Gender equity in sports with kayla gross

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Presentation Slides

Kayla Gross: 

• UW-Madison graduate and former Community Relations Director of SBC!!!
• Founder and Executive Director of Equity U
• Special Projects Manager at Wisconsin's Equity and Inclusion Laboratory 
• Previously served as the Director of Beyond Football at Oregon State
• Worked as the Community Relations Coordinator for the UW Athletic Department
• Check out her personal site here!

Equity U: 

• Affordable, accessible and customizable women's leadership education
• Click here for the Equity U website!

Takeaways:

• Women make up 47% of the work force, but that number declines as you go up the ladder of companies (VPs, CEOs)
• The majority of occupations are predominantly male or female and that is leading to the financial disparity we see between men and women today
• Women's jobs are 1.8 times more vulnerable during the crisis than men's jobs
• Women are the most exposed during these times, as they are overwhelmingly represented on the front lines of healthcare services
• Of the 1.1 million people who are at least 20 years old who left the workforce between August and September, over 800,000 were women
• True gender equity requires collective action and systematic change. VOTE!!!
• Women can face significant career consequences for speaking up so others should use their privilege and position to advocate for women
• Women are less likely than men to have access to high-powered networks and to receive crucial career feedback