Retaining and Advancing Women within Firms

Progressing female talent to achieve career success in professional services.

This one-day conference will allow you to hear practical and innovative case studies from leading firms who have made the advancement of female members a priority. You will learn how to implement women’s initiatives to retain a diverse workforce and improve the organisation’s business processes and bottom-line.

The following critical areas will be explored:

• Developing a framework for career progression
• Identifying the key success factors for a successful women’s network
• Gathering, collecting and effectively using data and statistics
• Integrating flexible work practices into partnership positions
• Exploring workplace harassment and its effects on female progression
• Realising how advancing female talent can translate into firm profit

In relation to the one-day workshop, potential topics may include:

• The nuts and bolts of women’s initiatives
• How to effectively carry out the change piece
• How to break down stereotypes
• How to formulate and position a business case focusing on women’s initiatives
• Benchmarking information from data and statistics (based on traction and retention of female talent)
• Implementing a toolkit developed for executives
• “Brand Me” – about selling yourself

Event Details
Date:		11th August 2008