The Female Quotient Launches Video and Content Platform at FQInsites.com

Visit the site now to view The FQ39s International Women39s Day closing event a quotSip and Talkquot hosted by the Jane Walker First Women Campaign honoring trailblazing women Moderated by Shelley Zalis The FQ founder and founder of SeeHer the panel amp160included four female firsts Sophie Kelly Billie Jean King Elaine Welteroth and Karen Cahnamp160 Sophie is the Senior Vice President of Whiskeys at Diagio North America Billie Jean is a sports and women39s equality pioneer and icon Elaine is a cohost of CBS39s The Talk and a former editor of Teen Vogue Karen is founder of I Fund WomenThe panelists each discussed their hopes for the future including more women in leadership positions more successful women in a variety of industries and improved understanding and recognition of sexism in the workplaceamp160Focusing on the theme of iconic and inspirational women Elaine named as Oprah whose interview skills and her command of the audience left an indelible impression Billie Jean highlighted having grown up in the 1950s and how this timing impacted her role models including when she was eleven and decided she wanted to commit her life to becoming a tennis great Her first view of a Black woman player was Althea Gibson her generation39s Venus and Serena Williams Billie Jean commented that Althea made her realize quotIf you can see it you can be itquotKaren named Kara Swisher the first wellknown technology reporter as her role model because Kara quotwas never afraid to tell the truth or take on the white boys in techquot Karen39s daily fight is against the funding gap many womenowned businesses face and she highlighted how Kara is quotalways digging for the truth via data driven work and is not afraid to piss people offquotSophie elevated the women in the group as professional role models and talked about how every successful woman in her life has taught her that quotJust because it looks like it does today doesn39t mean we can39t change itquotShelley pointed out her guests39 common experiences even though their ages racial identities and professions were varied Visit FQInsitescom and view the full conversation to hear both the individual stories as well as insights into universal truths and quotbehindthecurtainquot perspectives from women who worked to become inspirational leaders icons and quotfirstsquot in industries in which women have not been at the forefrontBillie Jean39s comments on her legendary Battle of the Sexes against male tennis pro Bobby Riggs explained the pressure on her to uphold Title IX which had been recently passed requiring equal spending on male and female sports in federally funded schools including women earning the first scholarships for sports She also saw it as a way to champion equality at many levels and it gave her a platform throughout the world not only for women but also for men who have shared how her work helped their daughters granddaughters and even greatgranddaughters to see their potentialPerhaps the best way to sum up the day39s live events and all of the women who participated is to quote Billie Jean King39s point about girls gals and women with aspirations and goals quotShow up stand up and speak upquot she saidquotAnd do it togetherquot Shelley addedquotIt39s not about allyshipquot she commented in closing quotIt39s about activismquotFor those wishing to watch this session in its entirety you can view it and much more hereClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160amp160amp160amp160amp160

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