This virtual Safe Zone Training aims to create a more welcoming and safe campus for individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Through this 2.5 hour workshop, participants will (1) gain a greater understanding of LGBTQ identities, (2) learn tools for incorporating LGBTQ-inclusive practices into daily life, and (3) strengthen their skills in recognizing and interrupting anti-LGBTQ bias.

If you have any questions about this program, questions about accessibility, or wish to request an accommodation, please contact: Jessica.Davis@osumc.edu.

The Women's Place invites *man-identified allies to help create a more inclusive and equitable culture for women and minoritized groups at Ohio State. In this in-person workshop led by male campus leaders/Advocates, learn about gender bias, the skills and strategies to interrupt it, and ways to contribute to positive changes on Ohio State's campuses.

Ally workshops are part of the Advocates & Allies for Equity initiative launched by The Women's Place and partners in November 2016. This NSF, evidence-based initiative involves male leaders, or Advocates, convening to develop male Allies into a cross-campus network in support of advancing women and underrepresented faculty and staff.

This in-person workshop will take place on the central part of the Columbus campus. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the exact location.

Why Ally Workshops Include Only Man-identified Participants

The facilitations include only men and man-identified participants to offer a safe and supportive space for participating in critical conversations. It’s an environment where men, often for the first time, can openly explore their questions, confusions, hopes, and concerns related to diversity issues in their organizations.

If you have questions about accessibility or wish to request additional accommodations, please contact womensplace@osu.edu. Typically two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access.

*Since gender identity is an internal, inherent sense for an individual, we specify man-identified as an inclusive term which may or may not correspond to a person’s sex assigned at birth or to a person’s primary or secondary sex characteristics.

Aiming to improve your salary or work life? Knowing how to negotiate is an essential leadership skill. It can also help to challenge the gender salary gap that impacts women. Discussions are based on the AAUW Start Smart and Work Smart curriculum to assist you in determining your market value in light of your abilities, performance, and qualifications.

About the Program
AAUW Work Smart / Start Smart is designed to teach you how to negotiate for a new job, raise, or promotion. In this workshop, you’ll gain confidence in your negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play.

Benefits attendees will gain include:

• A toolkit to help navigate salary negotiations for next career opportunities and how to determine your market value related to your abilities, qualifications, and expected job duties.
• An understanding of other benefits, services, and supports that candidates can ask about during negotiation discussions when an increased salary is not possible.
• A better understanding of the wage gaps and other equity issues facing women in the workforce and across the academy

Space is limited. Attendees of any gender are welcome. Remote access will not be provided for this session, but a fully virtual workshop will be scheduled for the future.

If you have any questions about this program, questions about accessibility, or wish to request an accommodation, please contact: womensplace@osu.edu

About the Program:
AAUW Work Smart / Start Smart is designed to teach you how to negotiate for a new job, raise, or promotion. In this workshop, you’ll gain confidence in your negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play.

Benefits postdocs will gain include:
• A toolkit to help navigate salary negotiations for next career opportunities and how to determine your market value related to your abilities, qualifications, and expected job duties.
• An understanding of other benefits, services, and supports that candidates can ask about during negotiation discussions when an increased salary is not possible.
• A better understanding of the wage gaps and other equity issues facing women in the workforce and across the academy

If you have any questions about this program, questions about accessibility, or wish to request an accommodation, please contact: osupostdocs@osu.edu.

Don't miss this celebration of Ohio State women's accomplishments and contributions to the university. Join us in congratulating women who have been recently hired or promoted. In addition, you can catch up with colleagues and friends and just have fun! All faculty and staff (of all genders) are invited. The reception is an excellent opportunity to meet people from all areas of the university community.

Dr. Wendy Smooth, senior vice provost for inclusive excellence, and Gaëtane Verna, director of the Wexner Center for the Arts, will speak.

Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Real-time captioning will be provided, but if you have any questions about accessibility or wish to request an additional accommodation, please contact womensplace@osu.edu. Typically two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access.

We hope to see you at the reception! RSVP is required.

The Women’s Place invites you to join us for the 3rd annual virtual FORWARD symposium. This year’s theme, “Time for Change,” reframes our relationships to time, money, and power in the quest for gender equity.

As people across the nation are experiencing burnout and economic inflation, these concerns may be intensified for women juggling careers and other personal demands. This event highlights ways that we can reclaim control of our careers, finances, and well-being by committing to personal and collective practices that can enhance our work and lives.

This year's symposium will feature keynote speaker Tiffany Dufu. Named to Entrepreneur's 100 Powerful Women and Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women, Dufu was a launch team member for Lean In and served as president of The White House Project, which trained thousands of women to run for political office. She is founder and CEO of The Cru, which helps women meet their life goals and is author of the bestselling book Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less. Her writing has appeared in The Oprah Magazine, ESSENCE and the New York Times.

“The greatest privilege that men in the workplace have had isn't a corporate or public policy. It's a partner at home. We do not need role reversal; rather, we need a new model of teamwork in which both parents are meaningfully engaged at work and at home.”
― Tiffany Dufu

People of all genders are invited to learn how equal divisions of labor at home and support at work can advance gender equity. Learn how dividing household labor equally between partners supports career advancement and how those who identify as men have a crucial role to play in promoting gender equity at work. Everyone benefits when those who identify as men work towards equity.

This free event is open to Ohio State faculty, staff, students, and community partners of all genders. Save the date and revisit this page for more details on the panels.

If you have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact womensplace@osu.edu. Typically, a two-week notice will allow us to provide seamless access.

Agenda

9:30 – 10:00am
Occasion and Opening Remarks

Andreá Williams, The Women’s Place, The Ohio State University

10:00 – 10:55am
Panel 1: “Time to Lead: Gaining Influence, Allies, and Sponsors”

Mentorship is important. But you also need to make other connections to advance. Join this discussion about how to gain influence—even before you become a leader—as well as allies and sponsors who can support your trajectory.

Moderator: Kimberly Lowe-McCalla, Director for Strategic Collaborations and External Engagement, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, OSU

Panelists:

• Dr. Jasmine Hu, Professor, Fisher College of Business, OSU
• Dr. Ginny Baro, CEO and Founder of ExecutiveBound
• David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson, Workplace Allies

10:55 – 11:00am
Break

11:00 – 11:55
Panel 2: “Time is Money”

We’ve heard the saying “time is money,” which encourages us to value both our time and dollars. Learn more about how to make the most of both by leveraging your retirement, investing, and creating additional streams of income through a “side hustle” or passion project.

Moderator: Dr. Meta Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, OSU     

Panelists:

• Dr. Laquore Meadows, CEO and Co-Founder of Invest2Give
• James Jensen-Grace, CEO and Founder of Branding4Pride

11:55am – noon
Break

Noon – 12:50pm
Keynote Address

Moderator: Andreá Williams, The Women’s Place, The Ohio State University
Guest speaker: Tiffany Dufu, author, speaker and catalyst-at-large for women's leadership

12:50 – 1:00pm
Closing comments Andreá N. Williams

The Women's Place invites *man-identified allies to help create a more inclusive and equitable culture for women and minoritized groups at Ohio State. In this workshop led by male campus leaders/Advocates, learn about gender bias, the skills and strategies to interrupt it, and ways to contribute to positive changes on Ohio State's campuses.

Ally workshops are part of the Advocates & Allies for Equity initiative launched by The Women's Place and partners in November 2016. This NSF, evidence-based initiative involves male leaders, or Advocates, convening to develop male Allies into a cross-campus network in support of advancing women and underrepresented faculty and staff.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Why Ally Workshops Include Only Man-identified Participants

The facilitations include only men and man-identified participants to offer a safe and supportive space for participating in critical conversations. It’s an environment where men, often for the first time, can openly explore their questions, confusions, hopes, and concerns related to diversity issues in their organizations.

This event will be presented with automated closed captions. If you have questions about accessibility or wish to request additional accommodations, please contact womensplace@osu.edu. Typically two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access.

*Since gender identity is an internal, inherent sense for an individual, we specify man-identified as an inclusive term which may or may not correspond to a person’s sex assigned at birth or to a person’s primary or secondary sex characteristics.

Ohio State academic employees are invited to join The Women’s Place, Office of Human Resources and Bright Horizons for a webinar about Ohio State’s new and expanded family care benefits. (For Wexner Medical Center employees, see March 2 webinar.) These new benefits offer eligible employees additional support for managing work, life and family responsibilities.

Each one-hour webinar will cover the new and expanded 2023 family care benefits, including back-up care, primary care, pet care, tutoring, summer camps, caregiver respite, long-distance needs and other Bright Horizons offerings.

For those who can’t attend, recordings of each session will be available following the webinars.

Bright Horizons is a provider of high-quality early education and child care, back-up care, and workplace education services. Ohio State has partnered with Bright Horizons to offer the following benefits:

• Back-Up Care™: Access a network of high-quality care centers and in-home care providers for temporary care when you have a disruption in your regular care. Ohio State substantially offsets your cost through a subsidy program. Employees have a copay that can be reimbursed through the Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) up to benefit limits.
• Family Concierge™: Time-saving, personalized guidance with a customized plan for new, ongoing and emergency child, adult and elder care.
• Enhanced Family Supports™: Discounts for primary child care, academic support, tutoring services, enrichment programs and elder care.

These benefits are available to eligible Ohio State employees (full-time and part-time (at least 50% FTE) in a regular or term position. Please note: The Ohio State subsidy of back-up care is taxable if used.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact hrconnection@osu.edu or 614-247-myHR (6947). Requests made 48 hours in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests submitted after this date.

Wexner Medical Center employees are invited to join The Women’s Place, Office of Human Resources and Bright Horizons for a webinar about Ohio State’s new and expanded family care benefits. (For academic employees, see March 8 webinar.) These new benefits offer eligible employees additional support for managing work, life and family responsibilities.

Each one-hour webinar will cover the new and expanded 2023 family care benefits, including back-up care, primary care, pet care, tutoring, summer camps, caregiver respite, long-distance needs and other Bright Horizons offerings.

For those who can’t attend, recordings of each session will be available following the webinars.

Bright Horizons is a provider of high-quality early education and child care, back-up care, and workplace education services. Ohio State has partnered with Bright Horizons to offer the following benefits:

• Back-Up Care™: Access a network of high-quality care centers and in-home care providers for temporary care when you have a disruption in your regular care. Ohio State substantially offsets your cost through a subsidy program. Employees have a copay that can be reimbursed through the Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) up to benefit limits.
• Family Concierge™: Time-saving, personalized guidance with a customized plan for new, ongoing and emergency child, adult and elder care.
• Enhanced Family Supports™: Discounts for primary child care, academic support, tutoring services, enrichment programs and elder care.

These benefits are available to eligible Ohio State employees (full-time and part-time (at least 50% FTE) in a regular or term position. Please note: The Ohio State subsidy of back-up care is taxable if used.

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact hrconnection@osu.edu or 614-247-myHR (6947). Requests made 48 hours in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests submitted after this date.

Aiming to improve your salary or work life? Attend The Women's Place two-part virtual workshop on negotiating your salary and working conditions. To challenge the gender salary gap that impacts women, these sessions aim to build attendees’ skills and confidence in negotiating for fair pay and advancement. Discussions are based on the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Start Smart and Work Smart curriculum to assist you in determining your market value in light of your abilities, performance, qualifications, and job duties. For the entire experience, it is advised that you attend both the February 8 and February 22 sessions.

The sessions are open to faculty and staff of any gender. The deadline for registration is February 3, 2023.

If you have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact womensplace@osu.edu.