BPW St. Petersburg-Pinellas | Diversity Equity and Inclusion

BPW/St. Petersburg – Pinellas Statement on Equity

Workplace equity for women means providing fair opportunities for all women based on their individual needs, talents, and strengths. Equity is distinct from equality in that the focus moves from providing everyone with the same resources and opportunities to recognizing that each individual has varying access to resources and privileges based on individual circumstances, which may hinder their ability to take fair advantage of opportunities. Achieving equity may require an investment in additional support as a temporary or permanent solution. Diversity and inclusion as well as understanding the impact of intersectionality are key to achieving workplace equity. Wage equity and diverse cross-level representation are two key measures of workplace equity.

2022-23 Committee Members

Sheila Barry-Oliver, Chair

Amanda Cummins

Amy Dinovo

Janine Duffy

Vicki Faulkner

Nylma Laureano

Ronnell Montgomery

Program Speakers

Dress for Success

We look forward to welcoming Katie McGill, Executi...

December 27, 2022

Keys to Thriving in Career Transitions

We hope you will join us on Thursday, September 1 ...

September 20, 2022

Gender and Racial Justice in Housing

Thursday, July 7, 2022 as we welcomed Michael Lund...

July 7, 2022

Jim Nixon – “Turning Points” a History of LGBTQ+ Issues, Progress and Work Still to Be Done

June is PRIDE month in St. Petersburg and to kick ...

June 14, 2022

A Discussion on the Use of Equity Driven Health and Wellness Practices to Bolster Individual and Collective Resilience in Business and Professional Spaces with Dr. LaDonna Butler

Our September 2nd meeting will feature a discussio...

August 12, 2021

Conserving Florida’s Fisheries and Supporting Women in Science

Join us on July 15 when BPW welcomes Kerry Flahert...

July 17, 2021

Women and Politics Here and There: A Quick World Tour

Join us Thursday, March 4 when we welcome Mary K. ...

February 23, 2021

Voices of Florida Women

Kelly Sciba will be visiting our local BPW luncheo...

November 12, 2019

November 7: Gender Pay Equity–An Economic Issue

Lorrie Lykins, Vice President of Research at the S...

October 21, 2019

June 6: Margie Manning speaks on the Media’s Portrayal of Women

BPW is delighted to welcome back renowned journali...

May 4, 2019

February 7: Learning From History

What can we learn from history about today’s iss...

January 12, 2019

At every other luncheon meeting, the committee delivers a DEI Moment. We also have them periodically in our Touch Base Tuesday e-Newsletter so we’ve also added them here below in the event that you missed one or would like to refer to the information that you heard at a recent meeting.

On the lower left, we have listed some of the program speakers that we’ve had at our luncheon meetings that spoke on topics related to DEI. Feel free to explore and stay tuned for upcoming luncheon speakers who will certainly be added to this growing list.

Diversity, equity and inclusion covers a wide range of topics. At the bottom of the page.you’ll find links to articles and resources that might be helpful in addressing these topics in your own businesses and organizations or personal life.

DEI Moments

DEI Committee Update 1-5-2023

Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age. Ageism affects everyone. Children as young as 4 years old become aware of their culture’s age stereotypes. From that age onwards......

January 17, 2023

DEI Committee Update 11-3-22

When it comes to the holiday season, there are many similar traditions around the world. Not all traditions are the same, though. Not all countries observe the same holidays or even observe the same holidays in the same way....

November 4, 2022

DEI Committee Update 9-1-22

Each year, on September 15th the United States observes National Hispanic Heritage Month: A national celebration to honor the history, culture and influence of past generations who came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. U.S. & World....

September 1, 2022

DEI Committee Update 7-7-22

On June 30, 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. Jackson, 51, is the court’s 116th justice. Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, is joining three other......

July 7, 2022

DEI Committee Update 4-1-22

The Diversity Committee renamed itself the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee as we believe it more accurately represents the goals of the committee. One of our first actions was to define what equity (as in our mission of “achieving equity for all women in......

April 1, 2022

DEI Committee Update 1-18-22

What can the 2020 Census tell us about the diversity in Pinellas County, which has a population of 959,107. We are: 52% female 74% white (not Hispanic), 11% black, 10% Hispanic (may be included in other categories), 4% Asian, .4% other, 2% two or more......

January 20, 2022

DEI Committee Update 12-21-21

” ‘Tis the season” and diversity chair, Cory Adler shared this great post from an organization called Safe Conversations to offer some perspective as we head into gatherings of all sorts: At Safe Conversations, one of our guiding principles is “connecting beyond our differen...

December 21, 2021

October 19 – Diversity And Inclusion

America’s First Female Ression By Anneliese Lederer and Karen Kali / March 22, 2021 Over the past few decades, women of color have made substantial gains in the overall economy, in addition to playing a significant caregiving role to their families and in their communities. Pre-pand...

October 19, 2021

PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THROUGH CONVERSATION

2020 added momentum to the Diversity and Inclusion movement and increased the need for safe spaces where team members can develop authentic connections and share what they are experiencing both in their work and personal lives. By now many organizations have had their diversity and......

August 4, 2021

Introduction to a New Approach

2020 added momentum to the Diversity and Inclusion movement and increased the need for safe spaces where individuals and groups can develop authentic connections and share what they are experiencing both in their work and personal lives. While many organizations are investing in Diversit...

June 8, 2021