene Brown, Amy Cuddy, and Adam Grant are also great conversation starters.
- Book Discussion: There is so many excellent women’s leadership reads out there – How Women Rise, Dare to Lead, What Works for Women at Work, Radical Candor, Athena Rising, and Lead Like an Ally to name a few. Craft a book summary and questions to drive positive change. We offer bulk order discounts of our books for orders of 20 or more copies, along with discussion guides.
- Podcast Discussion: Have the team listen to a podcast episode and come prepared to discuss key takeaways and action items together. My favorite gender equality and inclusion podcasts are Scene on Radio, HBR Women at Work, Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, and our very own, Allyship in Action.
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We know that gender equality is a candid conversation.
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