Women-Splaining the Pay Gap
An all-female, multi-disciplinary expert panel will converge to discuss their perspective on pay equity, the Pay Gap, and the Glass Ceiling. The panel will discuss how pay equity and The Glass Ceiling are inter-connected and will review what a pay adjustment process looks like, as well as what salary changes and policy changes may be imperative. The panel will also focus on important implications such as the allocation of resources at the start of a project related to salary adjustments or remedies to barriers that are identified. The discussion will also emphasis what is practical to implement for organizations in influencing impactful change.
Learning Objectives:
- Developing knowledge on the interconnection between pay equity and glass ceiling analytics to provide organizational recommendations;
- Avoiding pitfalls when implementing salary remediation strategies; and
- Developing practical strategies for establishing a successful pay equity or glass ceiling project- with a focus on the end result and impact it will create.
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Joanna Colosimo

Joanna Colosimo, M.A., is the Vice President of Workforce Equity and Compliance Strategy at DCI Consulting Group, where she leads a division that consults on OFCCP compliance, pay equity, audit strategies, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also assists clients with defining their diversity, compliance, and pay equity programs. Joanna presents at conferences on pay equity, diversity, and OFCCP topics and writes for multiple publications. Joanna earned a M.A. degree in I/O Psychology from Radford University and a Bachelor of Business Administration and Psychology from Roanoke College. She holds a SHRM-SCP certification and serves on the Board of WMILG.
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