2022 International Women's Day
Celebrate #IWD2022 (8 March) with HBA's regions and affinity groups!
Take advantage of a full day of educational and networking events surrounding this year’s theme #BreakTheBias.
Members register once and receive access to all events and recordings. Space for the live events is limited so please register and join the events early to secure your spot.
Join us for a Full Day of Events
8:00AM - 9:00AM EST: Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Hosted by the New England Region
It's just not about hiring the right person, there's more to it! Ensuring your workplace is inclusive takes work to make sure everyone's voices are heard, differences are celebrated, and goals and progress are measured. Please join us and hear from our speaker Zinna Mongillo, HR Business Partner at Bausch Health Companies. Zinna will share with us her experience as a Bilingual Human Resources Business Partner with a stellar record of successfully designing and executing human resources programs for Fortune 500 companies. She is skilled in spearheading initiatives that promote diversity awareness internally and externally. Networking will be a component of this session.
10:00AM - 11:00AM EST: Thriving in a Biased World
Hosted by the Midwest Region
This will be a panel discussion which will bring forth positive actions that work and additional ideas for change. Join the HBA Midwest Region with panelists Susan Childs, Heather Lazarides, and Jhaymee Tynan, to envision how the workplace and the world will look as we strive to make a difference. We'll be discussing the complex experiences women of color, working mothers, OUS professionals, and the beneficial impact of mentors and professional networks.
12:00PM - 1:00PM EST: How We All Fight Bias
Hosted by the European Region
International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to reinforce the fact that we all have a role to play in forging a more diverse and inclusive world. You will have the chance to hear from our HBA Regional Chair Sabine Hutchinson and join one of three engaging breakout sessions with inspiring speakers and moderators curated by our valued EU Chapters:
1) Breakout Room by Frankfurt-Berlin: Personality drafts: confronting bias in life as a woman
With: Plamena Dikarlo, Lucia Santoso, Julia Mahnecke
Biases are deeply entrenched – we don’t (want to) know we have them. Shows like Sex and the City demonstrated how normal stereotypes are. "How many shoes do you have? Are you a Carrie? Or Miranda?"
Learn about your biases with us. If you want to, you can have a closer look to your own bias’ before our session here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html
2) Breakout Room by Basel-Dublin: Overcoming our own biases
With Kristen Pressner, moderated by Gemma Masachs
In this session we will learn how to overcome our own Biases with the support of Kristen Pressner the Head of People & Culture @ Roche Diagnostics and Ted talk speaker “Are you biased? I am”.
3) Breakout Room 3 by Milan-Brussels: Uniqueness vs Diversity: Be unique, #BreaktheBias
With: Barbara Marini, Livia Babini
Uniqueness vs Diversity. We talk a lot about diversity, but are we sure we are addressing it the right way? Interactive discussion, led by moderator Livia Babini and Speaker Barbara Marini, including live polls and debate.
After the breakouts we’ll debrief together our commitments and takeaways from each breakout session. You are also invited to continue the discussion during an optional virtual networking. Let’s show actions on how to #BreakTheBias!
2:00PM - 3:00PM EST: Breaking Down Biases- Intimate Conversations with Women of Color
Hosted by the Women of Color Affinity Group
Join the HBA Women of Color affinity group as we present two dynamic senior female leaders changing the narrative for women and people of color in the healthcare industry. This event will feature Roberta Duncan, Sequiris' VP, mRNA Program Lead, and Jewel Jones, Real Chemistry's Health Equity & Justice Practice Leader.
This live, interactive panel discussion will build awareness around the impact of bias on WoC/PoC in the workplace and in healthcare, through shared stories. As racial and ethnic diversity increases across our nation, it is imperative that all people intentionally confront and find ways to mitigate our biases.
3:00PM - 4:00PM EST: Overcoming Hidden Biases that Hinder Our Success
Hosted by the Pacific Region
By now, most of us know that unconscious biases affect the workplace. These hidden, reflexive preferences shape our world views and can profoundly affect how welcoming and open a workplace is to different people and ideas. These predispositions shape the decisions we make by affecting the way we interpret information and how we interact with others—significantly impacting a whole host of organizational processes from recruitment to retention. At the same time, we are experiencing significant shifts in global demographic trends which impact age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and LGBTQ employees. There is no doubt that our workplace is becoming more diverse which increases the potential for more biases towards our colleagues and clients. Bias scenarios and real-world cases and examples will be discussed. Several individual and organizational strategies to minimize bias will be provided. During this interactive presentation, you will learn how to:
1. Identify different types, causes, and impacts of bias at work
2. Explore the impact of global demographic trends on diversity and bias
3. Utilize scenarios and stories to communicate potential biases
4. Apply individual and organizational strategies to minimize bias
4:00PM - 5:00PM EST:
Hosted by the NY/NJ/CT and Canada Regions
Overcoming obstacles. Uplifting others. Transcending circumstances. Finding inspiration. Challenging stereotypes. Breaking through the bias.
To celebrate the 2022 International Women's Day, the HBA NY/NJ/CT and HBA Canada regions will showcase the personal stories of four dynamic healthcare leaders. Following the IWD 2022 theme of #BreakTheBias, each storyteller will share their experience with identifying, addressing, and ultimately overcoming bias. Join us in an intimate setting to be inspired and celebrate these moments, big and small, that can be a catalyst for change. Additional time at the end of the session will be reserved for networking and small group discussions to share attendees' stories.
5:00PM - 6:00PM EST: Showing Up and Showing Off: Give Yourself Permission To Do So!
Hosted by the Southeast Region
Showing Up and Showing Off is about recognizing the value you bring, celebrating your achievements, and unleashing your potential with courage and confidence. Now more than ever, women need to give themselves permission to break the bias but with a growth mindset, courage and heart! Your commitment, effort, and expertise deserve to be rewarded-but you have to put yourself out there if you want it to happen. Join us as we gather together to hear how Showing Up & Showing Off will help you find that emotional power, reignite your confidence, change the way you speak to yourself, help you work through the fear and doubt that holds you back from expressing your unique qualities and prevents you from unleashing your potential.
6:00PM - 7:00PM EST: Visualizing Your Career Path
Hosted by Suburban Delaware Valley
Join Angela Steel, PhD, Founder and Chief Strengths Officer of Fundamentals Coaching, as she shares how you can visualize your career path. Learn more about soft skills and how they are often the key to learning and growing in a role, your next promotion, developing leadership skills, transitioning to a brand-new position, or pivoting your career in a new direction. Angela will provide practical tips to show you how your past skills, present and future career can come together. Find out how you can design your career using your transferrable skills and hidden talents to evolve it to the next level. You’ll leave this session with a takeaway tool – a Career Flow Guide - that allows you to capture skills, experience and aspirations in your current and future roles.
Registration information
Free Day of Events is open to: HBA Members only
Non-members are welcome. Become a member and get all events for free. Non-member registration is available on the HBA International Women's Day website.
Agenda
8:00AM - 9:00AM EST: New England Region
Pricing
| Regular Registration | $0.00 / €0.00 | |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
Event Policies
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COVID-19 Policy
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