Making Connections at the Women’s Breakfast

Join us at the SOA Annual Meeting for the Women’s Insurance Networking Breakfast for an opportunity to connect with other female professionals in your field. Seating is limited, so reserve your place now!

Hosted by: Transamerica Reinsurance
Where: Westin Copley, Staffordshire Room
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Buffet breakfast served at 6:30 a.m. Program begins promptly at 7:00 a.m.

We are pleased to present Dr. Linda Carli as our guest speaker. Dr. Carli is co-author of Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders and is a professor of psychology at Wellesley College. Dr. Carli maintains that the age of the glass ceiling is past, but that female professionals now confront new challenges on their path to greater authority within their organizations.

Dr. Carli will address…

• Changes women have seen in workplace conditions
• Current challenges and how we can manage them to our – and our company’s – success
• How women lead and effective strategies for women leaders
• Recognition of women’s contributions to the workplace
• Prospects for women in leadership

Dr. Carli will be available to autograph her book before and after her presentation. You may order your copy of Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders from Amazon here. The book will not be available for purchase at the event.

Note: In response to suggestions received after last year’s networking event, Transamerica Reinsurance will organize a sign-up for dinner Tuesday evening for those who would like further opportunity to network. Location and time to be determined based on interest level. Click on the register button to express interest.

To register for this breakfast, to learn more about Dr. Carli, or to sign up for the networking dinner, click on the buttons below.

Through the Labyrinth

The glass ceiling has shattered. Although men continue to have greater access to the most powerful positions, there are more female leaders than ever before. A new metaphor is needed to replace the glass ceiling. Women do not encounter a single absolute barrier at the top of an organization. Instead, they should navigate a path through the labyrinth that currently exists. <MORE>