It’s been more than a year since #MeToo entered our national dialogue. Let’s examine what progress we have made.
There’s still a lack of representation of women and people of color in organizational leadership and the venture community. And that under-representation has consequences – $90 million dollar severance packages to harassers. This sends a cultural message that a predator will still get compensated for bad behavior.
In addition, less than 2% of women founders received funding last year – even less for women of color. This influences economic opportunity and it has long term consequences to our communities. Studies have shown that when women are funded, they pour their economic success into our communities at a greater rate than men.
Join us as we outline the dynamics of the problem and brainstorm practical strategies to solve this problem and transform workplace culture.
Janine Yancey is the founder and President of Emtrain, an online HR & compliance training company. Janine served as employment law counsel to many Bay Area technology companies, including Google. She also authored The HR Handbook to help young technology companies successfully navigate workplace laws. Janine has been published on The Next Web, Pando Daily, Startup Grind, and UP Global.
AGENDA
6-7 pm: Relationship Building (Networking) with wine and finger foods
7-8 pm: Guest Speaker, Janine Yancey – Q & A
8-9 pm: More Relationship Building
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Time: 6 – 9 pm
Location: Folsom Co-working Space, 705 Gold Lake , Folsom, CA 95630
Cost: $10.00 online. $15.00 at door.
Register: Eventbrite
