Can We Talk? Closing the COVID-19 Gender Gap

Research by JP Morgan shows women’s participation in the labor market has dropped to a 33-year low.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 2.5 million working women – mostly minorities and mothers - have been let go, fired, or have resigned since March 2020, compared to 1.8 million men. In December 2020, 156,000 women lost their jobs, while 16,000 men obtained jobs.

Vice President Kamala Harris declared the COVID-19 gender gap a “national emergency,” saying, “Our economy cannot fully recover unless women can participate fully.”

Join us to learn:

• Why having women in the workplace is so crucial to our economy
• Why COVID-19 has erased decades of progress toward gender equality
• What employers can do to keep women on board

Panelists:

• Ryan Donahue, Nonresident Fellow, Brookings
• Bookda Gheisar, Senior Director, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Port of Seattle
• Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Professor of Practice in Engineering and the Founder and Director of the Venture Capital Inclusion Lab at Brown University

Moderator:

• Emily Cantrell, Director, World Trade Center Seattle

Schedule:

• 8:15am - Virtual Networking Begins
• 8:30am - Panel Discussion Begins
• 9:15am - Q&A
• 9:30am - Panel Discussion Ends, Additional Networking Opportunities
• 9:45am - Program Closes

World Trade Center Seattle's Can We Talk? series is presented by the Port of Seattle. The series encourages open and honest conversations, no matter how difficult, in an effort to create better unity and understanding in both the workplace and our daily lives.

This program is included in World Trade Center Seattle memberships. If you are a member and do not have your complimentary promo code, please email concierge@wtcseattle.com.

WTCSE cannot issue refunds, however can facilitate a name change on registration to allow for the transfer of tickets for this event.

Questions? Contact World Trade Center Seattle at 206.441.5144 or concierge@wtcseattle.com.