Janet Taras

Award-winning Speaker & Business Psychologist delivers inspiring keynotes fuelled with practical actions for behaviour change

Janet Taras is an award-winning speaker and business psychologist who has worked with hundreds of organizations to become more inclusive for women of all backgrounds.  She challenges traditional thinking and supports people in the workforce to have productive, difficult conversations about gender that lead to progress. She is woman who harnesses the power of psychology to make the world fairer for all genders.

In popular demand, Janet is a creative thinker and her lively and engaging personality is popular with companies.  Offering very tangible and practical strategies, Janet's presentation is certainly a 'Don't miss!'.

For this year's theme, Janet is offering a new speech called: 'Accelerate Action toward Gender Equality at Work'.  Gender equality is no longer optional—it’s essential for growth. If we fail to intensify our efforts now, future generations will remain shackled by the weight of outdated stereotypes that continue to define society today. To accelerate action means tackling millennia of gender bias with determination and clarity.
This year’s International Women’s Day speech will delve into the barriers that hinder progress, particularly in the workplace. Janet will examine the systemic organisational challenges that persist despite advances in policies and legislation. Together with the audience, she’ll explore the nuanced interpersonal dynamics that impede change, and discover innovative strategies to overcome them. Most importantly, the audience will turn the lens inward, challenging their own assumptions that reside within us - because true strength lies in self awareness.

This speech will push you to think deeply, inspire you to act boldly, and equip you with practical tools to spark real behavioural change. These tools will empower you to begin the work of dismantling the barriers that have stood in the way of true progress for too long and reveal the opportunities that a gender-equal world has to offer.
The speech offers thought provoking research, tangible actions and new thinking around the topic of inclusion.  The audience will leave feeling more aware, educated and ready work toward a more equal world.
By accelerating action, we can create a future beyond the past’s limitations

Watch her showreel at: https://youtu.be/yU5pXvqn9EA


KEYNOTE SPEECHES & TRAINING EVENTS
- Janet's keynote speeches and training programs have unleashed 1,000s of essential conversations, resulting in more people feeling empowered to tackle everyday work challenges.
- Janet's clients include Google, GSK, Superdrug, Merck, Klarna, Lotus, Kraft, Pepsi, Marks & Spencer’s and many more.  
- She is known as one of the most provocative speakers on Employee voice & Leadership Conversations and has spoken in over 25 cities inspiring more people to speak up, and inspiring more organisations to make it safe to do so.

KEYNOTE TOPICS
- Accelerate Action in the Workplace
-  Inspire inclusion: Behaviour Change at Work
- We are all Gender Biased
- The Truth about Speaking Up: A research study
- Equity to Equality

SOME RANDOM FACTS
- Janet loves research, especially narrative analysis
- Janet loves to RAP and won Best Practice Video for IWD 2019
- She is an entrepreneur who founded 2 businesses
- She has lived in 6 different countries and is slightly dog obsessed

"Janet recently spoke at our International Women's Day event in Google.  Let me just say, Janet was amazing! Her talk on equity vs. equality was not only informative but also engaging and thought-provoking. She kept the audience captivated from start to finish, and her passion for the topic was truly contagious.  What I appreciated most about Janet's presentation was her ability to break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand ideas. She made the topic of equity and equality accessible to everyone and encouraged open and honest discussion among the audience."
Justine, Google

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