HR Conference: Why 2023 is the Year of Women in the Workplace OFFER
The theme this year is Why 2023 is the Year of Women in the Workplace and we have some great speakers lined up – including Lauren Fabianski, Head of Campaigns & Communications for Pregnant Then Screwed, and sessions on key topics such as why gender balance is good for everyone, and making your workplace more gender neutral.
Why is this years theme important?
Gender balance is good for everyone, including men. Over the past 40 years, the UK and Ireland have seen an almost continual rise in the proportion of women in employment. The employment rate among women is up from 57% in 1975 to 72% in December 2021 – employers must recognise that women now make up a large proportion of the workforce and to recruit and retain top talent, the needs and aspirations of female workers must be front, centre and understood. In this highly competitive recruitment environment – if you don’t understand and adapt, your competitors will and by extension, they’ll snap up the best talent!
After attending you will:
- Have a legal overview of the key developments affecting women and families in the workplace
- Understand why childcare matters for gender equality
- Connect how gender balance is good for everyone, including men
- Get an insight into how AI will affect YOUR JOB!
- Develop workplace culture to nurture everyone, and be more gender-inclusive
- Appreciate the importance of authenticity in your leadership-style
- Be equipped to deal positively with menopause in your organisation
Course overview/outline programme
Sessions will include:
- Why Childcare Matters for Gender Equality
- Women and Families Legal Update with Eversheds
- Why Gender Balance is good for everyone (including men)
- Taking the ‘Human’ out of Human Resources – Why AI wants YOUR job!
- Mediocre Managers and the Glacial Rate of Change in Women in Senior Roles
- Making your Workplace more Gender Inclusive
- Authenticity is the Gold Standard for Leadership
- Cardigans on, Cardigans Off! Why Menopause is so much more than Hot Flushes, and Why it Matters in your Workplace
Who will benefit from this event?
HR Professionals and Line Managers
When & Where
This event will take place online on the Hopin platform between 9.15am and 4.00pm on Wed 26 April 2023.
Price:
Standard Rate: €245
SPECIAL OFFER - €145
Sponsored by:
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Testimonials
"Platform for virtual event was super, speakers great and loved the home, informal, element!"
Hazel Dunne, HR Business Partner, Dublin Port
"Loved the content and the format. Would have attended all sessions if possible. Good to have the legal presentations focused on Northern Ireland and Republic."
Jean Murray, Head of Human Resources, Property Registration Authority
"Exceptionally well organised, the platform that was used was very user friendly."
Angela Smiddy, Owner, Insightful Works
"The event was managed impeccably. The key speakers were engaging and had such valuable information and insight. The questions were all answered so felt very personal even with it being virtual and the opportunity to network was invaluable."
Joan Gover, HR Manager, Sinomine Specialty Fluids
"Excellent content and presenters, very engaging. Liked that plenty of comfort breaks were included which helps in full day online events."
Liz Bromley, Head of HR & Quality, Cheshire Ireland
Presenters
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Ian McFarland Partner
Eversheds Sutherland
Ian is a Partner in Eversheds Sutherland's Belfast Employment Law team. He has over 10 years of knowledge and expertise in employment law, particularly in complex matters for high-profile clients. Ian's work since the onset the pandemic has been varied and often urgent, including significant collective redundancy exercises (affecting 500+ employees) and all associated issues, advice in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and hybrid/home working arrangements.
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Loretta Dignam CEO & Founder
The Menopause Hub
Loretta Dignam is an award-winning Marketer of the Year, who opened the doors to The Menopause Hub, Ireland's first and only dedicated multidisciplinary menopause clinic in December 2018. Loretta is the founder and CEO.
The Menopause Hub is Ireland’s first dedicated, multidisciplinary clinic, which includes a team of doctors - GPs and Gynaecologists, - a psychologist, a dietitian and nutritionist, a women’s health physiotherapist and an acupuncturist
Loretta is an advocate for menopausal women and has developed a programme to support organisations with menopause in the workplace awareness and education training, and policy development.
She has had a lengthy and highly successful career working for many multinational, global businesses including; Mars Inc, Diageo plc, Kerry Group plc Ardagh Group and Jacob Fruitfield, as a senior marketing and communications leader. She was awarded Marketer of the Year in 2011. She is a graduate of UCD and DCU and has lectured in the UCD Smurfit Business School on their executive MBA and MSc Programmes.
Loretta was on the Board of the Abbey Theatre, for 6 years, where she was a ministerial appointment. She also chaired their Gender Equality Committee, driving change in gender equality policy across Irish theatre, chaired the Development Committee, & was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.