Keynote Speaker And Panelists To Discuss Intersectionality, Code-Switching And The Importance Of Allies
The Women of Color and Their Allies one-day event, presented by DiversityInc, the dominant online diversity publication, will identify workplace challenges faced by women of color. The day-long conference will take place at the Hilton Atlanta Downtown Hotel.
Since 2018, there has been a positive development: there are now 33 women CEOs running Fortune 500 companies, up from 24, due in large part to more women and minorities serving on corporate boards of directors that seek diverse leadership. However, the gathering of influential businesswomen in Atlanta remains timely because even with this increase, women CEOs still comprise only 6.6% of the total Fortune 500 list and only two of those CEOs are women of color.
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In the wake of increasing racial division, pay disparity, and sexual harassment, top corporate executives from a variety of industries including energy, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, hospitality, finance, and consulting services will participate in panel discussions and TedTalk style presentations to examine topics such as:
- How women of color support each other;
- Code switching defined: who does it and who benefits from it;
- Intersectionality and navigating your career.
Conference attendees will also hear from keynote speaker Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and the University of California, Los Angeles, and a scholar in the areas of civil rights, black feminist legal theory, race, and racism and the law.
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“Working with advisor David Porter, a Harvard and Stanford-educated Ph.D., the Women of Color and Their Allies event is designed to have informed, actionable discussions that will help move women of color into senior leadership pipelines across all industries,” says Carolynn Johnson, CEO of DiversityInc. “This is certainly not to take away from the accomplishments or upward mobility of other groups; rather, the goal is to ensure that there is universal equity in the ability to earn, be promoted and compete.”
Event sponsors include: Abbott, Abbvie, Accenture, AIG, AT&T, Cigna, Cox Communications, Dow, EY, Hilton, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, Kellogg’s, KPMG, Marriott International, Mastercard, Nielsen, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi, Southern Company, TD Bank, TIAA, Toyota Motor North America, and Wells Fargo.
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