NYC Pride is perhaps the most magical time of the year in the city. The celebration beams with spirit, joy, imagination, zeal, and remembrance. Since its first inception in 1970, the LGTBQIA community and friends across New York City have gathered in common spaces - from local businesses to parks - to reflect on the long history of activism; to demonstrate the power of love, belonging, and solidarity; and to protest for equal rights.

We continue the long tradition of bringing the fight not only to the streets and our living rooms but perhaps more urgently, to the classroom and the boardroom. Power and access are largely found in and distributed through the corporate world; consequently, corporations have a distinctively unique social responsibility to educate staff on inequities and invest in equitable solutions. Outspoken speaker, Dr. Paula Stone Williams, understands the importance of educating workplace staff on the relationship between power and gender.