WC 2020 Oct (postponed): Fortitude & Resilience in a Time of Extraordinary Change

This event has been postponed. Attendees will receive a notification when a new date has been selected.

Undoubtedly, COVID-19 is one of the most extraordinary events of our lifetime. It has generated exceptional financial, social and economic challenges for individuals, families and corporations. Women’s roles as professional, parent, spouse and caregiver, have become ever so demanding. At this session, we will address the many ways in which women are being called upon to work harder due to COVID-19. As part of a coping toolkit, the session focuses on fortitude and resilience. The speaker will provide a better understanding of fortitude and resilience. More critically, the audience will learn about how to strengthen fortitude and resilience.

What will you learn?

• Understanding of the nature of resilience
• The critical role/s of fortitude and resilience in women’s lives
• How to strengthen and build fortitude and resilience
• Motivation to find resources to learn more about fortitude and resilience

This month's presenter.

Dr. Gladys Antonio
Professor of Economics
Concordia College

About the presenter
Dr. Gladys Antonio is originally from Zimbabwe. She has a PhD in International Development from the University of Denver. She also holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance from the Daniels College of Business and a Bachelor of Arts, with a focus on business administration from the University of Zimbabwe. She currently teaches Economics and Cross-Cultural Management in the Offutt School of Business at Concordia College. Before moving to Fargo Moorhead in July 2017, she worked and lived in Denver for 20 years.

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