Dear GDO members
I hope you are keeping well in these trying times. Across all the countries our members are drawn from, we face the difficulties of COVID-19. There is no doubt we are in completely uncharted territory. None of us could have foreseen the extent of these events six weeks' ago, much less six months ago, and we are all going to have to continue to deal with the unexpected in coming months. No doubt, like me, your focus is squarely on keeping those closest to you, be they family, friends and colleagues, safe and well.
At this time of significant uncertainty and disruption, it is vital GDO stays true to our mission to generate and disseminate knowledge about gender and diversity within and outside of organizations, to embrace diverse perspectives in organizational research and education, and to support social justice through the inclusion of marginalized voices in members' research and practice.
The challenges we face in adapting our teaching and research activities as physical distancing is a priority may be an opportunity to share our collective knowledge. Staying connected virtually can be a rich experience. For those who are moving their teaching online for the first time, don't forget that your wider GDO community can be a valuable source of wisdom. Questions you have about online delivery may well be able to be answered by colleagues working across the globe. Let's take the opportunity to build our GDO community ties virtually. There is a growing body of resources available through Connect@AOM. Check them out.
As we see many conference cancelled across the globe, many will be wondering what is happening with the AoM conference. The AOM leadership are meeting in the first week of April to determine how they will handle the Academy of Management Annual meeting in August. To keep up to date with their decision, please monitor this web page.
My best wishes to you all in these difficult times.
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Alison Sheridan
GDO Division Chair 2020
UNE Business School
University of New England, Armidale, 2351 AUSTRALIA
61 2 67732367
asherida@une.edu.au------------------------------