FountainBlue's When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series January 16, 2009

FountainBlue's When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series
Topic: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling,
Date: Friday, January 16 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara.
Cost: $20 members, $25 partners, $30 general, by January 15 at noon, $40 on-site plus fees
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162324
Corporate packages for up to 10 people are $100 and are available at https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=1007596&IDRPH=1059087.
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162324

Topic: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
It has been 22 years since the term glass ceiling was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate hierarchy; and it has been twelve years since the American government's specially appointed Glass Ceiling Commission published its recommendations. In 1995 the commission found that women had 45.7% of America's jobs and more than half of master's degrees being awarded. Yet 95% of senior managers were men, and female managers' earnings were on average a mere 68% of their male counterparts'. Twelve years later women account for 46.5% of America's workforce and for less than 8% of its top managers.
Join us for a stimulating panel and discussion about why progress is so slow and what we must do to effect real, and rapid, change. Our panelists this month will include:
• Facilitator Jo Miller, CEO, Women's Leadership Coaching Inc.
• Panelist Sheri Atwood, VP of Global Solutions and Programs, Enterprise Marketing, Symantec
• Panelist Nina Bhatti, Principal Scientist, HP Labs
• Panelist Jennifer Bleakney, VP, Worldwide Distribution and Customer Support, National Semiconductor
• Panelist Jan Schlossberg, Senior Mgr, Intellectual Property & Compliance, Cisco
• Panelist from EMC to be confirmed

Official Website: http://www.whenshespeaks.com