There are few women serving as mediators and arbitrators, and even fewer women of color. The Commerce Program judges have actively called upon those who serve as Judges Pro Tempore in the Commerce Program to try to expand the diversity of their ranks. The Barristers Association of Philadelphia is dedicated to the advancement of Black […]
On September, 16, 2020, Sheryl Axelrod of The Axelrod Firm moderated an exceptional group of panelists in the Plenary Session she organized for The Forum of Executive Women‘s #LeadershipSymposium entitled, “Leveraging Our Positions to Disrupt Bias and Build More Equitable Pathways to Success:” Kisha Hortman Hawthorne, Ph.D., Eileen M. Letts, and Melissa Pang. These distinguished panelists powerfully explained how two or more biases
Thank you to the nearly 1,000 participants in the SHRM webcast at which The Axelrod Firm‘s President, Sheryl Axelrod, and her fellow panelists, Brandi M. B., Heather Hersh, Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP, and moderator Charity Hughes, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, spoke on, “Work, Racism and Uncomfortable Conversations: How HR Can Foster a Culture of Inclusion and Allyship” on August 6, 2020. We appreciate your
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR professional society, representing 300,000 members in more than 165 countries. On March 20, 2019, Sheryl trained SHRM professionals on how to level the playing field and create a safe workplace for women and minorities. She spoke at the Philadelphia SHRM Symposium on, “Sensitivity Training, Unconscious Bias, Micro-Aggressions and Creating a
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Thank you to the nearly 1,000 participants in the SHRM webcast at which The Axelrod Firm’s President, Sheryl Axelrod, and her fellow panelists, Brandi M. B., Heather Hersh, Jameel Rush, PHR, SHRM-CP, and moderator Charity Hughes, PhD, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, spoke on, “Work, Racism and Uncomfortable Conversations: How HR Can Foster a Culture of Inclusion and Allyship” on August 6, 2020. We appreciate your
Sheryl Axelrod, President of The Axelrod Firm, participated on a National Association of Women Lawyers webinar discussing “Business Continuity During the #COVID19 Pandemic…and How Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Help!” on June 23, 2020. The other esteemed speakers were Laura B. Frankel, Hon. Nancy Holtz (Ret.) and the panel moderator, Heather Howell Wright. Click here to
The GOOD Guys program is designed to break the impasse in the advancement of women and all in historically underrepresented groups, by engaging men to join us in leveling the playing field. During her keynote, Sheryl discussed, “The Profitability of Diver$ity: How leveling the Playing Field for Women and Historically Underrepresented Groups can Increa$e your
The GOOD Guys program is designed to break the impasse in the advancement of women and all in historically underrepresented groups, by engaging men to join us in leveling the playing field. During her keynote, Sheryl discussed, “The Profitability of Diver$ity: How leveling the Playing Field for Women and Historically Underrepresented Groups can Increa$e your
Lisa was a panelist at a Leadership in Law and Practice Conference hosted jointly by the ABA Section of International Law and the Law Society of England and Wales last summer. The Conference was held at Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford, England. Lisa’s panel “It’s INCLUSION DUMMY!” focused on the difference between diversity
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Lisa moderated a panel on Women in Leadership at the American Bar Association Section of International Law Annual Meeting which was held in Washington, DC in April. The numbers of women in leadership roles in law firms as well as in-house has not changed much in decades and the conversation centered around various initiatives that