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SUMMARY:Webinar: Closing the Gaps: Advancing Financial Equity for 2SLGBTQIA+ Employees [Partners Only - EN]
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 29\, 2025\, from 12 PM to 1 PM ET – this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners.\nLive Captioning will be provided by 3 Play Media Canada. \nFinancial equity is critical for creating truly inclusive workplaces. While strides have been made toward achieving legal equality for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities\, economic disparities persist. This webinar will explore the wealth and benefits gaps that continue to affect 2SLGBTQIA+ employees and outline actionable steps organizations can take to foster financial security. From considerations 2SLGBTQIA+ employees have for their pension plans and retirement strategies to inclusive benefits that address unique community needs\, this session will provide HR professionals\, benefits coordinators\, and decision-makers with tools to ensure financial equity. Attendees will also learn how financial institutions and businesses can adapt their products and services to meet the needs of diverse workforces. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify how inequality shows up for your 2SLGBTQIA+ employees\nExamine the considerations 2SLGBTQIA+ employees have for their wealth and health benefits\nImplement tools to make your organization’s wealth and health benefits more equitable for all employees\n\nTarget Audience: \n\nHR professionals\nDEI professionals\nERG leaders\n\nPresentation:\n[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″]Janet Spreitzer (she/her)\, Keynote Speaker\, Writer\, Advocate  \nA Toronto based money expert\, Janet has spent her career working in finance and volunteering to advance LGBTQIA+ inclusion. For over 20 years\, Janet has worked on Bay Street for finance and insurance firms\, seeing wealth management “from the inside”. Janet is also an avid advocate for LGBTQIA+ inclusion. She’s a founding member of her company’s LGBTQ+ ERG\, and served on several volunteer boards serving the Toronto LGBTQIA+ community\, including 4 years as chair of board for Start Proud. Her latest venture\, Queerly Wealthy\, focuses on highlighting the economic inequalities faced by the LGBTQIA+ community\, and working towards narrowing the economic gap faced by her community. Janet believes that the best way to create inclusion for any equity seeking group is by leveling the financial playing field. Money gives people options – to DO and BE whatever you can dream of!\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nAccessibility: \n\nSpoken language: English\nAutomatic translation: English to French\nClose captioning provided: English and French\nFormat: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)\nEngagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)\nPlease register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca.\n\nRegistration for this event has closed.\nThis event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. If you would like to register after the deadline\, please send an email to events@prideatwork.ca.
URL:https://staging.prideatwork.ca/event/webinar-20250129/
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