b'MEMBER SPOTLIGHTSAs one of your organizations leaders, why are you personally committed to advancing gender parity in the workplace?As a minority in corporate America, I have seen first-hand the challenges of equity and equality throughout my career. I have focused my career on work that is going to level the playing field for all underrepresented voices. We know that women represent about half of the workforce, so if we are not able to get this right with this population then we are certainly not going to be able to positively impact any other An interview withgroups that feel marginalized or are underrepresented.DEVRAY KIRKLAND Why has it been necessary to create the Collaborativethis first ever industry consortium?I think many organizations have tried to create change and Chief Diversity Officer, VP,make a difference in their organizations, but you can only Diversity & Inclusion go so far within your own four walls. This consortium is about impacting the full scope of the healthcare industryand that takes all of us. Combining some of the best and brightest minds and focusing on shared industry challenges Why was it critical for your organization to be involved really sets us up for some amazing breakthroughs. We in the Gender Parity Collaborative? have all seen the data year after year that show flat or As an organization led by our CEO Mike Kaufmann, we haveminimal changes in the areas that we have all been working been on the gender parity journey for quite some time now.on, so this is something new that hasnt been tried before We understand that without keeping very intentional focusand may yield results that we have not seen to date.on this area we will not see the significant change that weHow does your participation in the Collaborative know is needed for our company to continue to grow andcomplement what you are already doing?flourish. We joined the Collaborative with the intent to continueOur participation helps us to continue to focus on areas that emphasizing both internally and externally just how importantwe see as critical for us to grow and evolve our organization. this business initiative is for us. We know that we do notWe always want to consider outside-in thinking as an have all of the answers, so by collaborating with other like- important data point to leverage as we target issues or minded organizations we can all learn from one another andproblems that we would like to address. We never think that make a more significant impact on the healthcare industry. we know it all. This is another way for us to stay in the mode Of what current company gender parity initiative of learning so that we can continue to enhance the culture are you most proud? of our organization to better support all our employees.I am very proud of our Partners Leading Change work that we offer to female and male leaders in our organization. DEVRAY KIRKLANDWe have been partnering with the Institute for Women Leadership (IWL) for more than 10 years to help provideCombining some of the best and brightest personal awareness about how each leaders life journeysminds focusing on shared industry can influence gender-related interactions in the workplace and in their personal lives. Having men and women inchallenges really sets us up for some the same learning environment focused on a sharedamazing breakthroughs.understanding of the differences between genders in the workplace has allowed for more constructive conversations. For more info visit genderparity.hbanet.org 7'