International Day of the Girl 2020 Zoom Event- 7 Women Speakers
International Day of the Girl 2020
We'll be discussing how the G7 countries can prioritize girls & young women in the future of work!
Keynote: Anna Faith-UN Women
Moderator: Mandy Sanghera-UK, Strategic Advisor at Trafficking in America Task Force Inc.
Kaori Anne Jolliffe - Japan, Photographer and Web Designer
Chiara Condi - France, Founder of Led by Her, Other Half Podcast
Kirtbir Chahal - Canada, Advisor at UNICEF UK
Ulrike Glatz - Germany, Founder of Glatz Impact Alliance
Lisa Napper - USA, The Business of Equality at the Female Quotient
Anna Faith
Paper in 2004 about the Globalization of Technology Positions of Women
-Women always got the less prestige, less paid jobs
-Coding started out as a low level job
-Grace Hopper: Use advertising to get women into coding
-Can’t buy into Stereotypes
-Stereotypes have been around for years
-Future workplace is in digitalization: push for rapid future
Employers entrust employees at home
Right now, strain on women, children at home, save money on rent for businesses, possible less secure contracts?
Business Owners have done well if they had digital registry of buy and selling products online before the pandemic started
Technology Shift of 40-160 million women by 2030
Algorithms are dependent on people who program
-If no women then it’s biased
-Apple credit card for example gave women lesser credit. They didn’t know what the problem was until they found it in the algorithm
Work with government in G-7/high level table in June: gender inequality was root problem: need programs and policies
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What made you get involved in your job?
Kirbir:
Nothing for us, without us
Want policy proposals on education and jobs
250 million children out of school currently [if not more]
G-7 governments to work with youth
-Youth not feel prepared to enter the workforce
-outdate curricular, lack digital tools
-youth rethink future of work
Poorest hit by pandemic
-food poverty, no access to social services
-women sol bearers of home responsibilities
-start program for early learning, childcare/address higher education debts/address poverty
No support jobs
-School to work strategies
-Digital skills, Soft skills, STEMS
Tackle youth unemployment
-Free business training
-Free digital tools
-Low carbon jobs/green jobs
-Need more young people at the Table: Include girls from inception
How to empower the next generation?
Lisa:
Train and have active young people to lead events and plan
Virtual Summit: 10,000 youth from 100 countries
Women leaders not of tomorrow but of today
Time to pass young people the mic
Not an easy time with the pandemic
Youth bring to table more youth, should show example and talk how they how have to do it alone
Lead with honesty on challenges, not sugar coat, be respected
Very serious about being serious: inclusion, equal pay, economic community; and very chill on being chill: Gender norms, flexible hours
Youth admire leaders, build community. They don’t want popular leaders but leaders with compassion, empathy, and lived experience. Youth value voices of each other. They don’t want the biggest table. Youth want to build economic communities not just make it about the one.
Urika:
Next generation are well informed. They want equality, gender, wealth, social, and good environmental practices
Older generations need to unlearn
Think future career- mix frustration of now, high ambition for change
Sexual Harassment still engrained in culture: not big deal
-Dedicated SOS Line Contact: Need not only in large companies but also in middle level companies
Build high standards in companies
Board levels: ethics enforced, social culture and the environment
New alternative to business model
Women need to find job with inner purpose; be up front even on standards/value
Know woman- tilter to need all inclusive
Kaori:
2017: Japan rated 114/140 one of the lowest technology/Present: 121 out of 140
Japan culture usually have the collective interest over individual
Scandal: Tokyo Medical Standards and 9 other Universities: Lowered women scores in exams
There are some universities that attract more women scientists
Always try to find new solutions
Parents guide the interest
Current role models need real solution to climate change: for example 19 year cleaned the ocean
Katie Bowman: 1st image of the black hole
Non-profit: Green Light for Girls: Hands on Learning, Teach about role models
How women in leadership are doing in France?
Chiara:
Gender equality: hard to practice, put into place
Comprehensive action
Whole system/culture
Men part of the culture
Rework the Balance
Starts from age 0 to whole life
Only fix one part, lead pipeline
Need massive culture/policy change
Establish equality in the quota for French Boards when it was put into policy
How get women in STEM?
Chiara:
Promote in school
Correct Bias
Create programs especially for women
Any Last Thoughts:
Lisa:
Change start with us culture change
Push policy
Build sustainable movements
Prioritize mental health
Urika:
Need wisdom of young people
Incorporate and invite women into recruitment strategies, product development, board rooms, policy, prepare for STEM
Chiara:
Inspire people in work
How to behave in home?
Anna:
Take deep look in recommendations
Commit to gender inequality
Mandy:
Look at barriers
Don’t let Co-VID hold back but keep go forward
Picture Credit: Thumbnail Image: india.com