On March 8 we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), a time for reflecting on the extraordinary social, economic and political achievements of women. It’s also a day to raise awareness of gender inequality, advocate for gender parity and to fundraise for female-focused charities. IWD is part of Women’s History Month, celebrated during March each year in the US and other parts of the world.
At JMP, we recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions women have made to our society and to our company. Women fill critical leadership roles in our organization and help to innovate our products, ensuring that our business – and our customers – succeed.
JMP is committed to supporting and growing our employees and to full equity for all women. Throughout the month of March, we’ll recognize the accomplishments of women and sponsor or support several events to commemorate the occasion. Help us celebrate (and inspire positive change) with your support, your stories and your participation in the various events we have planned.
Here are just a few ways to get involved:
Participate in the IWD Choose to Challenge Campaign
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is Choose To Challenge. Though we’ve made progress in gender equality, we’re still a long way from realizing full gender parity. Choose to Challenge encourages individuals to raise awareness against bias and to forge positive change for women and equality. According to the IWD website “A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.”
How to participate:
❶ Take a photo of yourself with your hand raised to show that you’re committed to calling out gender inequality.
❷ Post to the IWD JMP #ChooseToChallenge folder and /or to the SAS #ChooseToChallenge Photo Gallery.
❸ Share your Choose To Challenge pose on social media using #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021.
Maximize Your Career: Live event featuring Carla Harris
SAS celebrates IWD with a live event featuring guest speaker Carla Harris. Carla is the Vice Chairman of Global Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor for Morgan Stanley and author of Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career. In this webinar, sponsored by the SAS Women in Analytics Network, Harris will share words of wisdom and lessons she’s learned from nearly three decades on Wall Street. Learn how to cultivate key relationships and become a more powerful leader.
How to Participate:
❶ Learn more about Carla Harris.
❷ Register for the webinar.
Educate yourself with recommended reading from the SAS Library
The staff at the SAS Library and Information Services has developed a comprehensive list of resources to help advance the conversation, explore assumptions and societal expectations and challenge conventional gender roles. Check out these titles to learn more. (All are available from SAS Library & Information Services).
How to participate:
❶ Read the blog.
❷ Request some (or all!) of the recommended titles.
Learn more about SAS’ commitment to diversity
SAS has a long history of empowering women and celebrating the ongoing achievements of women in technology. For starters, SAS hosts numerous STEM Days to encourage women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. We’ve also built and foster an inclusive workplace culture, providing women with unique training, mentoring and networking opportunities through programs like the Women in Analytics Network and the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), and many, many other programs that support women.
How to participate:
❶ Read more about how SAS empowers women and challenges gender inequality in Analytics.
❷ Read Sr Diversity & Inclusion Manager Danielle Pavliv’s blog Women in Tech: Empowering a community of innovators to learn how SAS sets the workplace standard for gender equality.
Join SAS’ Women in Analytics Network and the Women’s Initiative Network
The SAS’ Women in Analytics (WIA) Network is a global effort to strengthen diversity in the field of analytics through networking events, educational opportunities, career development events and speaking opportunities. Similarly, the Women’s Initiative Network is an employee-inclusion group that provides members numerous opportunities to participate in SAS networking events. Many events strive to empower and encourage women to strive for excellence. They also reach into the broader community with volunteer opportunities to promote and inspire students to pursue STEM-related careers.
Both programs are open to SAS employees around the world.
How to participate:
❶ Join the SAS Women in Analytics Network.
❷ Join the Women’s Initiative Network.
Keep the conversation going
Though March 8 is International Women’s Day and the month of March is designated Women’s History Month, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of the amazing women at JMP all year long. Help us keep the conversation going. Tell us more about a mentor or a woman you admire here at JMP. Ask a question. Share a thank you. And, of course, keep an eye on Inside JMP all month long as we celebrate outstanding Women JMPers!
Great article! Our Discovery panel on Thursday about dark data and data bias relates to this topic. "Invisible women" by Caroline Criado Perez talks about the real world implication of the fact that data about women is often overlooked. You can share this post today, if you like: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6774591898352017409
Great article, Larry !! #choosetochallenge
Awesome article, Larry. And a shout out to Jessica Marquardt, Mandy Chambers and me -- the JMP women who helped get WIN (Women's Initiatives Network) off the ground more than 10 years ago. It's still going strong today and offers great insights and programs that support SAS women around the globe -- and women in our communities as well.
