Events matching tag "women"
Friday, March 7
In 2010, I took the stage at an entrepreneurship competition. While I stood up there, I didn’t notice that the other four finalists were male until the organizer gave us our awards. Along with a plaque, they gave me a ma…
Intermediate
Presenters
Catherine Cook
Should women in business be funny? It’s proven (2011 psychology study) that men are funnier than women. Women shy away from humor in the work place, and (yet another study) men are not attracted to funny women. Till now,…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Harrison
If you walk into the office of a tech startup, from B2C to B2B businesses, chances are you'll see a room full of men and maybe one or two females. There is a lot of great work being done to promote women in tech, but oft…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adena DeMonte, Casey Taylor
Saturday, March 8
It's great to be a thought leader when your perceived allies are on your side. But how do you stay true to your ideals when allies decide you are a traitor to "the cause" and throw you to the wolves? Whether you are a f…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jehmu Greene, Joanne Bamberger, Sally Kohn
"MAXED OUT: American Moms on the Brink," (Seal Press, Sept. 2013) tells a deeply personal story about “having it all,” failing miserably, and what comes after. The author, a former user experience principal for an award-…
Intermediate
Presenters
Katrina Alcorn
Part 1 - Join DELL, XO Group, IEEE and Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) as we celebrate the innovation and contribution of women in business and technology. We’re combining two individual women’s meetups into a single, integ…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carley Roney, Jennifer "JJ" Davis
With the growth of Asia there is an ever growing need to foster cooperation among organizations, entrepreneurs, innovators & to go beyond gender to develop and scale up service and education initiatives in the region. Ev…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bernise Ang, Grace Clapham
Wait, are people still saying women aren't funny? Internet trolls aside, fearless and hilarious women are trailblazing and transforming the way readers connect with digital content -- and that (obviously) includes humor.…
Beginner
Presenters
Issa Rae, Jane Pratt, Kristina Wong, Mandy Stadtmiller
Sunday, March 9
Warren Buffett said “Don’t just go for safe projects, take on the really tough problems.” From the global water crisis to female empowerment in Africa to re-defining international development we hope to explore how these…
Beginner
Presenters
Chevenee Reavis, David Rothschild, Manoj Fenelon
Is your dream job to work in the video game industry? There are job opportunities not just in design, programming, and art – but for testers, marketing and PR, office culture, trade show coordinators, social media, custo…
Beginner
Presenters
Andy Swanson, Felicia Williams, Julian Gerighty, Sarah Fuchs
Women have been finding a sense of community through message boards and online groups before the rise of the blog. In communities like TheKnot.com, TheNest.com and TheBump.com, their conversations transition from STDs (S…
Intermediate
Presenters
Terri Koen
Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who escapes often into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new re…
"Obvious Child" is an honest comedy about what happens when Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate) gets dumped, fired and pregnant just in time for the worst/best Valentine's Day of her life. Forever nudged by her p…
Monday, March 10
Over the last 25 years, the feminist movement entered a new era with the emergence of the internet and social media. Despite historic under-representation of women in technology, key advances in software development and…
Intermediate
Presenters
Carla Franklin, Kelly Wallace, Maggie Neilson, Tara Hughes
Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who escapes often into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new re…
Tuesday, March 11
Research has shown that increased gender diversity on boards leads to better boards and more productive companies with higher earnings. Only 11 women serve on the boards of Fortune 500 companies, even though in many cate…
Intermediate
Presenters
Fran Maier, Jody Greene, Rachel Pike, Theresia Gouw
Thursday, March 13
Davina is an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl who escapes often into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new re…
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