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What can organisations do to create the right environment for millennial women to flourish in the workplace?

PwC recently released a report "Next generation diversity – Developing tomorrow’s female leaders" identifies six key themes which are integral to the successful attraction, retention and development of the female millennial. This cross-generational study captured the views of 40,000 respondents in 18 territories across the PwC network.

Light refreshments will be provided.

What can organisations do to create the right environment for millennial women to flourish in the workplace?

PwC recently released a report "Next generation diversity – Developing tomorrow’s female leaders" identifies six key themes which are integral to the successful attraction, retention and development of the female millennial. This cross-generational study captured the views of 40,000 respondents in 18 territories across the PwC network.

Ms Karen Loon, Diversity and Inclusion Leader of PwC Singapore, will share with us some highlights of the report including:
Female millennial matter because they are more highly educated and are entering the workforce in larger numbers than any of their previous generations.
The millennial woman is more confident than any female generation before her and highly rate opportunities for career progression.
Female millennial seek out employers with a strong record on diversity.
The millennial generation can be expected to drive unprecedented work life organisational culture shifts.
The female millennial expects regular feedback and despite being extremely tech-savvy, prefers important feedback discussions to take place face-to-face.
International experience is in high demand from this generation of women.
An employer or sectors image and reputation matters to the female millennial.  

Following that, join us to hear the latest views from our panel of successful women on the topic of developing tomorrow’s female leaders. 

Discussion Panel

Panelists: 

[Moderator]
Sandhya Devanathan
Standard Chartered, Managing Director, Credit Card & Unsecured Lending, Singapore 

Karen Loon
Partner, PwC Singapore 

Georgette Tan
MasterCard, Group Head, Communications (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa) 

Jacqueline Rolf
Head, Group Diversity & Inclusion, Standard Chartered, Singapore 

Download: Speaker, Panelists and Moderator Bio

Programme:
1730 - 1800: Registration and Light Refreshments
1800 - 1825: Presentation by Karen Loon
1825 – 1900: Panel discussion
Light refreshments are kindly extended by PwC Singapore. PwC Singapore representatives will also be in attendance.

About the speaker: 

Karen Loon, Banking and Capital Markets Leader and Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Partner, PwC Singapore

Based in Singapore, Karen joined PwC Australia in 1990 and transferred to PwC Singapore in 1994. She is a client relationship partner in the Assurance practice with clients in the banking industry. Karen was recently appointed as PwC Singapore's Banking and Capital Markets Leader, and Territory Diversity Leader. She is also the East Cluster Financial Services People Leader, East Cluster Diversity Co-ordinator and a member of the Global Financial Services Diversity Steering Committee. 

Being a third generation Australian born Chinese whose family emigrated from China in 1870, but having worked for most of her career in Asia, Karen is passionate about ensuring that both women and those from culturally diverse backgrounds are given the right opportunities to thrive within their organisations. She is an Executive Committee member of the Singapore Committee for UN Women, and was an active committee member of Financial Women's Association (Singapore).

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