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Practical Steps to Support Women’s Psychological Safety

From Awareness to Action

Psychological safety for women in manufacturing isn’t just a women’s issue, it’s a signal of whether your workplace is truly safe, inclusive, and high performing. When women feel heard, respected, and supported, the whole team benefits. This series explores how gendered experiences shape safety and trust at work and how employers can shift culture, not just policy.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST
Virtual

From Awareness to Action Session:

This session provides leaders, supervisors, and coworkers with concrete, actionable strategies to promote psychological safety and inclusion for women. Participants will learn how to proactively address bias, foster respectful interactions, facilitate supportive dialogue, and intervene effectively when witnessing exclusionary behaviours.

Objectives:

  • Identify common biases and exclusionary behaviors that impact women in the workplace
  • Practice respectful communication strategies that promote psychological safety and inclusion
  • Apply techniques to facilitate supportive and inclusive dialogue among team members
  • Demonstrate effective intervention methods when witnessing bias or exclusion

About our Guest Speaker: Janelle Abela is a speaker, business coach, equity strategist and business advisor. As the CEO and Growth Strategist at Diverse Solutions Strategy Firm, Janelle has built this consultancy firm to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in corporate settings. Janelle is driven by the simple truth: real change doesn’t have to be complicated. Janelle works to build forward-thinking, sustainable culture, communication, and leadership strategies that enable growth in learning spaces and workplaces worldwide.

 

From Awareness to Action

Hosted by Sherene Mitchell, Project Manager.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST
Virtual

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