Since 1981, SCWIST has made great strides in promoting and empowering women in STEM. When you register, please consider adding a small donation to support our programs so all interested women and girls can see where a future in STEM can take them.

This is the first event in a series of workshops with SCWIST x The Thoughtful Co.

Check out the other available workshops below. If you register for three events, you’ll receive free admission to the fourth:

• Compensation Negotiation 101. April 18th, 2023 12pm-1pm PST (Virtual)
• Understanding Stock Options & Restricted Stock Units. May 2nd, 2023 5pm-6pm PST (In-person)
• Interview & Performance Review Prep: Identifying Your Unique Strengths. June 6, 2023 12pm-1pm PST (Virtual)

*Email commsevents@scwist.ca when you have registered for three events to be added to the fourth event for free.

IMPLEMENTING AND MAINTAINING WOMEN’S RESOURCE GROUPS

This workshop will help you develop and maintain successful Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that effectively improve gender equity in the workplace. ERGs are critical in building a sense of community and belonging, identifying areas for improvement, and developing company-specific policies that suit your culture and organizational goals. We leave time for group discussion and Q&A to ensure all your questions are answered. This workshop is led by Sophie Warwick, who has spent her career in structural engineering and specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing ERGs and advocacy groups. Key takeaways from this workshop include:

• Understanding & communicating the value of advocacy and support groups.
• How to develop an engaging group structure that can be maintained long-term.
• Selecting and coaching the right group champions.
• Appreciating intersectionality and how different groups may work together.
• Setting up an annual calendar and enrolling key senior leaders.

Light refreshments will be served.

SPEAKER

Sophie Warwick

Sophie Warwick, Co-Founder of the Thoughtful Co, has spent her career in structural engineering consulting where she designs multi-use and residential buildings, from early conception to project completion. In 2018, she Co-Founded Women in Consulting Engineering (WCE), a non-profit organization to support and empower women in engineering. At The Thoughtful Co, she specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing Employee Resource Groups and advocacy groups. Additionally, she uses her data analysis expertise from her engineering background to define targets and track growth and retention.

About the Thoughtful Co:

We support women in understanding and negotiating their compensation, and advise employers on policies to improve gender equity in the workplace. Using our team’s deep expertise in compensation, we empower women to feel confident in asking for the compensation they deserve. Compensation includes salary, bonus, stock options, restricted share units, benefits, role scope, vacation, severance, RRSP/401Ks/ESPPs, non-competes, allowances, flexible work arrangements, parental leave and more.

Please reach out to us if you’re interested in learning more about our services, or just to chat!

Email: contact@thethoughtfulco.net, Website: www.thethoughtfulco.net, Instagram: @thethoughtful.co, Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-thoughtful-co

Photo and Video Consent

By registering for the event, you understand that the session may be video recorded and/ or photos will be taken for use in SCWIST digital communication platforms, including but not limited to the SCWIST website, e-newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and others. You, therefore, are providing consent for your image and voice to be used by SCWIST for free and in perpetuity.

If you do not want your image to be captured in video or photographically, please ensure that your camera is off during the session.

Questions and Feedback

For questions about the event, or to sign up as a speaker, please contact the Communications and Events team, by email at marketing_events@scwist.ca.