Bridging the Gender Gap: A New Approach to Shattering the Glass Ceiling

SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition
Workplace Application: You will learn the business advantage of developing women leaders and how to use key HR levers to drive the success of this effort.

Despite strong efforts in many organizations, women continue to be poorly represented in top leadership roles worldwide. Chances are that organizations are looking at advancing women leaders as a development issue, when, in fact, it's a multi-faceted, culture change issue with solutions in many different arenas including hiring and promotion, succession planning, and diversity initiatives among others. Successfully advancing women into leadership roles requires all stakeholders (and both genders) coming together in a concerted change effort with support and energy from top leadership to bridge the gender gap and make the very best use of all its talent. This session will help you:

  • Explore how to develop a talent management strategy that drives results in advancing women leaders. 
  • Discover a framework for developing women leaders based on research into both gender and leadership. 
  • Identify ways to bring both men and women to the table to shatter the glass ceiling.
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Presenter: 

Sara Shinneman, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Sara
Shinneman

Sara Shinneman is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, with 17 years of experience in human resources, including working at Hewitt Associates (now Aon Hewitt) and Frito-Lay. Sara is a graduate of Leadership Plano, Texas and Leadership Pipeline, Texas. In 2008, she was awarded the President's Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing over 4,000 volunteer service hours. Sara was recently nominated for the Great Women of Texas Award for her professional and civic leadership. Sara holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Deborah Rocco

Deborah
Rocco

Deborah has over 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations realize their full potential.  As a senior HR leader in the telecommunications, biopharmaceutical, and healthcare industries, she has a depth of knowledge and experience in organizational effectiveness, team collaboration, and change management.  Over the past 15+ years, Deborah has led large teams of learning professionals and technical experts responsible for the design and delivery of leadership development, OD, culture, and training initiatives at MediaOne Group, AT&T Broadband, Comcast, Amylin Pharmaceutical, and Scripps Health. Deborah holds an M.Ed in Human Resource Management, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, and is a trained Integral Coach. She is certified in a number of assessment instruments including the MBTI, Birkman and PDI 360 instruments.

Location: 
Convention Center 206
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
SHRM PDCs
HR Credit
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Relationship Management
Leadership & Navigation
Intended Audience: 
Senior-Level
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