Make Your Mark - Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Women, Voting, and Equality - WBDC

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Influential women share their own glass ceiling stories and personal reflections. Guests discuss how they became civically engaged, impacted politics and society, make connections to women who came before them, and examine the challenges that still persist for women today. Visit wbdc.org for more information

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GLASS CEILING: FUTURE OF FEMALE LEADERSHIP – KEITH ELLISON, CHRISTINA EWIG, DOROTHY BRIDGES & PAHOUA HOFFMAN – WBDC.ORG

Guests discuss the fight, passion, and purpose needed to ignite and empower the next generation of young women. ©MMXX WBDC.org

Oct 26, 2020•46 min•Ep. 6

GLASS CEILING: WOMEN AND WEALTH CREATION – JANIS BOWDLER & A.D. QUIG – WBDC.ORG

More women- and minority-owned businesses means more economic and political equality and the advancement of women. Join US Representative Angie Craig, Beth Leonard (Managing Partner, Lurie, LLP), and Lili Hall (CEO, KNOCK, inc.) with moderator Melody Span Cooper (Chairperson, Midway Broadcasting Corporation) for a discussion on how engagements in public policy and legislation create advancement and equality for minority- and women-owned businesses. ©MMXX WBDC.org

Oct 19, 2020•40 min•Ep. 5

GLASS CEILING: EQUITY IN EDUCATION – ARNE DUNCAN, JOAN GABEL, JUAN SALGADO & LAURA BLOOMBERG – WBDC.ORG

Equity and access to education are critical in creating a pathway to social, political, and economic mobility for women and communities of color. Join guests Arne Duncan (former Secretary of Education), Joan Gabel (President of the University of Minnesota), and Juan Salgado, (Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago) with host Laura Bloomberg (Dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of MN) for a discussion on the state of educational equity and the power of voting rights.

Oct 12, 2020•44 min•Ep. 4

GLASS CEILING: TRAILBLAZING A PATH TO LEADERSHIP – WENDY DOYLE, CASSANDRA SANFORD, KATHRYN GRAVES & DEBRA JENNINGS – WBDC.ORG

Women are trailblazing their unique pathways to leadership, shattering the glass ceiling and creating legacies within their organizations and communities. Wendy Doyle (President & CEO, Women’s Foundation), Cassandra Sanford (Co-Founder/CEO, Kelly Mitchell), and Kathryn Graves Unger (Vice President, North America Government Relations, Cargill) join moderator Debra Jennings-Johnson (Senior Director, Supplier Diversity, BP) for a discussion on leadership and civic engagement.

Oct 05, 2020•50 min•Ep. 3

GLASS CEILING - CORNER OFFICE – STEPHANIE HICKMAN - JOANNA SOBRAN and ELLEN SHERBERG – WBDC.ORG

Female leaders in the corner office are the catalyst for driving women’s civic and economic empowerment both inside their organizations, as well as within their communities. Join guests Joanna Sobran (Founder & CEO, MXOtech) and Stephanie Hickman (President/CEO, Trice Construction), with moderator Ellen Sherberg (Special Advisor to American City Business Journal CEO) for a discussion on their professional journeys and political participation.

Sep 28, 2020•46 min•Ep. 2

SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH – BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING – WBDC.ORG

Listen in as our moderator, Melody Spann Cooper (Chairperson, Midway Broadcasting Company) interviews Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth on the importance of women in leadership and how civic and economic empowerment can help level the playing field. ©MMXX WBDC.org

Sep 21, 2020•34 min•Ep. 1

Breaking the Glass Ceiling. A Podcast Series brought to you by The Women’s Business Development Center - WBDC.org

Guests will include former White House Administrators, Current high-profile politicians, and a lot more. Make Your Mark - Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Women, Voting, and Equality. A Podcast Series Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Woman’s Right to Vote and the 19th Amendment. Presented by the Women's Business Development Center, a National Non-Profit Organization. WBDC.ORG

Sep 02, 2020•2 min

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