#0052: Jessica Grounds on creating women leaders + the gender diversity rubber meeting the workplace road

Le vital corps Salon

Jessica Grounds has been busting her rump in Washington D.C. since the age of 22. She has founded and led multiple organizations across both the public and private sectors to advance women in leadership. Today, we're going to learn all about the strategic gender-inclusive, bipartisan work she's doing with Mine The Gap, an organization on a mission to create gender-inclusive environment for companies, organizations, and businesses. You’ll also hear Jessica pull wisdom from her own experiences as the founder and former Executive Director of Running Start. She helps us more fully understand the barriers facing women in the workplace today and beyond.

Additionally, we touch on the topics of sexism, gender diversity in the workplace, and balancing work and life as a new mother. Plus, Jessica offers practical and realistic steps we can all take within our own organizations to encourage leadership among women - starting right now.

Selected link love + resources from the episode

• Connect with Jessica on social media and on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn
• Running Start
• Mine The Gap and global advising firm FTI Consulting released original research, #MeToo At Work, on #MeToo's financial impact on 5 key sectors including: tech, energy, financial services, legal and health care.
• Pepperdine University
• Women, Policy and Political Leadership Program at the Women & Politics Institute at American University
• Leadership Program at McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
• Women Under Forty Political Action Committee
• Susannah Welford
• United States Girl Scouts Website | Girl Scouts Research Articles: Change It Up or Exploring Girls’ Leadership
• Jennifer Lawless (researcher)
• Richard Fox (researcher)
• Me Too movement (#metoo)
• Times Up movement (#timesup)
• Mine the Gap
• Barb Oakley talking about diffuse thinking (and so much more) | LvcS Episode 49
• Pomodoro Method
• Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley (book)
• Visit VoteAmerica.com (everything you need to vote - registration, polling information, absentee ballots, and reminders)
• Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.

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