b'This is a real opportunity for the public to see how important the healthcare industry is and those of us in the industry are reminded that they chose a great career. youve considered all the anglesindustry are reminded that they chose and they will follow you. Takinga great career. People are listening too long to make a decision, evento what it takes to develop a vaccine, the right decision, or wavering onor why you need to have controls in options can be catastrophic.place when youre throwing drugs at a sick person so you know which You have to decide what tools to pulldrug actually worked and why, and the out of your leadership toolkitskillshuge costs and risks pharmaceutical like conveying assurance, assessingcompanies take on to bring a product the situation to decide if and whenhopefully all the way to market. This is you take action while continuing toa time for healthcare industry leaders gather data, listening to people aroundto shine and Im incredibly proud. you and what they need, and feeding them continuously and transparentlyDavid and David:Have you found with the information you have, eventhat the pandemic has magnified if it isnt good news. I have beenexisting gender inequalities in communicating on a regular basiscompanies? If so, in what ways?in a variety of ways with staff and customers. I always try to give context,Laurie:Initially, I was very concerned and I am pragmatic and positive. I letabout this because so many the team know that they are goingorganizational priorities have had to to have to do things differently, taketake a back seat to the Coronavirus more risks and jump on opportunities.response. I had the opportunity Instead of talking about cancellingto ask a group of 16 member or postponing WOTY, we talked aboutorganizations involved in our Gender re-imagining it and engaged peopleParity Collaborative about what who wanted to help in developing whattheyre seeing with respect to gender that could look like. People went fromdiversity initiatives. They unanimously feeling victimized to being the victorssaid that those initiatives have not simply by being part of a solution. been deprioritized as a result of the Coronavirus, and if anything, more This is a real opportunity for the publiceffort is being put into them. It was to see how important the healthcarereassuring that COVID-19 hadnt set industry is and those of us in theback these organizations and their commitment to continuing to press forward to achieve gender parity. #HBAilluminate 29'