File 022407
Women Advance - Women Empowerment Organization Proposal and Speaker Lineup (File 022407)
A business proposal for Women Advance, an organization providing seminars, mentorship, and networking opportunities for women in professional development, featuring prominent speakers addressing workplace harassment, gender inequality, and leadership challenges.
Summary
Women Advance is a proposed organization aimed at supporting professional and personal growth for achievement-driven women through seminars, TED-style talks, and mentorship connections. The document outlines the organization's mission to address gender inequality, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling, with a planned timeline of 3-8 seminars annually from 2018-2020. It features speakers including Kathryn Ruemmler (former White House Counsel), Helen Fisher (biological anthropologist), Erika Karp (sustainable finance entrepreneur), Suzanne King (NEA venture capital partner), Nell Derick Debovoise (Inspiring Capital founder), and Arianna Huffington, covering topics such as salary negotiation, leadership development, and workplace discrimination.
Women Advance Women Empowerment and Self-realization
Our MissionOur mission is to support enhance women professional and personal growth and fulfillmentWe are deeply committed to providing achievement-driven women with Inspiration, Guidance, and Networking
Our Target AudienceMillennial women pursuing various careers ranging from art and fashion, to finance and politics;Female professionals who have reached the middle management position and are struggling to break through the glass ceiling;Women seeking a transition in order to fulfill their potential and receive recognition.
Our ApproachWe organize and conduct seminars with women speakers leaders in their industry TED Talks for Women in a seminar formatWe connect women with mentors in the industries of their interest
Topics of interestSexual harassmentSexual abuseNegotiations/ salary and promotion negotiation skillsGender inequality, sexual discrimination, income disparityWomen foundersCommunication challengesConflict management skills for womenBuilding leadership skillsObstacles in the way of success and the way to overcome them
Timeline – measurements of success
2018
2019
2020
Number of seminars
3
4
8
Number of attendants
20
30
50
First speakersKathryn Ruemmler is an attorney who formerly served as White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. She previously worked as Principal Deputy White House CounselHelen Fisher, PhD Biological Anthropologist, is a Senior Research Fellow, The Kinsey Institute, member of the Center for Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Internet dating site Match.com. She has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you loveErika Karp is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and investment advisor as well as a writer and speaker on issues related to sustainable finance. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone Capital Inc., an investment firmSuzanne King is a partner at NEA, one of the largest and most successful Venture Capital companies in the United States.Nell Derick Debovoise is the Founder & CEO of Inspiring Capital, a certified B Corp that powers purposeful growth with uniquely integrated training, consulting, and community offerings; Forbes contributorArianna HuffingtonKarly Kloss
Why is this important? /draft60% percent of American women said they had been the victims of sexual harassment33 million U.S. women have been sexually harassed—and 14 million sexually abused—in work-related episodes. 95% report that male perpetrators of such abuse usually go unpunishedWomen working full time in the United States are still earning 80% of what men earn (2016)Female CEOs get only 2.7% of all venture capitalBetween the years 1997 and 2015 the number of women-owned businesses increased by 74%
Price model/ draftTicket price 300 – 500 USD; TBDAmount of tickets 20-30Frequency: 2018 – April, June, September
Creative ideas/ draftCombine with useful healthy activitiesBeauty rituals workshopsNutrition/ fitnessRetreatsBranded events/ sponsors