133: Female EHS Leaders: Leveraging Your Superpowers Conversation Continued from NSC 2025

About this episode

Jill and Monique Parker discuss strategies for female EHS leaders to advocate for themselves and their careers.

At this year's NSC Safety Congress, Jill partnered with three other women in EHS to present "Female EHS Leaders: Leveraging Your Superpowers." The conference room was full of women and allies, and the topic was so well received, the presenters decided to continue the conversation! In this episode, Jill and Monique Parker, Chief Sustainability Officer and ASSP Board Member, further expand on communication strategies, setting boundaries, salary negotiation, and understanding your value, while also sharing personal experiences and examples from their own journey's to leadership positions. Take charge of your career growth and salary expectations with the provided worksheets linked in the show notes, and discover how to advocate for yourself and your future in EHS. Resources for Female EHS Professionals, including the Salary and Career Map worksheets. [https://goto.hsi.com/female-ehs-leaders-leveraging-superpowers]

People in this episode

Host: Jill

Guest: Monique Parker

Topics covered

• Female EHS Leaders
• Career Growth
• Salary Negotiation
• Communication Strategies
• Leadership
• Advocacy

Keywords

• EHS
• female leaders
• career growth
• salary negotiation
• communication strategies
• leadership
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASSP

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