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Engaging Men, Advancing Women Workshop

When:
July 18, 2014 @ 11:43 am – 12:43 pm
2014-07-18T11:43:00-04:00
2014-07-18T12:43:00-04:00
Where:
Faculty House, Columbia University
64 Morningside Drive
Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
USA
Contact:
Columbia Business School

Why do women currently hold only between 10 and 15 percent of C-suite positions in corporate America? Why are we having the same conversations about women’s role in the workplace as we did 20 years ago?

These are some of the questions that “Engaging Men to Advance Women in Business” seeks to address at the workshop on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Columbia University. The workshop will bring together male and female executives from a variety of companies. Thought-leaders and executives who lead efforts to engage men in diversity and inclusion initiatives will share their strategies and best practices for collaborative leadership. At the workshop, attendees will participate in several polling exercises, answer questions about their perceptions of how many men in their companies are engaged in gender diversity, explore the effectiveness of their companies’ efforts in engaging men, and highlight metrics for tracking progress toward gender equality.

AGENDA Please note that all workshop attendees should arrive by 11:00 AM.
10:30 AM Registration Opens
11:00 AM Welcome and Introduction
Katherine Phillips, Senior Vice Dean and Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics
11:15 AM A Frame for Ally Development and Advanced Reciprocity

Chuck Shelton, Managing Director, Greatheart Leader Labs
Betsy Myers, Founding Director, Center for Women and Business, Bentley University

11:45 AM Lunch
12:15 PM Executive Panel

  • When an organization is committed to engaging men and advancing women, what does it gain in terms of talent? In the marketplace? With suppliers? In the brand?
  • What gets in the way of women advancing in business? What can male leaders do about these barriers and challenges?
  • What are the career advantages and risks for male leaders who commit to the success of women in the workplace?
  • What can a company do to engage male executives in the advancement of women?

 

1:45 PM Gender-based Breakout Discussions
In order to engage male leaders as allies for the advancement of women in business:

  • How should men influence their male peers?
  • What changes in culture and policy must be made?
  • What should women do to signal and build reciprocity?

 

3:30 PM Group Discussion: How will we lead as engaged men? To engage men?
4:00 PM Closing Remarks:

Betsy Myers, Founding Director, Center for Women and Business, Bentley University
Chuck Shelton, Managing Director, Greatheart Leader Labs

5:00 PM Networking Reception (Location to be determined)