MWA believes we have a role to play in developing a more equitable and just workforce development system in Massachusetts. To that end, we are starting a new workshop series called Growing Equity. This learning series will be composed of 5 virtual sessions over the first 5 months of 2022. While we hope participants will join us for all of the sessions, there is no requirement to do so. Details on each session are provided below, along with links to register.
Goals of the Growing Equity Series:
- Participants learn about how workforce policy impacts equity nationally and locally.
- Participants learn best practices for engaging employers in improving jobs that have historically been low-wage or susceptible to occupational segregation. Participants also learn how to work with employers and partners in improving access to quality jobs.
- Participants learn skills for personal reflection and how to join the effort of dismantling implicit bias, racism, and white supremacy in ways that are applicable in their work, both internal to their organization and with external partners and customers.
- Participants come away with actionable steps for their organizations and some vision and input into how MWA can continue to advance this work.