On August 3rd, WEC hosted a workshop titled"Embracing Equity" in collaboration with ConocoPhillips China (COPC). The event, conducted in English, welcomed 30 in-person attendees in COPC Beijing office along with 20 online participants joining from COPC Tanggu office and ConocoPhillips offices in Malaysia and Singapore.
2023年8月3日，WE女性发展协会与康菲石油中国公司(COPC)联合举办了一场主题为“拥抱公平”的研讨会。该活动语言形式为英语，30名来自康菲石油公司北京公司的人员出席了研讨会，同时20多名来自康菲石油中国塘沽办事处、康菲石油马来西亚和新加坡办事处人员也线上参与了此次研讨会。
The workshop began with an introduction by Lydia Zhou, VP of HR & Communications at COPC. Lydia has long been a proponent of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. She emphasized that the DEI journey is a challenging endeavor that necessitates collective efforts. In pursuit of this, COPC aligned with the Women Empowerment Council in 2021 to collaborate with like-minded companies and drive gender equality within their workplaces. Following Lydia’s sharing, WEC provided a presentation aimed at distinguishing equity from equality and highlighting effective approaches for embracing equity.
研讨会由康菲石油中国有限公司人力资源及企业传播副总裁周晓军(Lydia Zhou)作开场介绍。周晓军女士长期以来一直是多元化、公平和包容性(DEI)倡议的大力支持者。她强调DEI之旅是一项具有挑战性的尝试，需要大家共同努力。因此，为了实现这一目标，康菲石油中国公司2021年与WE女性发展协会共同合作，与志同道合的公司们一起携手，在其工作场所积极推动性别平等。继周晓军女士的分享之后，WE女性发展协会发表了如何区分公平与平等的演讲，并重点介绍了拥抱公平的有效方法。During the workshop, WEC also conducted a poll to gain insights into the challenges that must be addressed to foster a more equitable workplace for women. The poll results indicated that a majority of participants perceived a struggle among women to balance work and life responsibilities, a phenomenon known as the Double Burden.此外，为了更好理解创造一个对女性更加公平的工作场所必须解决什么样的困难，研讨会期间WE女性发展协会还进行了一项现场调查。调查结果显示，大多数受访者都认为女性很难平衡工作和生活责任，这种现象被称为“双重负担”。
The participants also had the great opportunity to interact with our esteemed guest speaker, Poh-Yian Koh, who serves as the China Vice President at FedEx Express. Poh-Yian shared her invaluable insights and experiences, responding to audience questions and providing a profound understanding of the subject matter. Koh recounted personal stories highlighting the issue of women hesitating to assert their worth. This issue is reflected in data showing that 76% of men receive promotions compared to 57% of women. Poh-Yian outlined three primary factors contributing to this discrepancy:
研讨会上，与会者有机会与我们特邀嘉宾，联邦快递中国区操作部副总裁许宝燕女士进行互动。许宝燕女士分享了她的一些宝贵见解和经验，热心回答与会者的问题，并就研讨会主题发表了自己的深刻看法。另外，宝燕讲述了自己的故事，强调女性在明确自己价值方面犹豫不决的问题。关于这一问题，数据显示76%的男性获得了职业晋升，而女性的比例则为57%。宝燕大致概述了造成这种差异的三个主要因素：
- Women undervalue their worth, often fixating on performance challenges rather than celebrating their achievements.
女性往往低估了自己的价值，只关注业绩挑战，而忽略了庆祝和鼓励自己所取得的成就。
- Women possess a heightened desire for acceptance, which sometimes leads to overthinking and indecision to avoid appearing domineering.
女性更渴望被接受，这有时会导致她们多虑和优柔寡断，只为了显得不 那么强势。
- Women require more access to mentorship and sponsorship opportunities.
女性需要得到更多导师的指导和企业内部支持的机会。
Yian encouraged women to cast aside doubts, exude confidence, and actively seek candid feedback from mentors to address challenges and errors.宝燕鼓励女性们抛开疑虑，保持乐观自信，并积极寻求导师公正的反馈，从而更好地应对挑战和错误。
ConocoPhillips employees subsequently engaged in both online and in-person group discussions to define equity and explore methods for fostering equitable workplaces on both individual and organizational levels. Noteworthy insights from ConocoPhillips participants encompassed the importance of embracing diverse perspectives, steering clear of hasty judgments, cultivating open-mindedness, and being mindful of unconscious biases. Additional key takeaways revolved around creating a safe environment conducive to sharing, adopting active listening practices, and acknowledging the value of learning from mistakes.
随后，康菲石油的员工线上和面对面参与了如何定义公平和探索在个人和企业层面创造公平工作场所方法的小组讨论。康菲石油公司的参与者们也提出了一些值得思考的看法，比如：接受他人不同的观点、避免草率作出判断、培养开放思维以及注意无意识偏见的重要性。其他关键点则是围绕着如何创造一个有利于分享的安全环境，如何采取积极倾听的做法，并认可从错误中学习的价值。
The workshop concluded with the facilitator inviting Lydia Zhou to provide closing remarks. Being the sole woman in the senior leadership team at COPC, Lydia shared the challenges she encounters and encouraged fellow women to join her in the journey. Her counsel to all participants encompassed two core principles: firstly, recognizing and communicating one's individual needs to supervisors and managers; secondly, emphasizing self-care as a prerequisite for extending empathy to others. Drawing an analogy to airplane safety, Lydia underlined the importance of prioritizing one's well-being before assisting others. She pledged her commitment to ensuring there are programs and policies in place to support employees’ individual needs.研讨会结束时，主持人邀请周晓军女士致闭幕词。作为康菲石油中国公司高层领导团队中唯一的女性，周晓军女士分享了她遇到的种种挑战，鼓励其他女性加入她的旅程。同时，她对所有与会者的建议包括两个核心原则：第一，明白自己的需求，并将其传达给上级主管和经理；第二，自我关怀是移情他人的前提。她以飞机安全为例，强调在帮助他人之前优先考虑自己的安全、健康、幸福等重要性。她也承诺她将确保采取适当的计划和政策，来支持满足员工的个人需求。
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