Community members are invited to join a conversation about how to meaningfully bring Environmental Sustainability and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices into workplaces.
The event, titled Café of Women’s Voices, will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at the Parker Clay Flagship Shop, 133 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara.
Hosted by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), attendees will be able to share what they learned and how they adapted to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mary Jean Vignone, a leadership coach, consultant and educator who founded coaching practice SuccessReach, Ltd., will facilitate the discussions using NAWBO’s Work Café approach to ensure all voices are heard and ideas shared.
Parker Clay will open the event with an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, a way of conveying friendship and respect. Women of varied backgrounds and ages will then offer their perspectives about how to make workplaces reflective of communities and welcoming to all ages and backgrounds.
Attendees are asked to bring new bras and menstrual products that will be donated to “I Support the Girls,” a nonprofit that collects essential women’s items to people experiencing homelessness, impoverishment or other distress.
Wine and cheese will be served after the discussion. The fee to attend is $20 for current NAWBO members, $25 for others.
The Santa Barbara chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners facilitates relationships between women business owners, helping members generate lasting economic prosperity and influencing policies that improve conditions for women business owners.
To learn more about the organization or to become a member, visit nawbo-sb.com.