Next Wednesday, May 9, a free seminar offered by the State Bar of Arizona examines the timely issue of sexual harassment. Called “Changing the Conversations,” it will include lawyers, judges and other experts discussing workplace environments and culture and the associated behaviors we all have grown too familiar with in media reports.
The Bar adds, “The program is not intended to offer CLE credit as it will address sexual harassment as a workplace culture issue instead of a legal issue, and therefore has not been developed with MCLE rules in mind. It is available as a service to the legal community.”
The event will be offered in person at the Bar’s CLE Center, and as a webcast. It is free but registration is required. Click here for more information and to register.
Here is the seminar faculty:
- Chief Justice Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court
- Hon. Margaret H. Downie (ret.), AZ Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Hon. B. Don Taylor III, Chief Presiding Judge, Phoenix Municipal Court
- Denise M. Blommel, Denise M. Blommel PLLC
- Samara Cerven, Psy.D.
- Don Decker, President, InReach
- Kim Demarchi, Partner, Osborn Maledon PA
- John F. Phelps, CEO/Executive Director, State Bar of Arizona
- Barry G. Stratford, Perkins Coie LLP
This spring, the Bar also distributed a member survey regarding their experiences with sexual harassment – to which almost 2,000 Bar members responded. Among other findings, 71.4 percent of women respondents indicated they had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Overall, 43 percent of respondents indicated the same.
Arizona Attorney Magazine will cover the survey and its results in the September issue.
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