Resources for Your Virtual Workplace

PBWC is committed to supporting our community as we navigate these unusual times together while apart.

 

Based on recent survey feedback, we have sourced and compiled the resources below to tackle challenges many are facing right now. We’ll continue to add to our collection as we practice physical distancing.

 

Be safe. Be well.
Community Impact
  • How to Overcome Apathy and Find Your Power, a TedTalk by Dolores Huerta
  • 6 Things We Can Learn From How Women Leaders Have Handled the Pandemic, an Ideas.Ted article
  • Don’t Let the Pandemic Set Back Gender Equality, an article by Harvard Business Review
  • She Opened a Bookstore Celebrating Black Women. The Pandemic and Racism Won’t Stop Her Success, a news story by NBC Philadelphia
  • Women Who Inspire: Leading Through a Pandemic, an article from NBC News
  • Chevron’s Response to COVID-19, an article from Chevron
  • COVID-19 Personal Isolation and Protection Equipment, a firm offering free PPE items to essential workers from Meriu Creative Solutions
  • Good News and Inspiring Stories From the Pandemic to Lift Your Spirits, an article from redbook
  • Making Masks for Personal Use, a post from Kaiser Permanente
  • Simple Postcard Idea Helps Battle Against Loneliness During Self-Isolation, an article from Independent
  • Write Letters - Operation Gratitude, a website dedicated to supporting our military, first responders, wounded heroes and their caregivers

 

Coping with Crisis
  • 5 Tips to Embrace Change, an article by PrimeWomen
  • Social and economic inequalities are at the forefront (again) as the school year starts, a post from PwC
  • 15-Minute Guided Meditation To Find Peace In Uncertain Times, a video from Boho Beautiful
  • 6 Acts of Kindness During the Coronavirus Outbreak That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity, a post from Woman’s Day
  • Feeling Down? Anxious? Hostile? A 4-Day-a-Week Exercise Regimen May Help, an article from The New York Times
  • How to Avoid Burnout Amid a Pandemic, an article from BBC
  • How To Deal With Anxiety During the COVID-19 Crisis, an article from Supportiv
  • How to Get Your Kids to Treat You Like Their Teacher, an article from The New York Times
  • I Lived Through Burnout. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Managing Stress So You Don’t Have to Reach That Point During These Uncertain Times, a post from Thrive Global by Jen Fisher
  • Moms Will Inevitably Shoulder Extra Domestic Work During this Pandemic. Here’s How Their Partners Can Help, an article from The Washington Post
  • They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust, an article from The New York Times

 

Family-Friendly Content
  • A Coronavirus Coloring Book: Helping Kids Understand COVID-19, from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule, kid-friendly project by Long Creations
  • Queeng Playing Cards, the first deck of cards where women and men are equal from a young entrepreneur named Maayan

 

Financial Planning/Management
  • 7 Tips to Keep Your Business Afloat During COVID-19, an article from Chief Executive
  • Saving Money During COVID-19, a 17-minute webinar from The Skimm
  • How to Budget with a Changing Paycheck, an article from LendingClub

 

Moving Beyond the Current Crisis
  • Pandemic Takes From Us, But It Also Gives Us a Chance to Make History, a San Francisco Chronicle Op-Ed by Mary C. Daly
  • What Employees Will Need After The COVID-19 Crisis, an article from Work It Daily
  • How Women Are Pushing Gender Equality Forward During a Global Pandemic, article by Worth
  • Gender Equity Is Not Zero Sum, article by Harvard Business Review
  • Will Working Women Recover in 2021?, article by Fortune
  • 21st Century Leadership Letter, a blog post from PrismWork

 

Musical Inspiration
  • Hey Girl, by Lady Gaga and Florence Welch
  • Empire State of Mind, by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z
  • I Dare You, by Kelly Clarkson
  • Lean on Me, by Bill Withers
  • Put Your Records On, by Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Who’s Zoomin’ Who?, by Aretha Franklin
  • You’ve Got a Friend, by Carole King
  • I Am Woman, by Helen Reddy
  • Common by Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile

 

Personal Development
  • Four Tips for Interviewing, Landing a New Job During COVID-19, a post from Rutgers
  • Women’s Stories About Passion, Purpose and Transformation in Midlife, a free live stream on May 20th from Commonwealth Club

 

Working Remotely
  • Women in the Workplace 2020, an article by McKinsey & Company
  • 5 Helpful Tips for Working Remote with School-Aged Children at Home, a post by Elizabeth Tunquist, PBWC
  • Easy Ways to Boost Your Productivity, an article from Business News Daily
  • Running the Girls Scouts of the USA from Home, a 1-minute video from Fast Company featuring 2020 PBWC Conference Keynote Speaker Sylvia Acevedo
  • Staying Focused When You’re Working From Home: Deal With Distractions to Get Everything Done, an article with video and tools from MindTools
  • Tips for ‘Parenteachers:’ Ace the Homeschooling Test, a PDF from HP Inc.
  • Work From Home Hacks From Female Leaders, podcast interviews from The Skimm
  • Working From Home? Here’s How to Separate the ‘Work’ from the ‘Home’, an article from Fast Company
  • How to Get Promoted While Working Remotely, an article from Fortune
  • How to Control Your Fear and Land the Job in an Era of Uncertainty, an article by Working Mother

 

Virtual Networking & Community Building
  • 5 Tips for Virtual Networking on LinkedIn, a post from Centric
  • Running a Video Conference with Confidence, a webinar with Dr. Laura Sicola, with a bonus summary sheet
  • 4 Questions to Help Women Navigate the Second Half of Their Career, an article from Harvard Business Review

 

Virtual Team Management
  • 40 Best Virtual Team Building Activities For Remote Teams, a post from QuizBreaker
  • How to Be a Respectful and Empathetic Remote Coworker During the COVID-19 Crisis, an article from HBR Ascend
  • Resilient: How Businesses Can Confront the COVID-19 Crisis, a podcast from Deloitte Insights
  • Before You Quit to Care for Your Family, Have this Conversation with Your Boss, an article from Forbes

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