Supervisor Training Series Part II: Women in the Workplace- Retaining Women in the Workplace through Gender Equity
Date: 2/28/2023 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm | Location: Virtual-Zoom
Event Description
We are at a point of “Great Breakup”, where women demand more from work and are switching jobs at the highest rates ever observed. The Women in the Workplace 2022 article by McKinsey & Company, in partnership with LeanIn.org, highlights reasons why women leaders are leaving their organizations. This second session of the Supervisor Training Series Part II, will detail the findings from the Women in the Workplace Report as well as what organizations need to do to retain current and recruit future generation of women leaders.
Learning Objectives
– Overview of the current state of women in leadership roles
– Why women leaders are leaving their organizations
– What organizations can do to recruit and retain women leaders
– How to navigate the shift to remote and hybrid work
– The importance of managers and how to equip, motivate, and reward good managers
About the Speaker: Jaimie Hutchison, MA, LPC
Jaimie Hutchison is the Director of the WorkLife Office at Michigan State University, supporting MSU’s recruitment and retention of a high performing workforce and the wellbeing of a diverse community of staff and scholars. Jaimie and her team contribute to the development of MSU’s policies and special initiatives, and the office oversees MSU’s University-wide work-life strategies. The office administers a range of programs for faculty, staff, academic staff, and postdocs, including those focused on mental health, workplace flexibility, dependent care, family support, workplace culture, career development, leadership, and workplace-based well-being. Jaimie has worked for 24 years as a leader, therapist, consultant, director, supervisor, trainer, mentor, and administrator. In addition to her work-life role, she is also a therapist at Insight Counseling working primarily with tweens, teens, and families. Jaimie is highly engaged with the local community and has volunteered over 10,000 hours.
