The Hidden Caregiving Advantage: Turn Your Everyday Strengths into Career Success

Date:     Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Venue:  Grant Thornton, 757 Third Ave, 9^th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm   The Hidden Superpower of Caregiving.
Dr. Krystal Duarte, Post-Doctoral Researcher at Rutgers Center for  Women in Business
5:30 – 6:30 pm   Wine & Chocolate Autumn Pairing.
Sip, learn, and explore the flavors of the season with Nefissa Sator, Chief Pricing Actuary at SCOR & Certified Level 3 Wine Expert.
Help choose the perfect chocolate for each wine while catching up with colleagues and making new connections.
Price:    $30 Members and Nonmembers

IN PERSON EVENT

The Hidden Caregiving Advantage

As responsibilities grow at work and at home, the answer isn’t to lower your ambitions. It’s to recognize the leadership strengths you’ve already developed, leverage them to advocate for yourself, and create a career that fits your life.

Today’s workplace is changing. Workforce shortages, an aging population, increasing caregiving responsibilities, and the rise of AI are placing greater value on human-centered skills.

Join the SIFM for a presentation and conversation with Dr. Krystal Duarte about emerging research examining the relationship between caregiving, workplace skills, and the mid-career experience.

Caregivers Are a Competitive Advantage

• 73% of U.S. employees are caregivers
• 18 caregiving-developed skills align with employers’ most in-demand capabilities
• AI is increasing the value of uniquely human skills like empathy, adaptability, and problem-solving

Caregivers are among the most capable and resilient professionals in today’s workforce. The skills developed through caregiving are the same skills organizations need to lead teams, navigate change, and drive results.

What Is Caregiving?
Caregiving happens every day:

• Stopping to help a neighbor whose car won’t start
• Shoveling snow for a new family
• Assisting a friend through a difficult time
• Coordinating medical appointments or daily care
• Caring for an elderly relative
• Looking after a sick or injured pet

These acts may feel ordinary, but they build extraordinary skills. These are things we do daily that bring us joy and satisfaction. But caregiving is a talent advantage – providing skills like adaptability, problem-solving, communication, empathy and attention to detail which are the 3 most valued skills across all organizations. Learn more about caregiving.

Make Your Invisible Work Visible
Learn how caregiving develops the leadership and workplace skills organizations need most, and how to leverage them for your career advancement. Join us for this unique and inspiring conversation.