Speakers Bureau & Workplace Trainings

Listen to the Experts on Working Women's Issues

Learn how 9to5 trainers can help your firm or organization value and profit from diversity and enact effective policies and procedures to prevent sexual harassment. For more information, call 414-274-0925 or email pr [at] 9to5 [dot] org. Some of our speakers include Linda Meric, Ellen Bravo, and Cindia Cameron. Read their bios.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Stopping Sexual Harassment
How to Have a Job AND a Life
Creating a Woman-Friendly Workplace
Don't Just Break the Glass Ceiling: Redesign the Building
Leadership Development: Building from the Bottom Up
Scrapping the Superwoman Syndrome
Internal Change in a Social Change Organization
Preparing for the Real World of Work
Confronting Internalized Oppression

These and other experts on 9to5's speaking team are widely acclaimed for their speaking talents. They've appeared as experts on such prestigious shows as MacNeil-Lehrer, the Today Show, CNN's Inside Politics, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, NBC News, Donahue, and a Bill Moyers special. They are regularly quoted by news organizations around the country, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and magazines ranging from Ms. to Cosmopolitan and Parenting. They have testified before Congress and in state legislative hearings on a wide range of topics. The 9to5 speakers are particularly skilled at imparting specific and useful information in a highly entertaining way. Whether addressing women's groups, students, employer representatives or public policymakers, 9to5 speakers leave attendees informed, enlightened and energized.

Special Qualifications

In 1973, 9to5, National Association of Working Women, was founded as a national, nonprofit organization. During the past 30 years, it has earned a solid reputation for providing expertise on a variety of workplace issues such as sexual harassment, communication skills, balancing work and family, job training and retention. Its experts are respected by working men and women at all levels including top management. Members of the 9to5 staff are frequently invited by policymakers to provide expert testimony on workplace issues. They have served on the Governor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment in New York, the Legislative Council on Sexual Harassment in Wisconsin, and the Mayor's Task Force on Sexual Harassment in Atlanta, Georgia. Every year we advise thousands of workers about their rights regarding sex discrimination and sexual harassment through our toll-free national job problem hotline. In addition to counseling workers, we also advise scores of employers to help them develop and implement new workplace policies, and resolve personnel issues.

Testimonials

"I knew sexual harassment was wrong, but I didn't understand why the women were so upset about it. The interaction in this workshop and the role plays made me see everything with different eyes." --Federal Employee, Chicago, IL "As an EEO professional, I thought I knew it all. 9to5's training cuts through the jargon -- it taught me a lot." --EEO Professional, Cleveland, OH "Suddenly I realized I was the guy you were describing. I must have offended a lot of people over the years -- and I had no idea, until now." --Insurance Salesman, Pomona, CA

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