Tuesday, October 20 | 11:00am – 12:00pm ET

Strong employee resource groups (ERGs), visible leadership support, and meaningful accountability can make a lasting difference in whether 2SLGBTQIA+ employees feel connected, supported, and motivated to build long-term careers in the energy sector. When these efforts are embedded into an organization they become powerful drivers of inclusion, engagement, and retention.

Drawing on research from Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy, this webinar explores how ERGs can become strategic partners in organizational change when they are properly resources, connected to decision-makers, and accessible to field-based workers. The session also highlights the role of leaders and allies in creating workplaces where employees feel safe to contribute, grow, and stay.
This is a free webinar offered as part of the “Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy” project, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada.

Learning Objectives

• Identify barriers to recruitment, retention, and advancement for 2SLGBTQIA+ workers in energy.
• Develop strategies to strengthen ERGs/affinity groups as strategic partners in organizational change
• Develop practical metrics for leadership accountability that go beyond performative allyship.

Audience

• Executive and senior leaders
• Supervisors, forepersons, team leads, and people managers
• Union representatives and stewards
• HR, DEI, and labour relations teams
• ERG/affinity group leaders
• ERG executive sponsors

Accessibility:

• Spoken language: English
• Closed captioning provided: English
• Format: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)
• Engagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)

Please register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca