Civic Boot Camp - Women in Action: Business and Entrepreneurship

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Women leaders discuss pandemic-related impacts to local business and workforce, share strategies for regional economic recovery.

<p>Seattle CityClub is proud to host a Civic Boot Camp series Women in Action: Leadership Towards an Equitable Pandemic Economy. Join our panels of trailblazing regional women leaders as they reveal the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic and investigate new, emerging challenges to an equitable path forward. This series will offer an in-depth look at a variety of industries, from education to the economy, and participants can expect to walk away - virtually - feeling ready to become an active participant in our post-pandemic community. Civic Boot Camp will feature exclusive interviews and participants will be provided with a complementary Resource Guide consisting of curated readings, articles, and volunteer opportunities from CityClub staff. </p><p>In this second webinar on September 17th, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/preview?eid=134007811973/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>women business and non-profit leaders will discuss how the pandemic has impacted our local economy and what the future holds as we begin the recovery process.</p><h3>Key questions include: </h3><ul><li>How has the economic downturn due to the pandemic impacted local businesses? </li><li>What challenges do women entrepreneurs and business owners face in the efforts to recover from the pandemic? How are those challenges compounded by gender inequity, wage disparities, and gender biases? </li><li>What role do women leaders play in our regional economic development? How can we, as a community, promote equitable economic development, especially for women? </li><li>Acknowledging that we continue to be in the midst of a pandemic, what have we learned from this experience that will help us be better prepared for future economic downturns? </li></ul><h3>Speakers:</h3><ul><li><strong>Andrea Caupain,</strong> CEO, Byrd Barr Place</li><li><strong>Tana Senn</strong>, State Representative (41st District), Washington State House of Representative</li><li><strong>Janice Greene</strong>, President and CEO, Women’s Business Enterprise Council Pacific </li></ul><h3>Moderator:</h3><ul><li><strong>Louise Chernin</strong>, Past President and CEO, Greater Seattle Business Association</li></ul><h3>Interviews (pre-recorded):</h3><ul><li><strong>Jean Rolfe</strong>, Co-Founder, Seattle CityClub</li><li><strong>Fatima Jamal,</strong> Student, University of Washington, Bothell</li><li><strong>Brittany Do,</strong> Student, University of Washington and Author &quot;Bigger than Leadership&quot;</li></ul><p>The webinar will run for 1 hour with a post-panel 30-minute, small group breakout session so that participants can interact directly with the speakers. The panel will be recorded and made available to the public a week after the final event in the series concludes.</p><p>The first webinar on September 10 featured a panel of women leaders in education and empowerment initiatives. They discussed how the pandemic impacts youth and young adults and the steps that should be taken in recovery. </p><h3>Pricing:</h3><ul><li><strong>Pay what you can levels: </strong>$20, $40 and $75 </li><li>Free tickets are available to all, no questions asked</li><li>Donations welcome</li><li>Your registration fee, which is separate for each webinar, includes <strong>access to articles, videos, websites, background data,  speaker bios, and pre-recorded interviews.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Civic Boot Camp Supporting Partner</strong></h3>

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