Women & Wine Wednesdays Virtual Happy Hour |
The Outsized Role of Leadership in Building Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m.
REGISTER HERE
Pull up a comfortable chair, your favorite drink and join us
via Zoom. We are excited to welcome Jody Newman, Esq., an employment lawyer with
more than 35 years’ experience.
She will address “The Outsized Role of Leadership
in Building Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces”.
Discussion Points:
- Recent social movements have shined a spotlight on the suppression of women and persons of color in society and in our businesses and workplaces with much commentary on the role of leadership
- Why existing laws, policies and practices of the last 50 years have not solved the problem of discriminatory workplaces
- Why leadership plays an outside role in company culture
- How to build an equitable and inclusive workplace
- Mistakes to avoid
Jody Newman is an employment lawyer and litigator primarily representing
individuals, as well as advising management. Her practice includes conducting
independent workplace investigations, mediating workplace investigations,
mediating employment disputes and anti-bias trainings. She is currently Of
Counsel at Boston Law Collaborative in Boston. Jody’s deep experience resolving
employment disputes is unique in that she spent her career representing
individuals in a boutique litigation firm. Her experience includes representing
individuals in all industries from the trades to the C-Suite. Beyond client advocacy, Jody developed an
employment-focused neutral practice as an independent investigator to get to
the truth of workplace discrimination and other misconduct claims.
Questions? Contact Tina Kruczynski at tina@mitsloanboston.com or Audrey Daum at Audrey.daum@comcast.net
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Event Information
EVENT DATE: Wednesday, Nov 4 2020 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm [ iCal ]
LOCATION:
Virtual Happy Hour
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