Up to two million women are considering leaving the workforce. The challenges facing companies right now are serious. Among mothers who are thinking about downshifting or leaving, a majority cite childcare responsibilities as a primary reason.
Note that women are highly concentrated in sectors that [experienced] high rates of disruption and layoffs in 2020, including hospitality, food services, and retail.
Adding deeper insight into the situation, for six years, the Women in the Workplace study has shown this to be true: compared with women of other races and ethnicities, Black women face more systemic barriers, receive less support from managers, and experience more acute discrimination. (McKinsey & Company, Inc., March 2021)
Our panel of women presenters from the Whole Person Leadership team will grapple with these questions:
What next? What can companies do now to affect a positive future for all women? For Black women?
What are barriers of longstanding for mothers and caregivers in the workforce? Who can fix them?
Join us for a scintillating and useful dialogue convened by the Whole Person Leadership team, Patricia Neal, Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, Lynn Nelson, Kim Kristenson-Lee, Claudia Eisinger.
Conveners: (Whole Person Leadership Team) Patricia Neal, Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, Lynn Nelson, Kim Kristenson-Lee, Claudia Eisinger
