In commemoration of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, join Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO at AnitaB.org, led an inspiring and candid conversation with policymakers, investors, and experts on, “Economic Empowerment & Pay Equity for Black Women,” on August 13.
Our expert panelists for this conversation included:
- Alma Adams, Congresswoman, North Carolina
- Christie Pitts, General Partner at Backstage Capital
- Dominique Derbigny, Deputy Director, Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap
| Resource | Link | Participant |
| Black Founder Startup Grant | www.iamsogal.com/black-founder-startup-grant/ | Natasha Greene |
| The State of Black Women in Corporate America | https://leanin.org/research/state-of-black-women-in-corporate-america/introduction | Mike |
| US Senator from California Dianne Feinstein | https://twitter.com/SenFeinstein/status/1293972335276380160?s=20 | Natasha Greene |
| Why closing the wage gap matters | https://leanin.org/equal-pay-data-about-the-gender-pay-gap | Brenda |
| Decide if you are ready to run for office |
https://www.emilyslist.org/ | Stephanie |
| Equity Crowd Funding | https://ifundwomen.com/ | Jessie |
| Invest in tech startups | https://republic.co/ | Natasha Greene |
| Investing with Backstage | http://backstagecrowd.com/ | Jessie Arora |
| Against The Odds: Underrepresented Founders Report Positive Outlook on Business Despite Extra COVID-19 Pressures | https://medium.com/allraise/underrepresented-founders-report-positive-outlook-on-business-despite-extra-covid-19-pressures-b9d2db07277d | Mike |
| Reports from Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap | https://womenswealthgap.org/report/ | Jessie Arora |
| Joe Biden’s racial equity platform | https://joebiden.com/racial-economic-equity/ | Kichelle Webster |
| Article from The Atlantic about baby bonds | https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/close-racial-wealth-gap-baby-bonds/613525/ | Jessie Arora |
| Study that looked at the Miami metro population by ethnicity | http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/The-Color-of-Wealth-in-Miami-Metro.pdf | Faith Savaiano |
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