At the HBA’s Gender Parity Collaborative’s Global Council Meeting, a Discussion of the Group’s Evolution into the Gender Equity Think Tank (GETT)

In October, members of the Gender Parity Collaborative — senior leaders from across the healthcare and life sciences industries — gathered for the group’s annual Global Council meeting, the primary purpose of which was to prioritize areas of focus 2024.

One of the main topics of the day was the evolution of the GPC itself. Following listening tours earlier in the year by HBA?CEO Mary Stutts and Senior Director, Global Head of the GPC, Marsha Anderson, the group is getting a new name and an updated scope of work. Beginning in 2024, the GPC will become the Gender Equity Think Tank, or GETT; GETT will build on the successful, executive-level convenings the Collaborative was known for, adding an emphasis on data-driven action and accountability. GETT will be the only think tank focused on accelerating gender equity in the life sciences industry, specifically.

Over the course of the meeting, Stutts shared additional highlights from her listening tour. Attendees also heard from Dr. Randal Pinkett of BCT Partners , the GPC’s new data partner, about the process for global data collection and analysis moving forward, which will allow members around the globe to benchmark progress against others in their immediate cohort. Dr. Pinkett shared a sample of potential areas within which BCT Partners will generate insights and evaluate impact, including (but not limited to):

• Women’s representation in the U.S. talent pipeline
• Women of color’s representation in the U.S. talent pipeline
• Women’s representation in senior leadership and on executive teams
• Women of color’s representation in senior leadership and on executive teams
• Support of working mothers and parents
• Women’s representation on boards of directors
• Women of color’s representation on boards of directors

Members met in small groups to discuss specific areas of opportunity to prioritize in the new year; these will be announced soon. To round out the day, the group heard a presentation from Iris Melendez , Vice President of Talent & Diversity at Organon ; she was joined by her colleague Janine Ting Jansen , Organon’s Global Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Lead. Melendez provided an overview of Organon and shared the company’s approach to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Next, Melendez shared Organon’s ESG commitments around gender and pay equity (read the company’s 2022-2023 ESG report ), before walking the group through the company’s talent management practices.