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Women in a Post-Pandemic Workplace: Expanding Opportunities & Support for Women Leaders

Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia


Online Event

Sophia Lee, Blank Rome partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Emeritus, will serve as panel moderator for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia’s Women in a Post-Pandemic Workplace: Expanding Opportunities & Support for Women Leaders virtual program, being held Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. EST.

About the Program

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and Federal Reserve, about 32 percent of unemployed women ages 25 to 44 left the workforce by July 2020, compared to just 12 percent of men in the same group, significantly exceeding projected job loss for women due to the pandemic. Studies have shown that women have predominantly taken on the majority of childcare and household responsibilities in their homes, while also juggling remote work and burnout, driving many to ultimately leave their jobs.

McKinsey & Company’s annual Women in the Workplace report has shown women’s advancement in the workplace at a steady increase prior to the pandemic. Learn how to ensure that our business community is offering the opportunities and support women need to rebuild that progress as we continue to navigate difficult times.

The panel will expand on the Chamber’s Women In Crisis conversation held earlier this year, explore the findings of McKinsey’s 2021 report, and shed new light on how regional employers small and large are supporting the advancement of women’s careers today and what more can, and should, be done in the year ahead.

Speakers

  • Moderator: Sophia Lee, Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Emeritus, Blank Rome
  • Lisa Cooney, Senior VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Day & Zimmermann
  • Ellen Feehan, Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Katherine Green, Vice President, Human Capital Management, Goldman Sachs
  • Audrey Greenberg, Co-founder and Executive Managing Director, The Discovery Labs

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.