June 2024 Newsletter
June 5, 2024
Remote Work Is an Imperative for Women
Remote work continues to be a highly debated issue even though it’s been proven to work well, especially for women. Meg Sullivan contributed an article, Remote Work Is an Imperative for Women which was published in the American Management Association Quarterly Journal in their Spring 2024 issue.
Following is an excerpt:
Why is hybrid work still being questioned? Did we learn nothing from the pandemic? The lack of acceptance around this new reality boggles the mind. In my opinion, remote work, especially for women, is one of the most significant advancements we’ve made in the workplace in decades. It demonstrates that businesses need to remain attuned to the needs of their team members for organizations to thrive and retain talent.
In 2020, the pandemic resulted in many women having to step away from their jobs, as noted in an August 2, 2020 article on 19th News (“America’s First Female Recession”). More than half of the working women who left the workforce at this time attributed their departure to childcare costs and kids being home from school. The same year, female unemployment reached double digits for the first time since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking women in the workplace, according to BLS Reports in March 2022 (“Women in the Labor Force: A Databook”). This outcome was a disaster for our workforce and for women’s financial independence and wellness.
Read the article in its entirety here.
Congratulations to a Quorum member!
Quorum member, Maddie Stenger, has been invited to a Pride VC Ecosystem Roundtable discussion at the White House with Administration officials and leaders from the business community on the state of capital allocation to LGBTQ+ led and focused funds and startups, Administration policies to foster equitable opportunity, and areas for further collaboration.
Welcome Dinner
November 14, 2024
6:30pm – 9:00pm
HOW Forum
November 15, 2024
8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday Forum & Thursday Welcome Dinner
Members $600
Non-members $700
Friday Forum only
Members $550
Non-Members $650
Thursday Night Dinner only
Members $150
Non-members $175
Welcome to our new Quorum member!
Latha Varghese, St. Joseph Chapter
Quorum Live: A Conversation Series with Quorum Members and Friends
We’ve been busy broadcasting Quorum Live, featuring casual conversations with Quorum members and friends with moderator Julie Livingston, WantLeverage Communications, about timely topics affecting women in the workplace. In case you missed the live version, you can catch up in Quorum’s video library on our YouTube channel.
- June 6th, “Medical Gaslighting: Breaking the Barriers of Male-Centric Medicine” with Anca Griffiths, CEO at OM and Co-author of “Why Women Aren’t Winning at Health (but can)”, Part 1 of our Women’s Health Series. Watch the recording here.
Check out these upcoming, live chats on Meg Sullivan’s LinkedIn page.
- July 9, 12pm EDT, “Unmasking the Predatory Wellness Industry: Empowering Women to Make Informed Health Choices” with Anca Griffiths, Part 2 of our Women’s Health Series
- August 6, 12pm EDT, “Overcoming Internalized Beliefs to Win at Health” with Anca Griffiths, Part 3 of our Women’s Health Series
