Gender dynamics: How to navigate workplace and source relations

What We'll Do

Join ONA St. Louis on Thursday, July 18, in the Purina Boardroom at T-REX in downtown St. Louis as we discuss how to navigate gender relations in the workplace and how to handle difficult or challenging situations with your sources.

While this event will focus on tools for women and LGBTQ+ folx to use in their workplaces, we encourage men to attend and learn how to become better allies.

What You Can Expect
Per usual, we'll have free food, beer and nonalcoholic beverages. The event will be held at T-Rex downtown at 911 Washington Ave., Ste. 500.

There are several parking lots you can park in, take note they do cost money. In addition, T-REX has a small, free parking lot on the northwest side of the building near The Over/Under Bar and Grill.

Once you are inside the building, take the elevator to the fifth floor and head into the common area.

Please note: This event starts promptly at 6 p.m., so please arrive on time. If you have any issues finding the space or getting inside the building, please call Steph Kukuljan at 314-971-0615 or Dana Rieck at 412-390-9315.

Schedule
5:30 to 6 p.m.
We typically give people about a half hour to arrive at the venue. Take your time to sign in, grab some food and drink, and mingle.

6 to 6:10 p.m.
At the start of every event, we update the group on any upcoming events, initiatives in the works, etc.

6:10 - 6:30
Pauline Kim is a Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and is a nationally recognized expert on the law of the workplace. Her current research focuses on the use of big data and artificial intelligence in the workplace and the implications of these technologies for employee privacy and anti-discrimination law.

6:30–6:50
Kae Petrin is a digital reporter for St. Louis Public Radio covering public transportation and housing. They write for web and radio, and also find and analyze data to produce graphics.

(Break if needed)

7:00 - 8:00
Panel Q&A

Crystal Martin will join Kae Petrin and Pauline Kim for this discussion. Martin is a software developer and consultant at Slalom, a co-organizer of the Strange Loop Conference, and diversity in tech & business advocate. She is also the founder and creative director of the Untitled Project, a photo project that blasts through the stereotype of “tech types” to show technologists for who they are…unique, yet everyday people.

Questions are encouraged throughout the entire workshop, but we'll save time for a brief Q&A at the end. You can also submit questions in advance to stlouis@journalists.org.

ONA St. Louis wants to remind attendees we have members from dozens of St. Louis-area media outlets. We ask that people be mindful and constructive when mentioning local examples in conversation. We encourage our attendees to tweet the event.

First-Timer?
For those who have never attended an Online News Association event before, we are part of the world's largest association of digital journalists. Our mission is to inspire innovation and excellence among journalists to better serve the public.

You do not have to be a member to attend one of our meetups. We do ask that you RSVP well in advance, however, to help us better gauge how much food we will need to order.

Contact Us
If you are looking to help us organize one of our monthly events, take on a leadership role with ONA St. Louis, sponsor the group, or ask any questions about the event, please feel free to email us at stlouis@journalists.org.

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