S2E16 - It's Hard to Be What You Can't See: How to Get More Woman in Water?
with ποΈ Ulrike Kelm - Chair of the Woman in Water and Sanitation Network
π§ The Woman in Water and Sanitation Network is an active ambassador for gender equality, connecting and empowering female professionals, expanding womenβs career opportunities, and increasing their visibility.
What we covered:
π The societal patterns we all grew up with, that might explain the 83/17 gender rate we experience in the Water Industry
π How role models might be the best way to break those patterns, and how this starts with visibility
π How regulations and strong incentives might be the only ways to overcome the gender imbalance
π How networking leverages our social nature to bring the necessary support to every woman water professional to achieve herself
π How the dream to break down gender barriers in water and sanitation might only be one generation away
π How the full talent pool (regardless of gender considerations) will be needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
π₯ ... and of course, we concluded with the π§ππ₯ππ πππ§π π¦πͺππ¨π©ππ€π£π¨ π₯Β
β‘οΈ Send your warm regards to Ulrike Kelm on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrike-kelm/
β‘οΈ Get the Full Story (including an infographic and full transcript) here: Β https://dww.show/its-hard-to-be-what-you-cant-see-how-to-get-more-women-in-water/
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