EmpowHERed: How Women Trailblazers are Shattering the Glass Ceiling & Leading COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM

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Please join the Offices for Minority Economic Empowerment and Regional Economic Development for a webinar exploring how women economic leaders in Illinois are driving COVID-19 relief efforts and economic recovery with an equity lens. According to the Harvard Business Review, women are better leaders during a crisis. One study found that outcomes related to Covid-19, including number of cases and deaths, were systematically better in countries led by women. Women trailblazers in philanthropy, business, and government will share their