Friday, February 28 Women Rising: Leadership Opportunities for Females, and How to Pursue Them More American women than men now possess Bachelor’s degrees, yet women hold a strikingly low percentage of leadership positions in most industries. A plethora of sometimes contradictory advice for working women exists in popular culture and within the working world. What tools and resources exist for women who want to pursue leadership opportunities, whether at sea or shoreside? Hear from women about their own success stories, as well as from both men and women who have served as mentors to successful women in the maritime and related industries.
Presenter: Yvette Rivera, Associate Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Programs Division, Dept. of Transportation, Washington, DC Since receiving her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, Ms. Rivera has devoted her public service career to equity and justice. As a federal attorney, Ms. Rivera has developed a deep background in civil rights, concentrating most of her career to the enforcement of federal civil rights laws. She served the Department of Justice as a leader in the Civil Rights Division where she managed federal court litigation. Previously, Ms. Rivera served the Justice Department as an Honor Law graduate and an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to her time at the Department of Justice, Ms. Rivera held leadership positions at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. She was most recently named the Associate Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Programs Division within the Department of Transportation’s Departmental Office of Civil Rights.