Gender Diversity Panel Feb. 27

What are the challenges faced by organizations trying to achieve gender balance in senior roles?

The question and other issues related to gender diversity in the workplace will be discussed on Friday during a panel discussion at McMaster’s Burlington campus.

Presented jointly by the DeGroote School of Business and the Burlington Economic Development Corporation, the panel features:

Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Dominion Lending Centres and TMX Industry professor at DeGroote
Mary Lou Maher, partner and chief diversity officer at KPMG Canada and a DeGroote alumna
Bill Greenhalgh, CEO of the Human Resources Professionals Association
Clare Beckton, founding executive director of Carleton University’s Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership

The event takes place Friday, February 27, 2015 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington.

For more details on the event click here.

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<em>What are the challenges faced by organizations trying to achieve gender balance in senior roles?</em>

The question and other issues related to gender diversity in the workplace will be discussed on Friday during a panel discussion at McMaster’s Burlington campus.

Presented jointly by the DeGroote School of Business and the Burlington Economic Development Corporation, the panel features:
<ul>
	<li><strong>Sherry Cooper</strong>, chief economist at Dominion Lending Centres and TMX Industry professor at DeGroote</li>
	<li><strong>Mary Lou Maher</strong>, partner and chief diversity officer at KPMG Canada and a DeGroote alumna</li>
	<li><strong>Bill Greenhalgh</strong>, CEO of the Human Resources Professionals Association</li>
	<li><strong>Clare Beckton</strong>, founding executive director of Carleton University's Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership</li>
</ul>
The event takes place Friday, February 27, 2015 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington.

For more details on the event click<a href="http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/events/burlington-diversity-talent-panel/"> here</a>.

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