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What’s really working to change hearts and minds when it comes to diversity and inclusion? What’s the CEO journey like when you’ve been in an organization for a long time?
In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Meredith Gibson, CEO of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). Meredith discusses:
- How she determined that what motivates her in her career is mission.
- When she became CEO of AWIS, she had conversations with staff, including someone who she thought was interested in the CEO job.
- The organization’s renewed commitment membership and relationships (with members, chapters and stsaff) in 2018.
- AWIS’ Summer of Science which educates the public about how science impacts our world.
- AWIS advocates on issues that fall between gender and science, including DEI curriculum, Title IX activities, bullying, sexual harrassment, bias in hiring.
- One day DEI events can be exciting but they don’t change behaviors and habits. The AWIS Inclusion Project is a 90 day learning experience that gives participants a small activity or reflection every day in order to create new habits and insights.
- How AWIS changed the corporate sponsor package to allow anyone at the companies to access member benefits. This has exploded membership and participation!
- How Meredith’s superpower of conversation and how she’s able to ferret out insights from members, Board leaders and staff.
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