Jumpstart the COVID Recovery – Starting with Women
About the class
Women, and especially women of color, have been devastatingly impacted by the pandemic - over 2.2MM women exited the workforce between February and October 2020. With years of womens’ workforce progress spiralling backwards, organizations and individuals need to go “all-in” now on gender equity to ensure a complete and real economic recovery.
Watch this webinar, led by Barbara Singer and her colleague Paul Velasco, where we discussed insights and actions to help individuals and organizations recover from the economic impacts of the past year. Key takeaways will include:
- Strategies to address a “gap year” for those who had to exit the workplace
- Tactics for negotiation and persuasion to discuss inequities
- Key skill-building through the recovery to position yourself for advancement
- Opportunities for organizations and academic institutions to partner and build a stronger womens’ workforce.
About the Presenter
Barbara Singer is the founder and CEO of Executive Core, and leads a group of 150 global professionals whose mission is to more quickly innovate professional development globally. In the last 20 years, Barbara has worked with thousands of high-potentials leaders around the globe at critical turning points in their careers. Barbara has dedicated her career to developing leaders who remain focused on business priorities, anticipate the future, and remove obstacles to metrics-based advancement. Barbara was honored as the recipient of the Global 2013 Executive Coaching Thought Leader of Distinction award from the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches. The Global 2013 Executive Coaching Thought Leader of Distinction award was awarded to both Barbara Singer and Dr. Marshall Goldsmith for their work raising the standards of corporate executive coaching.
Paul Velasco is a senior talent management executive with Executive Core, focusing on the development and support of the Executive Development and the Education marketplaces. Prior to Executive Core, Paul led executive development for Ohio State, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan.