women trailblazers who changed the game
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Presentation on women who changed the game. Provides examples of how women changed the world, and the need to continue to focus on developing women. Contains information on the benefits and return on investment.TRANSCRIPT
WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS
LEAVING A POSITIVE LEGACY IN THE
WORLD
CATALYST
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Maryanne Williamson
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Most history passes over women. Our names and faces are missing, our stories omitted or distorted, and covered over by an endless masculine litany of kings, warlords, priests (with an occasional queen or concubine --- often a woman blamed for ruining everything). http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-Archives/333661528320?fref=ts
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But women have exercised power and determined the course of events and the forms of human culture. Women founded, governed, invented and created. We have been leaders, prophets, scribes and authors, warriors and rebels against oppression, fighting for our rights and for our peoples. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-Archives/333661528320?fref=ts
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Girls and women suffer from a lack of knowledge about societies that accord power to women in public life: in religion, medicine, the arts, diplomacy, land management and inheritance. These crucial silences and omissions create the demoralizing impression that women have always been beneath men. Which is false. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-Archives/333661528320?fref=ts
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Globally research point to the fact
that that focusing on the
development of women is critical to
sustainable business and the health
of our societies and planet.
why the need to focus on women
PACTS©
Women’s legacy
• The continued need to focus on Women’s Development (wicked problem) • Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in Women
• Examples of Women’s Initiatives
• Benefits
PACTS©
Women’s legacy
• The continued need to focus on Women’s Development (wicked problem) • Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in Women
• Examples of Women’s Initiatives
• Benefits
PACTS©
Uncovering realities of
women’s contribution
in philosophy,
mathematics, art,
culture and their
spheres of power
A NEED FOR HER-STORY IN HISTORY
Hypatia was a Greek Philosopher and
the first historically noted woman
in mathematics.. She is regarded as the first
woman astronomer. A lunar crater is named after
her. She anticipated the elliptical orbits of the solar
system which was discovered by Johannes Kepler
1,200 years later.
PACTS©
Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us great. Understanding how to surmount pain, doubt, and failure is an important aspect of the game of winning at life.
Chin-Ning Chu
EVEN WHERE IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE!!
Wu Zetain was the only women in the history or
China to assume the title of Empress Regnant. PACTS©
Women lag men in
advancement and
compensation starting
from their first job and
are less satisfied with
their careers
WOMEN’S LEGACY
En Hedu’Anna – A few thousand
years before Pythagoras
(the Father of Philosophy),
a woman, En Hedu'Anna, was doing
Philosophy some 4000 years ago.
She lived in the area now designated
as Syria and/or Iraq.
Hers is the first female name recorded in
technical history PACTS©
A survey by
Theladders.co.uk has
found that British
bosses think women
perform better at
interview. Yet nearly half
say women will not get
the top job because of
fear of maternity.
CHALLENGES ARE GLOBAL
Founder of the Body Shop (2400 stores in 61
countries and is the second largest cosfmetic
franchise in the world). Environmental and human
rights activist – leading “Green Business”.
“The Body Shop and I have always been closely
identified in the public mind. Today, it is impossible
to separate the company values from the issues
that I care passionately about – social
responsibility, respect for human rights, the
environment and animal protection, and an
absolute belief in Community Trade.” PACTS©
Though about half of those surveyed for the GEO believe there will be equal numbers of men and women in the boardroom in 20 years time, the reality is that at the current rate of change it will take 60 years for women to gain equal representation on the boards of the FTSE100 companies.
CURRENT RATE OF CHANGE TOO SLOW
Gwen Giles is the first Black woman elected to the
Missouri State Senate She was also the first
woman and the first Black to hold the position of
St. Louis City assessor. PACTS©
Currently, only one in ten FTSE board directors are women, and 25 firms have no women on them at all.
Women are deterred from applying due to corporate boards being dominated by “old boys’ networks”.
UNDER-REPRESENTATED AT BOARD
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a
pioneering French fashion designer whose
modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired
fashions,
and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an
important figure in 20th-century fashion.
She was the founder of the famous fashion brand
Chanel. Her extraordinary influence on
fashion was such hat she was the only person in
the field to be named on Time 100: The Most
Important People pf the Century. (Wikipedia) PACTS©
In 2009 women made
up 38% of the labour
force, yet only .32%
held senior
management
positions.
(Conference Board of
Canada)
CANADA LAGS BEHIND LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and
author of international bestsellers, No Logo and
The Shock Doctrine. One of Canada's most
influential social activists, she is known for her
political analysis and criticism through her writing
on corporate globalization.
PACTS©
Women’s legacy
• The continued need to focus on Women’s Development (wicked problem) • Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in Women
• Examples of Women’s Initiatives
• Benefits
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Closing the gender gap
in education adds half a
percent to a country's
per capita gross
national product –
benefits that are shared
by boys and men.
(Clinton Global Initiative, 2010)
THE IMPACT OF INVESTING IN WOMEN
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a
pioneering French fashion designer whose
modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired Emilie
du Châtelet was a Frenchwoman of the early 18th
Century whose insights into light and energy
played a major role in Einsteins work 150 years
later on. HerTranslation of Isaac Newton’s work
Principia Mathemetica isStill a standard translation
in French. This was achieved
In a time when women were not able to study
mathematics. PACTS©
On average, Fortune 500 companies with more women on their boards of directors turned in better financial performances than those with fewer women board directors.
When women represent 30% of a board of directors, the profitability of accompany increases threefold. http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/france-leads-the-way-for-women-in-the-boardroom-should-we-follow/
WOMEN’S POSTIVE IMPACT ON BUSINESS
Michelle Obama is the first First Lady of the USA
of African-American heritage. Because of her
initiative to battle childhood obesity, major food
companies like PepsiCo and Kraft Foods are
making some serious changes to their products. PACTS©
• When girls and women earn income, they reinvest 90 % of it into their families, as compared to only 30 to 40 % for a man
• When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children
• An extra year of primary school boosts girl’s eventual wages by 10 to 20 %. An extra year of secondary school: 15 to %
ROI IN GIRLS IS BETTER THAN FOR BOYS
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Women’s legacy
• The continued need to focus on Women’s Development (wicked problem) • Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in Women
• Examples of Women’s Initiatives
• Benefits
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CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
According to the UN
• Women do 66% of world’s work
• Produce 50% of the world’s food
• Earn 10% of the world’s income
• Own 1 % of the world’s property
“I think empowering women is central to what the world has to do in the 21st century. This should stay a central cause of not only the Clinton Global Initiative, but all of us who care about this.”
Bill Clinton, 2009 Clinton Global Initiative
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CATALYST
“Significantly, initiatives have evolved from
discrete programs to recruit, retain, and advance
women to culture-changing efforts that
recognize the business imperative for diversity
and inclusion.”
PACTS©
Women’s legacy
• The continued need to focus on Women’s Development (wicked problem) • Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in Women
• Examples of Women’s Initiatives
• Benefits
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BENEFITS FOR AVW-TELAV
• Internal benefits and ROI • Amplify the positive around Pockets of
Excellence (ROI) and Women
• Create networks of positive influence
• Authentic leadership for Women
• External • Reputation
• Attractive for talent
• Support of government initiatives
• Contribute to segment of population where economic contribution is sustainable and make a high impact
• Create new market and secure future market (women consumers will remember organisation's for this)
• Create next generation scarce skills
• Connect the dots between internal and external Return on Investment beyond fragmented stand-alone initiatives
• Sustainable beyond individuals
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Contact
MaRi Eagar
www.miPATH.com
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