September Workshop: The Parenthood Penalty: Reinventing How Workforce Cares About Care
While family caregiving benefits and inclusive ERGs are trending upward among business leaders, the ‘parenthood penalty’ continues to grow with outdated management behaviors & policies, directly widening the gender pay gap. In this workshop, Parents in Tech Alliance co-founders Sarah Johal & Tet Salva bring their community know-how to share how each of us can create equitable and inclusive workplaces for all working families. | www.parentsintechalliance.org
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Parenthood Penalty: Insights into how outdated management practices perpetuate the ‘parenthood penalty’ and contribute to limiting opportunities for working families.
Navigating Inclusive Solutions: Successful strategies and real-world examples for promoting inclusivity and overcoming the challenges faced by working parents.
Equitable Workplace Strategies: Actionable steps to create a fair and equitable workplace, including implementing flexible policies, fostering a culture of care, and advocating for change within your organization.
Empowerment for Change: Practical tools to champion inclusivity, challenge outdated norms, and contribute to reshaping the narrative around caregiving and work-life balance.
About Sarah Johal:
Sarah Johal is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Parents in Tech Alliance, a national nonprofit creating healthy tech workplaces for all families. She’s an award-winning marketer, writer, and serial founder of ERGs (employee resource groups) across her 15+ years building brands and belonging. Her work is featured in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and SHRM for her workplace advocacy in gender equity and family caregiving policies. Sarah lives in Silicon Valley with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog.
About Tev Salva:
In a world where we are often divided, Tet has mastered the art of bringing people and communities together. Her goal? To ignite inspiration into creating access for women + caregivers of color in the workplace. Her award-winning work with MomWarrior empowers underrepresented groups, specifically caregivers, to solve challenges through open dialogue and storytelling.
Her professional background is in organizational transformation and change, spanning over a decade in various industries in advertising, technology, utilities, consumer goods, energy, and retail. She has been featured in Forbes, Redbook Magazine, Motherly, Female Firebrands book, and SXSW 2019. Tet and her husband live in northern California. They are raising their four multi-racial daughters, exploring all that our world has to offer along with their 3-year-old Bernedoodle tagging along for the journey.
