As stories of sexual harassment and assault continue to proliferate, we need to talk about how to use the #metoo moment to make systemic, lasting changes that empower women as true equals and create a safe and dynamic working environment which benefits women and men.
Please join us on February 6 at Upper Story for an illuminating and important in-conversation with Joanne Lipman, author of the new book THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together. Lipman, a veteran journalist, began her career as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, ultimately rising to deputy managing editor-the first woman to attain that post-and recently stepped down from serving as Chief Content Officer of Gannett and Editor-in-Chief of USA TODAY.
Lipman partly based her new book on a controversial article she wrote for the Wall Street Journal in 2014 titled Women At Work: A Guide for Men. Her goal, she said "was to get to the bottom of issues that men face every day" when it comes to understanding their female colleagues and leveling the playing field.
Among the topics she'll address with moderator Ann Shoket:
- Sexual harassment
- The respect gap
- Unconscious bias
- Interruptions
- The pay and promotion gap
- The motherhood penalty
- "Bropropriation" and "mansplaining"
- And more....
There will be plenty of time for Q&A and dialogue.
ABOUT JOANNE LIPMAN
Joanne Lipman is the author of THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together, published by William Morrow (January 30, 2018). A veteran journalist, she has served as Chief Content Officer of Gannett, and Editor-in-Chief of USA TODAY. She began her career as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, ultimately rising to deputy managing editor-the first woman to attain that post-and supervising coverage that won three Pulitzer Prizes. Subsequently, she was founding editor-in-chief of Portfolio magazine and portfolio.com, which won Loeb and National Magazine Awards.
Lipman has pioneered integrating gender equality into the workplace. She has written on the topic for publications including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA TODAY and Time. As one of the most senior women in the media industry, she has actively promoted women in the newsrooms she leads.
A frequent speaker about women in the workplace, she has addressed mixed-gender groups at major law firms, banks, professional and civic organizations, on issues such as unconscious bias, women in leadership, and bringing men into the conversation about gender equality. Recent speaking engagements on women's issues include the Aspen Ideas Festival, the World Economic Forum in Davos, and Women in Cable Television's national leadership conference, which she keynoted with Katie Couric.
Lipman is a winner of the Matrix Award for women in media. She and her husband live in New York City and are the parents of two children.
ABOUT ANN SHOKET
Ann Shoket has been a key architect in shaping the national conversation about and for millennial women. Over the last 15 years, she brought two major young women's publications to number one across every platform. As Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen from 2007 to 2014, Shoket repositioned the iconic fashion and beauty brand to dominate as the most relevant voice for its 13 million readers. As part of the launch team of CosmoGIRL in 1999, she helped revolutionize teen magazines by talking openly about important emotional issues that weren't yet addressed by traditional publications.
Shoket's book, The Big Life, is a guide for millennial women who are changing what it means to be powerful and successful in the world.
Guests welcome.
RSVP DEADLINE: Thursday, February 2 at 6pm
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