b'MEMBER SPOTLIGHTSAs one of your organizations leaders, why are you personally committed to advancing gender parity in the workplace?The healthcare and biotechnology industry has made great strides in terms of attracting and retaining women across a range of functions and in the years weve been in the business, the demographic change has been positive. However, given the disparities that persist in terms of pay and racial equity, theres still work to be done in achieving parity for all women. As women of color who are part of a An interview withsmall community of multi-cultural leaders in this business, were acutely aware of what and who we represent in our ABBY HAYES business. To paraphrase Maya Angelou, we come as one but stand as 10,000 and we have a duty to pay it forward. Mentoring and supporting those who are passionate about Managing Director our business are the ways weve followed through on AND our personal commitment to advancing gender parity.Why has it been necessary to create the Collaborative?ANITA BOSE While the issue of gender parity and potential solutions seem relatively straightforward, there are nuances and Chief Business Development Officer complexities tied to both that vary across the different sectors of our industry. By bringing together a large cross-section of leaders from diverse areas of our industry, Why was it critical for your organization to bethe Collaborative can truly serve as a collective that involved in the Gender Parity Collaborative? can facilitate conversations, actions and solutions that At W2O, our mission is to make the world a healthier placeare truly representative of everyone in our industry. for everyone and part of accomplishing that is predicated on creating an even playing field for historically marginalizedHow have you leveraged leaders in your organization to groups in our industry, including women. For us, being acontribute to the consortium strategy, thinking and focus?part of HBAs Gender Parity Collaborative has given us theFor us at W2O, supporting the consortiums overall opportunity to share and mine insights that can informstrategy and the successful execution of it means ensuring the implementation and execution of strategic initiativesleaders from our company with diverse backgrounds and that support the advancement of women in our companyperspectives have a voice and serve as active participants and across the healthcare and biotechnology industry. in the Collaborative. As women in the workplace, there is no experience that is singularly the same and bringingthe insights and knowledge from diverse leaders within our organization to the Collaborative can only serve As women in the workplace, thereto strengthen and sharpen the groups focus.is no experience that is singularlyWhats the benefit of having both talent leaders and business leaders contribute to the consortiums priorities?the same and bringing the insightsIts critical that talent and business leaders have a seat at the and knowledge from diversetable in formulating the consortiums priorities because their leaders within our organization toremits and perspectives impact our most important assetour people. Talent and business leaders play a huge role in the Collaborative can only servedefining the cultural values that influence how our people to strengthen and sharpen thegrow and thrive in our business so developing priorities that groups focus.ABBY HAYES account for these perspectives is extremely important.For more info visit genderparity.hbanet.org 19'