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Title IX was passed in 1972 to ensure that all girls have equal access to sports. So why are sports so important to girls? We talk with the CEO and Founder of Title Nine, Missy Park, about how sports can affect outcomes for girls in life and in business.
MISSY PARK, TITLE NINE
Remember the days of shopping all weekend at the mall, going from store to store to store? One of our guests this week says that shopping has always been incredibly inefficient. But what are the alternatives? You can't possibly buy everything online, or can you? Find out when we talk with Mariam Naficy, Founder and CEO of Minted, a marketplace of independent artists.
MARIAM NAFICY, MINTED
Read the edited & condensed interview in Fortune Magazine.
We meet Julie Bornstein, formerly the Chief Digital Officer at Sephora, and now Chief Operating Officer at Stitch Fix--an eCommerce clothing company making personal stylists accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
Plus, find out Julie Bornstein's view on the value of working moms, and hear from Mariam Naficy why failure IS an option--and maybe even a good thing.
JULIE BORNSTEIN, STITCH FIX
Human trafficking is estimated to be in the millions--yet only a fraction of it is reported. We talk to Hediana Utarti, the Community Projects Coordinator at Asian Women's Shelter which helps immigrants--including LGBT and human trafficking victims--to get out of abusive situations. And taxpayers spend $60,000 per person, per year on incarceration and rehabilitation--far more than we spend on education. Yet the return-to-prison rate is over 60%. We talk with Beverly Parenti, the founder of The Last Mile, the first non-profit of its kind to teach inmates at San Quentin Prison technology and entrepreneurship skills. Bringing hope within reach. That's our next Inflection Point.
Beverly Parenti
Hediana Utarti
We all know the stereotypes, but the traditional family roles have shifted. Almost half of women are now the primary breadwinners. On this episode, find out how women--and men--are handling this tectonic change. With Izzy Chan, director of The Big Flip and Laura Pilz of Merrill Lynch.
IZZY CHAN, "THE BIG FLIP'
LAURA PILZ, MERRILL LYNCH
71% of fortune 500 companies provide mentorship programs that help women get ahead--but are they done well? And more and more women own their own business, but they still lack confidence. In part 2 of the show (minute 31) we talk with Lauren Mosenthal and Eileen Carey, the founders of Glassbreakers, a peer-to-peer mentoring site; and in part 1 of the program, we speak with Sharon Miller, the CEO of Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. On the next Inflection Point--can't a girl get a break?
LAUREN MOSENTHAL & EILEEN CAREY, GLASSBREAKERS
Read the edited & condensed Q&A with Lauren and Eileen on Fortune MPW.
SHARON MILLER, RENAISSANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
Climate change--one view is doom and gloom and destruction. The other is that things could be far more beautiful and regenerative and sustainable and socially just than we can imagine. Is climate change an inevitability or an opportunity? Our guests are Shana Rappaport and Amanda Ravenhill of Project Drawdown, and Julia Prochnik, consultant to the National Resource Defense Council.
Women negotiating climate change. That's our inflection point.
AMANDA RAVENHILL AND SHANA RAPPAPORT, PROJECT DRAWDOWN
Read the edited & condensed Q&A in Fortune Magazine.
JULIA PROCHNIK, NRDC
What does it take to succeed in one of the most competitive restaurant markets in the country? In a $683 billion industry, less than 5% of restaurant owners and chefs are women. Meet Tanya Holland of Brown Sugar Kitchen and Ann Wheat of Millennium, named the number one vegan restaurant in the world. The grit required of women to succeed in the restaurant business. That's our inflection point.
TANYA HOLLAND, BROWN SUGAR KITCHEN
ANN WHEAT, MILLENNIUM RESTAURANT
Transportation and weddings are both multi-billion dollar industries--and if you're a business person, that means opportunity for reinvention. From the way we buy for our weddings, to the way we get from here to there, women are coming up with new ways to connect us to the things and services we want.
On this episode of Inflection Point, we talk with Kira Wampler of Lyft and Ilana Stern of Weddington Way.
Women driving the new economy. That's our inflection point.
ILANA STERN, WEDDINGTON WAY
Read an excerpt from the interview at PopSugar.com
KIRA WAMPLER, LYFT
Only 8% of low income students actually get a college degree. Many of those who get into school drop out within the first two years. Are high schools making the grade when it comes to college prep? We talk to Revolution Foods co-Founders Kristin Richmond and Kirsten Tobey, and Alex Bernadotte, Founder of Beyond 12.
ALEX BERNADOTTE, BEYOND 12