Women's Leadership Blog

Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling - FountainBlue Event

Host: FountainBlue When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series
Date: Friday, January 16 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: EMC Corporation, 2841 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara
Pre-register for $22 - $34 or on-site for $44

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, Women's Leadership Coaching
• 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 from LifeScan to be confirmed
• Panelist from EMC to be confirmed