Presentation on women who changed the game. Provides examples of how women changed the world, and the need to continue to focus on developing women. Contains information on the benefits and return on investment.

1. WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS
LEAVING A POSITIVE LEGACY IN THE
WORLD

2. CATALYST
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we
are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens
us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and
famous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure
around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within
us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us.
And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our
presence automatically liberates others.”
Maryanne Williamson
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3. Most history passes over women. Our names and faces
are missing, our stories omitted or distorted, and
covered over by an endless masculine litany of kings,
warlords, priests (with an occasional queen or
concubine --- often a woman blamed for ruining
everything).
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-
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4. But women have exercised power and determined
the course of events and the forms of human
culture. Women founded, governed, invented and
created. We have been leaders, prophets, scribes
and authors, warriors and rebels against oppression,
fighting for our rights and for our peoples.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-
Archives/333661528320?fref=ts
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5. Girls and women suffer from a lack of knowledge
about societies that accord power to women in public
life: in religion, medicine, the arts, diplomacy, land
management and inheritance. These crucial silences
and omissions create the demoralizing impression that
women have always been beneath men. Which is false.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suppressed-Histories-
Archives/333661528320?fref=ts
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6. why the need to focus on women
Globally research point to the fact
that that focusing on the
development of women is critical to
sustainable business and the health
of our societies and planet.
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7. Women’s legacy
• The continued need to
focus on Women’s
Development (wicked
problem)
• Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in
Women
• Examples of Women’s
Initiatives
• Benefits
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8. Women’s legacy
• The continued need to
focus on Women’s
Development (wicked
problem)
• Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in
Women
• Examples of Women’s
Initiatives
• Benefits
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9. A NEED FOR HER-STORY IN HISTORY
Uncovering realities of
women’s contribution
in philosophy,
mathematics, art,
culture and their
spheres of power
Hypatia was a Greek Philosopher and
the first historically noted woman
in mathematics.. She is regarded as the first
woman astronomer. A lunar crater is named after
her. She anticipated the elliptical orbits of the solar
system which was discovered by Johannes Kepler
1,200 years later.
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10. EVEN WHERE IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE!!
Often we are so
concerned with what
makes us feel good
that we forget what
makes us great.
Understanding how to
surmount pain, doubt,
and failure is an
important aspect of
the game of winning at
life.
Chin-Ning Chu
Wu Zetain was the only women in the history or
China to assume the title of Empress Regnant.
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11. WOMEN’S LEGACY
Women lag men in
advancement and
compensation starting
from their first job and
are less satisfied with
their careers
En Hedu’Anna – A few thousand
years before Pythagoras
(the Father of Philosophy),
a woman, En Hedu'Anna, was doing
Philosophy some 4000 years ago.
She lived in the area now designated
as Syria and/or Iraq.
Hers is the first female name recorded in
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technical history

12. CHALLENGES ARE GLOBAL
A survey by
Theladders.co.uk has
found that British
bosses think women
perform better at
interview. Yet nearly half Founder of the Body Shop (2400 stores in 61
say women will not get countries and is the second largest cosfmetic
franchise in the world). Environmental and human
the top job because of rights activist – leading “Green Business”.
fear of maternity. “The Body Shop and I have always been closely
identified in the public mind. Today, it is impossible
to separate the company values from the issues
that I care passionately about – social
responsibility, respect for human rights, the
environment and animal protection, and an
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13. CURRENT RATE OF CHANGE TOO SLOW
Though about half of
those surveyed for the
GEO believe there will be
equal numbers of men
and women in the
boardroom in 20 years
time, the reality is that at
the current rate of change
it will take 60 years for
women to gain equal
representation on the
boards of the FTSE100
companies.
Gwen Giles is the first Black woman elected to the
Missouri State Senate She was also the first
woman and the first Black to hold the position of
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14. UNDER-REPRESENTATED AT BOARD
Currently, only one in
ten FTSE board
directors are women,
and 25 firms have no
women on them at all.
Women are deterred Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a
from applying due to pioneering French fashion designer whose
modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired
corporate boards being fashions,
dominated by “old boys’
and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an
important figure in 20th-century fashion.
She was the founder of the famous fashion brand
networks”. Chanel. Her extraordinary influence on
fashion was such hat she was the only person in
the field to be named on Time 100: The Most
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15. CANADA LAGS BEHIND LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
In 2009 women made
up 38% of the labour
force, yet only .32%
held senior
management
positions.
(Conference Board of Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and
author of international bestsellers, No Logo and
Canada) The Shock Doctrine. One of Canada's most
influential social activists, she is known for her
political analysis and criticism through her writing
on corporate globalization.
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16. Women’s legacy
• The continued need to
focus on Women’s
Development (wicked
problem)
• Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in
Women
• Examples of Women’s
Initiatives
• Benefits
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17. THE IMPACT OF INVESTING IN WOMEN
Closing the gender gap
in education adds half a
percent to a country's
per capita gross
national product –
benefits that are shared
by boys and men. Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a
pioneering French fashion designer whose
modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired Emilie
(Clinton Global Initiative, 2010) du Châtelet was a Frenchwoman of the early 18th
Century whose insights into light and energy
played a major role in Einsteins work 150 years
later on. HerTranslation of Isaac Newton’s work
Principia Mathemetica isStill a standard translation
in French. This was achieved
In a time when women were not able to study
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18. WOMEN’S POSTIVE IMPACT ON BUSINESS
On average, Fortune 500
companies with more
women on their boards of
directors turned in better
financial performances than
those with fewer women
board directors.
When women represent
30% of a board of
directors, the profitability
of accompany increases
threefold. Michelle Obama is the first First Lady of the USA
of African-American heritage. Because of her
http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/france-leads-the-way-for-women-in-the-
boardroom-should-we-follow/
initiative to battle childhood obesity, major food
companies like PepsiCo and Kraft Foods are
making some serious changes to their products.
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19. ROI IN GIRLS IS BETTER THAN FOR BOYS
• When girls and women earn
income, they reinvest 90 % of it
into their families, as compared
to only 30 to 40 % for a man
• When a girl in the developing
world receives seven or more
years of education, she marries
four years later and has 2.2
fewer children
• An extra year of primary school
boosts girl’s eventual wages by
10 to 20 %. An extra year of
secondary school: 15 to %
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20. Women’s legacy
• The continued need to
focus on Women’s
Development (wicked
problem)
• Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in
Women
• Examples of Women’s
Initiatives
• Benefits
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21. CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
According to the UN
• Women do 66% of world’s work
• Produce 50% of the world’s food
• Earn 10% of the world’s income
• Own 1 % of the world’s property
“I think empowering women is central to what the world has to do in the
21st century. This should stay a central cause of not only the Clinton
Global Initiative, but all of us who care about this.”
Bill Clinton, 2009 Clinton Global Initiative
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22. CATALYST
“Significantly, initiatives have evolved from
discrete programs to recruit, retain, and advance
women to culture-changing efforts that
recognize the business imperative for diversity
and inclusion.”
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23. Women’s legacy
• The continued need to
focus on Women’s
Development (wicked
problem)
• Global
• Canada
• The ROI of investing in
Women
• Examples of Women’s
Initiatives
• Benefits
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24. BENEFITS FOR AVW-TELAV
• Internal benefits and ROI
• Amplify the positive around Pockets of
Excellence (ROI) and Women
• Create networks of positive influence
• Authentic leadership for Women
• External
• Reputation
• Attractive for talent
• Support of government initiatives
• Contribute to segment of population
where economic contribution is
sustainable and make a high impact
• Create new market and secure future
market (women consumers will
remember organisation's for this)
• Create next generation scarce skills
• Connect the dots between internal
and external Return on Investment
beyond fragmented stand-alone
initiatives
• Sustainable beyond individuals
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25. Contact
MaRi Eagar
mari@mipath.com
www.miPATH.com
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