CHANGING THE CONVERSATION
Having been committed to advancing women in business since our founding 43 years ago, we find it all the more critically important today to take on continued inequality in pay and representation in the workforce. Changing the Conversation is devoted to Advancing Women in Business through programming that moves from identifying the issues, which have been so well documented, to What can we do about it? both in terms of our own careers and corporate and government policy-making. Our belief is that by advancing women toward corporate leadership, we can help all women across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Our Founders
Changing the Conversation is an event series co-founded by Cynnie King, Rachel Fagnant-Fassler and Maria Simon, and sponsored by CFW Careers in collaboration with our team of committed volunteers and advocates
Maria Simon,
Co-Founder,
Changing The Conversation
Our Mission
The mission of Changing the Conversation is to positively impact gender equality within the business sector, seeking equal representation of women in the workforce and in leadership.
Conversations
Sponsors: How to Find and Manage This Essential Relationship
Male* Allies in the Workplace Post-#MeToo
What does it really mean to hire the best candidate for the job?
Up next
How men can push diversity and be better allies
Ageism, and its effect on women in the workplace
Gender pay equity
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Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact Allie Reid at allie@cfwcareers.com.
Praise for Changing The Conversation
“ Thank you to you and your team for a delightful event; inspiring, enriching, and I really enjoyed meeting the other attendees! CFW's values really come through everything you do and I love that! ”
CFW Careers' events and other initiatives for women are inspired by the ideals of our founder, David King, who has been an ardent champion for women in sales leadership for over 40 years. We strive to give voice to women in business, advance their careers, and contribute to the conversation about gender equality in the workplace.
A critical component of building diverse and inclusive organizations is around recruiting and hiring, and it often presents one of the greatest challenges “How can we build a more diverse candidate pool?” “How can we diminish drop off through the hiring process?” and, ultimately, “How can we improve our retention statistics?” The implications are significant, not only relevant to fulfilling a corporate commitment, but fundamentally impacting employer brand. [stats re: job seekers valuing diversity & inclusion]. While the demographic starting point varies across function, nature of work, geography, etc. we have identified best practices that improve the outcome of recruiting efforts.