Amy Diehl, PhD - Gender Equity Speaker

GENDER EQUITY SPEAKER

Speaking & Events

Dr. Amy Diehl is sought-after speaker, renowned for delivering powerful keynotes, workshops, and panels that challenge workplace gender bias and inspire lasting change. Topics include:

  • Glass Walls at Work
    Gender Bias in the Workplace—and How to Shatter It
  • Beyond Check-the-Box Training
    Gender Discrimination Prevention That Actually Works
  • Gender Bias in the AI Machine
    AI, Technology, and Workplace Equity
  • Built for Your Organization
    Tailored Keynote or Workshop Based on Your Goals and Industry

Dr. Diehl equips leaders with the tools to build gender-equitable workplaces while empowering women to navigate bias and succeed. She debunks the myth that women aren’t “good enough”—shifting the focus from changing women to transforming workplace culture.

Her impactful message resonates across industries. Past clients have included The World Bank, Amazon, University of Arizona College of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Institute of Management Accountants, Royal Hospital for Children (Scotland), Purdue University, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the US Department of State.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

What a great presentation!!  You had everyone talking after your session.  I cannot thank you enough for the information you shared!  It was impactful and meaningful.”

Dr. Mary Alexander

Dr. Mary Alexander
Assistant Provost and Chief of Staff, University of South Carolina

We are so glad you were able to join us and share a message that every woman in the room could relate to!”

Jodi Scott AAHOA

Jodi Scott
Sr. Director of Communications, Asian American Hotel Owners Association

2026

Amy Diehl speaking virtually to Mintel employees
AI@Work: Balancing Gender Bias

Invited Speaker
Mintel
July 16, 2026

Amy Diehl speaking on gender bias at a-dec
Gender Bias at Work: What It Costs and How to Fix It

Invited Speaker
A-dec
June 18, 2026

Alice Armstrong, Amy Diehl, and Dudley Girard at the PACISE conference
Leading IT through the Chaos of Covid

Keynote Speaker
41st Annual Spring Conference of Pennsylvania Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE)

Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
April 10, 2026

Amy Diehl and members of the Stem UP Network book club holding copies of GLASS WALLS
Glass Walls

Invited Speaker
STEM-UP Network Book Club
January 13, 2026

2025

Amy Diehl holding a copy of GLASS WALLS with Kara Charters at RKL
Glass Walls in Financial Services

Invited Speaker
RKL LLP
Chambersburg, PA
December 12, 2025

Heads Up Safety Respect and Sensitivity in the Workplace. How Gender Bias Impacts Patient Care Amy Diehl, PhD Wilson College
Safety, Respect, and Sensitivity in the Workplace: How Gender Bias Impacts Patient Care

Invited Speaker
10th Annual Heads Up PA Early Psychosis Conference
University of Pennsylvania
November 20, 2025

Amy Diehl Women of Real Estate Glass walls
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

Keynote Speaker
2025 Women of Real Estate Virtual Conference
Manulife
November 12, 2025

Amy Diehl speaking at the AAHOA Her Ownership conference
Guiding Light through Glass Walls

Keynote Speaker
HerOwnership Conference
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Hilton Head Island, SC
September 12, 2025

Yvonne Dunst, Amy Diehl and Lori Portzer
September Virtual Networking with Amy Diehl, Author of Glass Walls

Invited Speaker
STEM-UP Network
September 9, 2025

California Employment Lawyers Association. From Childless Cat Ladies to Trad Wives: Sex Plus discrimination Amy Diehl Wilson College
From Childless Cat Ladies to Trad Wives: Sex Plus Discrimination

Invited Speaker
California Employment Lawyers Association
June 25, 2025

Amy Diehl with the participants of the Warner Reynolds Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago
Glass Walls

Keynote Speaker
Warner Reynolds Leadership Academy
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
June 13, 2025

Mental Health Book Club: GLASS WALLS

Invited Speaker
The Sharp Index Book Club
April 18, 2025

Amy Diehl speaking
The Women’s Leadership Summit and Retreat: Shattering Glass Walls

Invited Workshop Facilitator
University of Arizona Center for the Philosophy of Freedom
Tucson, AZ
March 28-29, 2025

Amy Diehl Siemens Healthineers Accelerate Action: Shattering Glass Walls for Women at Work
Accelerate Action: Shattering Glass Walls for Women at Work

Invited Speaker
Siemens Healthineers
March 7, 2025

2024

Moms at Work Glass Walls Book talk
Glass Walls Book Talk

Invited Speaker
Moms at Work
October 9, 2024

stanford center on longevity women and ageism webinar
Ageism & Women

Invited Panelist
Stanford Center on Longevity
October 8, 2024

Glass Walls: Shattering Gender Barriers in Science and Healthcare

Keynote Speaker
9th Annual Women in Science and Healthcare Symposium
Rosalind Franklin University
September 26, 2024

Voters without Children zoom participants
Voters Without Children Zoom Call

Invited Panelist
Zoom Webinar
September 9, 2024

Sound Transit - Glass Walls Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work - Amy Diehl Wilson College
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

Invited Speaker
Sound Transit
September 9, 2024

Asurion Don't call me kiddo confronting ageism at every age Amy Diehl PhD
Don’t Call Me Kiddo: Confronting Career Ageism at Every Age

Invited Speaker
Asurion
August 26, 2024

Rachel Garbow Monroe and Amy Diehl at the SRE Network convening
Safety, Respect, & Equity in Our Workplaces: The Experiences of Women in the Workplace

Invited Speaker
2024 SRE Network Convening
New York City, NY
June 4, 2024

Amy Diehl with University of Arizona colleagues and a copy of Glass Walls
Shattering Glass Walls in Academic Medicine

Invited Speaker
Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
May 9, 2024

Amy Diehl with AMCHAM Trinidad and Tobago ESG Conference background
Shattering The Gender Bias Barriers

Keynote Speaker
Environment, Social, and Governance Conference 2024
AMCHAM Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad
May 1, 2024

amy diehl holding glass walls book speaking at a podium
GLASS WALLS Book Talk and Signing

Keynote Speaker
Scrubs & Heels Leadership Summit 2024
Miami Beach, Florida
April 12, 2024

Glass Walls: A Fireside Chat with Author Amy Diehl in Conversation with Jill Forrester

Invited Speaker
Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
April 8, 2024

southern utah university gender economics amy diehl glass walls
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

Guest Lecturer
ECON 3230 – Gender Economics
Dr. David Berri
Southern Utah University
March 11, 2024

Dr. Amy Diehl speaks at Mount St. Mary's University
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

Keynote Speaker
Women in Business Symposium
Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
March 8, 2024

Women at Amazon WWGS Chapter No Age is the Right Age: Shattering Gender Bias and Gendered Agesim
No Age is the Right Age: Shattering Gender Bias and Gendered Ageism

Invited Speaker
Women at Amazon – Worldwide Grocery Stores Chapter
February 29, 2024

women in bio how workplace gender bias impacts new mothers and how to overcome it amy diehl phd
How Workplace Gender Bias Impacts New Mothers and How to Overcome It

Invited Speaker
Women in Bio – Capital Region
February 23, 2024

Glass walls book. UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Shattering Workplace Gender Bias Amy DIehl
Shattering Workplace Gender Bias

Invited Speaker
Weill Institute for Neurosciences
University of California San Francisco
February 15, 2024

2023

Overcoming Critiques Holding Women Back from Leadership

Keynote Speaker
Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference
Hawkeye Community College
November 9, 2023

dataiku amy diehl ren lee shattering gender bias
Shattering Gender Bias and Gendered Ageism

Invited Speaker
Dataiku
November 8, 2023

IMA Women's Leadership Summit - Amy Diehl PhD - 30 Critiques: overcoming never quite right discrimination against women
30 Critiques: Overcoming “Never Quite Right” Discrimination Against Women

Keynote Speaker
IMA Women’s Leadership Summit
Institute of Management Accountants
October 13, 2023

Amy Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski sign copies of GLASS WALLS
GLASS WALLS Book Talk and Signing

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski
Invited Speaker
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
October 10, 2023

Host Rosye Cloud Speakers Amy Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski
Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski
Invited Speaker
Changemakers Insight Webinar Series
STRATA9
August 15, 2023

Amy Diehl speaking at IEEE ISAF conference. Includes Muted Voices slide.
Shattering Gender Barriers for Young Women in Science

Keynote Speaker
Women in Engineering Event
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics
Cleveland, OH
July 26, 2023

Shattering Workplace Gender Bias

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski
Invited Speaker
Advance Women Faculty Lunch
Clarkson University
April 3, 2023

Alpha Kappa Sigma - Workplace Gender Bias: What is it and How to Shatter It
Workplace Gender Bias: What Is It and How to Shatter It

Invited Speaker
Alpha Kappa Psi
Shippensburg University
March 30, 2023

Echelon Risk + Cyber Women in Cybersecurity Panel
Women in Cybersecurity: Paving the Path for Future Leaders

Invited Panelist
Echelon Risk + Cyber
March 29, 2023

2022

Amy Diehl, Speaker
OneInTech Panel on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Invited Panelist, Pittsburgh ISACA Information Security Awareness Day
Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2022

Shattering Gendered Career Barriers - Amy Diehl
Shattering Gendered Career Barriers

Keynote Speaker
College Promise Careers Institute
Washington, DC
November 17, 2022

Gendered Career Barriers - Amy Diehl
Gendered Career Barriers

Guest Lecturer
WST 100 – Introduction to Women’s Studies
Dr. Misty Knight
Shippensburg University
November 14, 2022

Shattering Gendered Leadership Barriers - Amy Diehl
Shattering Gendered Leadership Barriers

Invited Speaker
Executive Leadership Academy
University of South Carolina
October 5, 2022

Gender Bias in Tech: How to Recognize It, How to Eliminate It - Amy Diehl
Gender Bias in Tech: How to Recognize It, How to Eliminate It

Invited Speaker
Information and Technology Solutions
World Bank Group
June 22, 2022

6 Barriers to Gender Equity & How to Eliminate Them - Amy Diehl
6 Barriers to Gender Equity & How to Eliminate Them

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski
Invited Speaker
2022 Women in Global Leadership Development Forum
Women Innovators & Leaders Network
May 19, 2022

Worldwide Climate/Justice Teach-In - Amy Diehl
Worldwide Climate/Justice Teach-In

Community Panelist
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
March 30, 2022

The six factors of workplace gender bias
The Six Factors of Workplace Gender Bias

Guest Lecturer
ECON 3230: Gender Economics
Dr. David Berri
Southern Utah University
March 21, 2022

2021

Making the invisible visible: Recognizing and eliminating unconscious gender bias - Amy Diehl
Making the Invisible Visible: Recognizing and Eliminating Unconscious Gender Bias

Keynote Speaker
The Royal Hospital for Children
Glasgow, Scotland
December 8, 2021

The unwelcoming, competitive, and sometimes hostile boy’s club - Amy Diehl
The Unwelcoming, Competitive, and Sometimes Hostile Boy’s Club

Host and Speaker
with Dr. Arghavan Salles
Twitter Spaces
December 7, 2021

Navigating the Invisible: Strategies and Tools to Overcome Adversity, Barriers and Obstacles - Amy Diehl
Navigating the Invisible: Strategies and Tools to Overcome Adversity, Barriers and Obstacles

Workshop Presenter
Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence
Purdue University
November 10, 2021

Women in Security - Amy Diehl
Women in Security

Invited Panelist
25th Annual Virtual Health, Safety, Security, & Environment Conference
American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago
October 28, 2021

Using Narrative CVs: Process Optimization and Bias Mitigation - Amy Diehl
Using Narrative CVs: Process Optimization and Bias Mitigation

Invited Speaker
Funder Discussion Group
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) & Funding Organisations for Gender Equality Community of Practice (FORGEN CoP)
September 29, 2021

Female Scientists and the Pandemic: Surviving or Thriving?

Keynote Speaker
Women in MICCAI
24th International Conference on Medical Imaging & Computer Assisted Intervention
September 29, 2021

Remote Work and Gender Equity - Amy Diehl
Remote Work and Gender Equity

Host and Speaker
with Dr. Arghavan Salles
Twitter Spaces
June 4, 2021

Women in Leadership and Gender Bias - Amy Diehl
Women in Leadership and Gender Bias

Guest Lecturer
Dr. Kelli Paquette
ALS 802 Leadership: A Case Study Approach
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
May 21, 2021

Invisible barriers: The six factors of workplace gender bias - Amy Diehl
Invisible Barriers: The Six Factors of Workplace Gender Bias

General Session Speaker
Women’s Leadership Institute
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
May 5, 2021

The six factors of workplace gender bias - Amy Diehl
The Six Factors of Workplace Gender Bias

Guest Lecturer
ECON 3230: Gender Economics
Dr. David Berri
Southern Utah University
March 26, 2021

Gender Matters: Discrimination, Bias, Intersectionality - Amy Diehl
Gender Matters: Discrimination, Bias, Intersectionality

Panelist
Clubhouse
February 12, 2021

2020

So You Want to Work in Cybersecurity? - Amy Diehl
So You Want to Work in Cybersecurity?

Panelist
13th Annual Cybersecurity Day
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
October 20, 2020

Women leaders & gender bias - Amy Diehl
Women leaders & gender bias

Guest Lecturer
ALS 802 Leadership: A Case Study Approach
Dr. Sue Rieg
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
October 16, 2020

Gender bias in the workplace - Amy Diehl
Gender Bias in the Workplace

with Dr. Amber Stephenson, Clarkson University & Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
International Visitor Leadership Program
US Department of State
August 13, 2020

Cancelled due to COVID19

Making the Invisible Visible: Recognizing Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace

Featured Speaker
Women in Technology Pre-Conference
UB Tech Conference
Las Vegas, NV
June 15, 2020

Cancelled due to COVID19

A Cross-industry Comparison of How Women Leaders Experience Gender Bias

Paper Presentation
Mid-Atlantic Leadership Studies Conference
Dixon University Center
Harrisburg, PA
April 4, 2020

2019

Shippensburg University - Amy Diehl
Shippensburg University
Personal strategies for gender bias in the workplace - Amy Diehl
Personal strategies for gender bias in the workplace

Speaker
American Marketing Association, Student Chapter
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA
November 19, 2019

The six factors of bias against women leaders - Amy Diehl
The six factors of bias against women leaders

Speaker
Shippensburg Rotary Club
Coy Public Library
Shippensburg, PA
September 3, 2019

Subtle gender bias: A six-factor model - Amy Diehl
Subtle gender bias: A six-factor model

Speaker
International Leadership Association Women & Leadership Affinity Group Conference
1440 Multiversity, Santa Cruz, CA
June 18, 2019

Making the invisible visible: Recognizing and eliminating gender-based leadership barriers - Amy Diehl
Making the invisible visible: Recognizing and eliminating gender-based leadership barriers

with Dr . Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
Invited Speaker
Academy of Human Resource Development, Leadership SIG
Online Webinar
June 5, 2019

Subtle gender bias in the workplace: What is it and how can it be eliminated? - Amy Diehl
Subtle gender bias in the workplace: What is it and how can it be eliminated?

Invited Speaker
Shippensburg University Women’s Consortium Annual Retreat
Mt. Asbury Retreat Center, Newville, PA
May 15, 2019

Five strategies for navigating intersectional bias - Amy Diehl
Five strategies for navigating intersectional bias

Invited Speaker
Just Us Ladies
Harrisburg Telegu Association
Zembo Shrine, Harrisburg, PA
May 4, 2019

Subtle bias towards women leaders: A six-factor model - Amy Diehl
Subtle bias towards women leaders: A six-factor model

Speaker
Social Justice & Social Inclusion Conference
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
April 12, 2019

Subtle bias toward women at work: What is it and how can it be eliminated? - Amy Diehl
Subtle bias toward women at work: What is it and how can it be eliminated?

Invited Speaker
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
April 11, 2019

Illuminating the subtle bias towards women at work: What can organizational leaders do? - Amy Diehl
Illuminating the subtle bias towards women at work: What can organizational leaders do?

Invited Speaker
2nd Annual Pennsylvania Leadership Studies Conference
Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA
April 6, 2019

Making the invisible visible: Barriers women in leadership face in the workplace - Amy Diehl
Making the invisible visible: Barriers women in leadership face in the workplace

Invited Speaker
Franklin County Coalition for Progress
Coyle Free Library, Chambersburg, PA
March 18, 2019 – Introduction to gender barriers
March 25, 2019 – Strategies to address gender barriers

From diversity to inclusion and equity

Invited Speaker
Society for Scholarly Publishing
Online Webinar
February 27, 2019

2018

Shippensburg University - Amy Diehl
2018 International Leadership Association Global Conference
Developing as authentic leaders: Understanding how intersectional factors impact women’s leadership

Workshop presented with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
International Leadership Association Global Conference
West Palm Beach, FL
October 25, 2018

Barriers to authentic leadership: A multi-industry study of executive women’s experiences of unconscious bias

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
International Leadership Association Global Conference
West Palm Beach, FL
October 25, 2018

Why so few women leaders? Understanding how intersectionality impacts unconscious gender bias

Women Advance IT Conference
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
October 2, 2018

Unconscious gender bias study report

25th Annual Conference – PA Bar Commission on Women in the Profession
Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA
May 9, 2018

Why so few women leaders? Understanding how intersectionality impacts unconscious gender bias - Amy Diehl
Why so few women leaders? Understanding how intersectionality impacts
unconscious gender bias

Social Justice and Social Inclusion Conference
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
April 13, 2018

Why so few women leaders? Understanding the impact of unconscious gender bias

with Dr. Amber Stephenson, Clarkson University 
Pennsylvania Leadership Studies Conference
Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA
April 7, 2018

2017

Why so few women leaders? Understanding the impact of intersectionality on unconscious gender bias

2017 State System Summit on Inclusive Excellence & International Education
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
November 17, 2017

Advancing women’s leadership: Recognizing unconscious gender bias

Cumberland Valley Women’s Conference
Penn State Mont Alto, Mont Alto, PA
October 21, 2017

Advancing women in IT: Recognizing unconscious gender bias - Amy Diehl
Advancing women in IT: Recognizing unconscious gender bias

Women Advance IT Conference
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
October 18, 2017

Why so few women leaders? Impact of intersectionality on unconscious gender bias

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women’s Consortium Annual Conference
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
September 27, 2017

Measuring the invisible: Assessing the impact of unconscious gender bias on women leaders

with Dr. Amber Stephenson, Clarkson University & Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
International Leadership Association Women & Leadership Affinity Group Conference
Rhinebeck, NY
June 13, 2017

Gender-inclusive leadership: Leading change in the gendered organization

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University & Dr. Michelle Taylor, The Institute for Social Work
International Leadership Association Women & Leadership Affinity Group Conference
Rhinebeck, NY
June 12, 2017

Advancing women leaders: Recognizing unconscious gender bias

Shippensburg University Women’s Consortium Annual Retreat
Newville, PA
May 17, 2017

2016

Through the looking glass: Examining unconscious gender bias

Pennsylvania Banner User’s Group Annual Conference
Grantville, PA
November 21, 2016

Gender-inclusive leadership: Discover your unconscious gender bias

with Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, Biola University
International Leadership Association Global Conference
Atlanta, GA
November 3, 2016

Practices and experiences in navigating the IT pipeline as women

Panelist
EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Anaheim, CA
October 27, 2016

Through the looking glass: Examining unconscious gender bias in technology

Pennsylvania Banner User’s Group Tech Days Annual Conference
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
June 1, 2016

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