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