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Implementation of WEPS from Gen Y

Perspective

Francesca Burack, President Take Action Now Enterprising and Professional Women, NYC (BPW)

NYU Stern Business School

Younger Generation

WEPS STERN

Women's Empowerment Principles

The Women's Empowerment Principles* are a set of Principles for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. They are the result of a collaboration between the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

and the United Nations Global Compact.

50, 40, 30

Future Leadersof the World

A Gen Y Perspective on Implementation

Presented to BPW International Congress

May 25, 2014

“Stern Women Speak(ing)”

Kaveeta ChandraniKatie Hepler

Jacqueline MaiCassidy MorrisNisha Parikh

Lauren Stoneberg

Professor Susan StehlikProfessor Aline Wolff

Agenda• Why We Are Here

• “Stern Women Speak”

• An Undergraduate Position

• A Graduate Position

• Workshopping the WEPs

• How Do We Engage Gen Y Worldwide?

“Stern Women Speak”An Undergraduate Position

• Nisha Parikh: the conversation starts even before us

• Experience with middle school students

• Challenge in the USA – Is it the same in other cultures

• Jacqueline Mai

“Stern Women Speak”A Graduate Position

• Kaveeta Chandrani: gender inequality is sometimes very subtle and nuanced in the business world

• Rising through the ranks

• Punishment for wanting work/life balance? Is this true across cultures?

• Katie Hepler: Take off the blinders and reverting back to your instincts as a young adult

• Extracurricular activities showcase talents

• principle #1 about leaders driving the change and being perceptive to the un-earthed talent they have in their organizations.

“Stern Women Speak”A Graduate Position

• Lauren Stoneberg: gender equality will only be realized once men and women become partners in pursuit

• In different environments, what truth about inequality is the biggest catalyst for change?

• Cassidy Morris: women must continue to support each other as the conversation around gender equality changes

• How do we support each other when beliefs are similar but actions and impacts can vary?

Workshopping the WEPsHow Do We Engage Gen Y Worldwide?

• First stop: Singapore Management University _ Wee Kim Wee Centre May May 27th with Claire Chaing, Banyan Tree

• Next stop: you tell us…..

Thank You!

Please download and share our position papers from:

[http://www.sternwomenspeak.com]

Or contact us at NYU Stern:

sstehlik@stern.nyu.edu

Awolff@stern.nyu.edu

lauren.stoneberg@stern.nyu.edu

khepler@stern.nyu.edu

Nisha, Jaki, Cassidy and Kaveeta are graduating