Mayor London Breed on November 8 proclaimed Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) in San Francisco. Launched in New York in 2014, WED is a global initiative with the mission to celebrate, support and empower women in business worldwide. Involving the United Nations, the event is the world’s largest celebrations of women innovators and job creators launching startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
Held at the Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco, WED began with keynote speaker Renata George, the founder of Women VC and VC Academy. Other featured speakers included Latisha Taylor, CEO and founder of Health Measured; Odile Roujol, founder of BeautyTechSF; Noreen King, CEO and founder of Evolve MFG; and Elizabeth Andrew of HelloSign.
Nicole Lindler, policy advisor to Mayor Breed, read a proclamation that included, “The incredible work of WED truly represents San Francisco values at their best. We must celebrate and support women to build their own businesses, to innovate and to really represent the full range of society in which they participate.”
She added, “We are seeing more women take risks, and blazing the path for new eras of female leadership, and as entrepreneurs, women are redefining the status quo. They are leaving their marks on the economy, and San Francisco is one of the highest-ranking cities for women who own their own businesses. This is something truly to be celebrated.
Taylor, who was selected as the Global Vice Director of Sponsorship Partners of WED, told the San Francisco Bay Times: “This moment makes me feel confident for women in business. However, it is what we do now, moving forward, that makes the biggest difference.
George added, “I see WED as a great way to acknowledge how much courage it has taken women to overcome all the challenges they’ve faced on their way to becoming a force. Not a destructive force, however, but one that allows all of us to achieve truly outstanding results working together with men and to help them be their better selves.”
“It was truly an honor to participate in WED SF,” Andrew told the San Francisco Bay Times. “This event and the inspiring conversations remind me that women all have the strength, determination and unstoppable will to accomplish anything!”
Taylor shared that women account for 85 percent of consumer purchases and control $20 trillion in worldwide spending. At the same time, they perform 66 percent of the world’s work and only earn 10 percent of the world’s income. The organizers of WED hope to change that, and the gathering will now take place annually in San Francisco.
For more information: https://wedsanfrancisco.com/.
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