Breaking Barriers: Women Defining Leadership
Women are basically trying to bust into a political system that was literally built to keep us out.
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In every field — business, politics, science, tech, and sport — women are breaking barriers in unprecedented numbers. Women CEOs frequently outpace their male counterparts in delivering profits, women are at the forefront of scientific research (CRISPR, anyone?), and women coaches exceed expectations for leading teams … of men. As more women have taken up posts in DC than in any time in our history, are women experiencing a "moment,” or have the pressures for gender equality and compensation finally achieved results? Remarkable leaders from diverse backgrounds share their views on what it means to break barriers.
Speakers
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Lareina YeeSenior partner at McKinsey & Company -
Cecile RichardsCo-Founder of Supermajority -
Lauren SimmonsMotivational speaker -
Peggy JohnsonEVP of business development at Microsoft -
Lauren LeaderCEO of All In Together -
Peggy ClarkPresident and CEO of the International Center for Research on Women -
Pamela ReevesInternational development and policy advisor -
Alicia GarzaFounder of Black Futures Lab and Black Lives Matter -
Jemele HillStaff writer at The Atlantic -
Jen WelterFootball coach -
Katie SowersOffensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers -
Yang LanChinese media entrepreneur
- 2019 Festival
- Society
- USA
- Economy
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