Women’s Initiatives

DON’T LET YOUR WOMEN’S INITIATIVE BECOME A WAY TO DISEMPOWER YOUR FIRM’S WOMEN

All too often, organizational leaders agree to the formation of a women’s initiative that is really only an opportunity for women to talk to one another – not a way to produce genuine and effective opportunities for women to advance.

For a women’s initiative to be effective it must:

• Have clear, realistic goals and strategies for accomplishing them
• Have buy-in and support from the top
• Have the involvement of key stakeholders, including men
• Have a significant budget
• Have an agenda derived from the identified needs of the firm’s women
• Be aligned with the firm’s strategic goals
• Have metrics to assess its effectiveness
• Advance women into positions of firm leadership
• Reduce the gender pay gap

We work with legal organizations to:

• Assess the need for and goals of a women’s initiative
• Involve key stakeholders in the creation and implementation of the initiative
• Design the initiative so that it is aligned with the firm’s strategic business goals
• Identify skill-focused and systems-focused interventions
• Coach the leaders of the initiative to be optimally effective as leaders
• Develop programming that advances women
• Measure outcomes

Please contact Ellen to discuss how we can help you make your firm’s women’s initiative produce authentic change.