Live Webinar: Advancing Gender Equity in Public Safety and Law Enforcement Professions

  • February 22, 2024
  • Online — Zoom
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THURSDAY, February 22, 2022 - 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST

Join Dr. Tanya Meisenholder and Dr. Chris Chevallier in this webinar where they will discuss their work in public safety and research to advance gender equity, as well as the trans*, non-binary, and gender nonconforming community. Dr. Meisenholder will discuss the 30 x 30 Initiative’s to improve the recruitment and experiences of women in law enforcement. Additionally, she will highlight inclusionary New York City Police Department initiatives while she was as an executive there. Dr. Chevallier will illustrate examples about how digital mapping and survey research can be used as a versatile means of improving community engagement and the well-being of coworkers. Chris will also highlight how their love and professional journey as a geographer began during their Killam Fellowship. The speakers intend to provide the audience with ideas and concrete examples of how to better foster equity within their workplace and operations.

Panelists

Tanya Meisenholder

Director of Gender Equity, Policing Project

Chris Chevallier

Solutions Developer and GEOINT Specialist with the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Information Technology Bureau

If you have any questions about this event, please do not hesitate to reach out:

Laura Stipic
Public Affairs Officer and Diversity Lead
Fulbright Canada
lstipic@fulbright.ca

Fulbright Canada presents this second session in our webinar series entitled "Exploring Access: Proactively Identifying Barriers to Equity and Consciously Pursuing Inclusion." This series discusses various topics related to access and how we can collectively foster a more inclusive environment.

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