Fewer than a third of corporate Director and VP roles are held by women, and while those numbers are improving, progress toward gender parity has been slow. What does it take for women to ascend to the highest levels of leadership, and how can human resources professionals empower them on their journeys? Join Jennifer McCollum, former CEO of Linkage (a SHRM company) and author of the book IN HER OWN VOICE: A WOMAN'S RISE TO CEO, to gain access to the latest data on women in the workplace and hear real-life insights from a premier expert on women's leadership. 

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Jennifer McCollum is an acclaimed speaker, consultant, coach, and author, with two decades of experience leading and building businesses in the leadership space. Her expertise includes how to close the gap to gender equity; why the most effective leaders are inclusive leaders; and how to demystify inclusion for leaders and organizations. She has delivered workshops, keynotes, webinars, and podcasts to thousands of leaders globally on live and virtual stages, including every national and global SHRM conference, several SHRM state & local chapters, Linkage's Women in Leadership Institute, and Oracle's CloudWorld. She has also appeared on Scott Miller's C-suite Conversations and On Leadership podcasts, along with Chester Elton's "Leading with Gratitude" LinkedIn Live, Candy O'Terry's "The Story Behind Her Success" and Mark Thompson's Chief Executive Summit Show.

Jennifer is the author of the book In Her Own Voice: A Woman’s Rise to CEO: Overcoming Hurdles to Change the Face of Leadership, as well as a contributing author to Leadership in a Time of Crisis and The Freedom of Constraints, and has been published in Psychology Today, Corporate Magazine,The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CEO Refresher, and Real Leaders. She is also a member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches.