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Monday, February 24, 2020 Live Replay

Hot Topics: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Accounting Profession (Replay) (E2002244)

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM EST

Registration: 11:45 AM EST

Webcast


1.5 CPE Credits in SK

OVERVIEW

This webinar will examine diversity, equity and inclusion trends that CPAs can expect to see in 2020 and beyond.

DESIGNED FOR

CPAs working in public practice as well as private industry

HIGHLIGHTS

In today’s marketplace it is a business imperative that the workforce is a reflection of society’s changing demographics. Bringing together a workforce that has a variety of perspectives, experiences, lived experiences and is representative of the communities that organizations serve is the comparative advantage of diversity. But a recent Howard University study identified several challenges that minority accountants face, including acceptance, job assignments, coaching and advancement. This session will look at diversity, equity and inclusion trends in the profession, as well as raise awareness about the unconscious biases that create inequity in the workplace. Session attendees will:
  • Learn the primary obstacles of minority professionals in the accounting profession and recommended best practices
  • Identify programs and tools to help minority professionals succeed in the accounting profession
  • Learn the definition of unconscious bias and understand how unconscious bias shows up in environments and its negative impacts
  • Identify strategies to uncover, disrupt and evict bias
  • Learn why equity is a necessary component of leadership

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTORS

Ayodola Anise

Ayodola Anise, MHS

Ayodola Anise, MHS, is a leader and public health professional with over 15 years of experience advancing health and healthcare equity. Her own experiences with discrimination have led her to develop and share strategies to address bias and improve equity not just in healthcare, but also in the workplace.

Ayodola is the founder and Chief Colorer at "Coloring in White Space," an organization focused on coaching and supporting women and women of color to ensure that they have the tools and strategies needed to combat bias and advance professionally in the workplace. A skilled speaker and facilitator, she provides concrete information to various groups about unconscious bias, and identifies personal-, professional- and organizational-level strategies to improve equity. Ayodola believes that by adding more color to our perspectives, we can create masterpieces, and she weaves in her talent of jewelry design and knowledge of semi-precious gemstones to tell the story of how each of us has the power to change the spaces we are in.

Ayodola has a BA in English writing, with minors in chemistry and biology, and a MHS from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences.