Women's Summit: Brave Brilliant Bold
November 2, 2017

Bold, Brilliant, Brave, and Phenomenal: That’s Us

This engaging session hosted by Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant, Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs addresses some of the most critical issues facing professional women. This panel of highly accomplished scholars, leaders, and experts will explore and offer insights on how multigenerational environments, career paths, the political landscape, sexism and pay equity impact the experiences of women in academia and in other professional spheres. This session will also include perspectives on the value of sponsorship rather than mentorship, as well as intersectionality. Panelists will give voice to multiple perspectives and strengths that women bring to both the learning and working communities.

Featured Panelists:

• Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall
  A Multigenerational Environment
• Wendy Koenig J.D.
  Gender Inequality in Politics
• Dr. Abigail McGowan
  Tenure Clock, Career Paths, and Equity
• Melissa Murray
  When Sexism in the Workplace Becomes the “Norm” and Strategies to Deal with It

Facilitator:

• Wanda Heading-Grant