PSG President Aaron Green spoke with NEHRA President Tracy Burns recently about women’s roles in the HR industry. For an industry that’s dominated by females, recent studies have pointed out that the top roles in HR are still held primarily by men.

Green and Burns discussed ways organizations can develop the careers of their female staff and prepare them for leadership roles. At PSG, Green says they’ve taken an individualized approach: “We’re still a relatively small company where I am personally involved in individual staff development and advancement to senior leadership.  While an individualized approach can work for small companies, larger organizations have a different challenge.  One of the keys to success for large organizations is to look beyond the overall number of gender diverse employees and examine the roles that are being filled by female employees to make sure those roles lead to management and leadership positions.”

Millennials are also influencing the way employers look at flexibility – a factor for keeping women in the workplace. Green believes that “People in general [regardless of age or gender] need flexibility” and wanting to keep your employees is the most motivating factor for creating a flexible and adaptable workplace.

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