Who: Jennifer Siebel Newsom, women’s and girls’ advocate, and filmmaker
CEO and president, The Representation Project
Writer, director and producer of Sundance award-winning film, “Miss Representation”
The Vermont Business Roundtable is hosting Ms. Newsom’s visit to Vermont for its inaugural Executive Leadership Series event. Mary Powell, CEO of Green Mountain Power and chair of the Roundtable, will introduce Ms. Newsom.
Learn more about Ms. Newsom and her work at http://therepresentationproject.org/
What: Ms. Newsom will address the Vermont media on “What’s Holding Back Women in the Workplace,” the theme of her address on October 1st to 400 Vermonters from the business, government and non-profit sectors.
When: October 1, 2014
Keynote address: 9:30 -10:30 am
Press event: 10:30-11:00 am
Where: Sheraton Burlington Conference Center
Emerald Ballroom (Keynote address)
Carleton Boardroom (Press event)
Why: Despite graduating from college and graduate school in greater numbers than men, women continue to face significant hurdles in the workplace.
· Barely five percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
· Men are twice as likely to advance in the workplace, according to the Wall Street Journal.
· Middle-management women get promoted on performance while middle-management men get promoted on potential, according to McKinsey, the global business consultancy.
United States