Claire Shipman

Good Morning America's Claire Shipman has reported on the most transformative moments in modern history, from the fall of the Soviet Union to the rise of Barack Obama. Leveraging all of her journalistic experiences, from being an international correspondent deployed in Baghdad, Jerusalem and Jordan to her coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing, presidential campaigns and the White House, few have both the national and global acumen that Claire Shipman brings to covering the news.

Using today's headlines as a starting point, Shipman provides insight about events around the world and around the corner, offering a truly global view of the difficult role the US plays in the world today and the many challenges facing the Obama Administration. Her presentation is filled with not just facts and figures, but also with her trademark humor and entertaining anecdotes about the events facing the nation and the world.

America is on the verge of the biggest workplace revolution since the Second World War. Women are more valuable than ever on the job and are literally remaking the office to suit them.

The most recent numbers show women now make up a majority of workers – in part due to the recession. During the recent rash of layoffs and downsizing, 82 percent of the jobs lost in recent months have been those belonging to men. But there is also a pink lining to the current economy: around the globe, survey after survey reports that companies that employ more senior women actually make more money. Women are more inclusive, more focused on long-term results and, in many cases, better educated. But women don't want the same career track their male counterparts have carved. Women want more flexibility and are creating work lives to suit them – lives where they have time for children, elderly parents, friends, pets, marathons or just themselves. Shipman provides insight as well as shares her own personal stories on how to attain the right balance between careers and personal lives.

Audience members will understand:

• How the contributions of women are changing the workplace and earning companies more money
• How to create the right work/life balance for yourself
• What employers should be doing to recruit and keep women

Millions of American women turn to Good Morning America's Claire Shipman for the news they need to make the decisions that shape their lives. Shipman offers a unique and personal perspective on the changing nature of women in the workplace and the world. She looks at how women are changing the political landscape in Washington and around the country, offering anecdotes about how the daily life on Capitol Hill is different now that more women are in politics. She discusses the operating styles of everyone from Michelle Obama to Nancy Pelosi to Hillary Clinton to Karen Hughes – all of whom she knows personally. She discusses the challenges facing high-profile women in the broadcast media, and, as the mother of two young children, she gets practical, talking about strategies for balancing hectic personal lives with the all-consuming demands of professional lives.