This session is being delivered by Catalyst and is being hosted by Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) through a generous donation by RBC Foundation.

We all have multiple identities that affect our life experiences, how we perceive the world around us, and how we are perceived by others. Our gender, race, and ethnicity intersect to shape the opportunities and challenges we face at work.

Planning for a post-COVID1-9 world, leaders—from CEOs to new managers—have recognized that work has changed in profound ways, and it’s never going back to the way it was. Uncertainty and fear are rampant. Social inequalities are magnified. Empathy and trust have become critical as physical distancing makes connecting across differences particularly challenging. Acknowledging and addressing this reality is key to creating inclusive workplaces.

In this session, we will cover:

• Gender, race and ethnicity & it's impact in the workplace

• Defining the future of work

• Strategies for a better workplace, including:

• leading inclusively through crisis ,
• tackling inequities ,
• connecting with empathy ,
• trusting your team and
• working remotely and flexibly

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Session Presentation

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Discussion and Q&A Time

We’d like to thank the RBC Foundation for their initiative: In Good Company: Investing in Women to Create a Stronger, More Equal Canada. The RBC Foundation is deeply invested in advancing women in Canada and has brought together four national women’s organizations to amplify their aspirations: Catalyst, Canadian Women’s Foundation, YWCA, and Pan International Canada. Through these four organizations RBC is seeking play a role in addressing barriers affecting women and girls in the workplace, changing attitudes among leaders in business and preparing women and girls to be job-ready.

Speaker Bio:

Erin is a connector, change maker, and builder of inclusive workplace cultures. She continues to follow her passion on building workplaces that work for women and accepted the role of Director, Corporate Engagement, Western Canada with Catalyst. Previously, Erin was the Director, Global Total Engagement at Stantec and lead their global inclusion strategy. Erin was honoured to receive both the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion award as D&I Practitioner of the Year in Western Canada, as well as the Catalyst Canada Honours award in the Emerging Leader category for her work in the diversity and inclusion space in 2018. Outside her organization, she is the chair of the Edmonton Business Diversity Network (EBDN), a director with Explore Edmonton, and was recently appointed to the City of Edmonton’s Community Safety and well-being Task Force. Erin currently lives in Edmonton with her two amazing children and also works to teach them about a world where inclusion truly matters.