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Empower by Example   Episode 7 - Heather Arnet, CEO Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern PA   Get to know Heather Arnet and her work at WGF!!  From theater to branding to business development, Heather used her experience as a feminist/activist theater director to step into the role of CEO of a women’s fund that was founded in Pittsburgh in the late 1990’s.  Arnet joined the organization in 2004 and she is a tireless advocate for women and girls rights locally, nationally, and internationally. She serves as a regular Op-Ed writer for the Huffington Post, Daily Beast, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Business Times, and commentator to local and national media regarding women and girls’ rights and economic development.  At WGF, Arnet has spearheaded efforts to decrease the gender wage gap and increase women’s representation on public and corporate boards.   Her mission is so big that everyone wants to be a part of it.  There are so many things that impact women and girls, and advocacy work with that gender lens is critical in Pennsylvania.  Femisphire is a report WGF released in 2016 that cited 76% of Pittsburgh households living in poverty are single moms.  This report grabbed the attention of the larger foundations and endowments in the area, which has led to several initiatives that put single moms at the center of conversations about economic development, the transportation solutions, and fair wages.  Learn more by reading the report here:  https://wgfpa.org/Femisphere-Phase-One-Presentation-September-2016-combined-3.pdf or watching a short video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sbqyXPvfNI   For more information about intersectionality, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Ted Talk is here:  https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en   When Arnet came on as CEO, she spent some time asking “Where are the girls?”  The GirlGov program was born as they brought girls in to create and run their own programs.  It speaks to the culture of WGF, where programs are created by the end user and the participants themselves.  Along those lines, in 2019 Codeswitch was an innovative hack-a-thon that put the single moms at the center of all of the conversations.  Heather Hopson of Single Mom Defined facilitated 40 single moms attending and participating in a technological solution that would benefit them in the Femisphere.  The entire facilitation from the initial meeting to the awards ceremony was about the absolute best product that could be achieved.     You can learn more about Codeswitch here: https://wgfpa.org/our-work/codeswitch/ If you are a single mom living in the Pittsburgh area, check out Single Mom Defined: https://www.facebook.com/SingleMomDefined/   WGF is a leader in policy that supports families, and Heather is mobilizing politicians to create policies that reframe the way our society takes leave from work to care from their families.  The Family Care Act refers to paid medical leave and insurance funds.  To support this bill sign up for the action steps:   For more information about Pediatric Palliative Care, check out their organization’s website: https://getpalliativecare.org/whatis/pediatric/   You can also follow Women and Girls foundation::   Newsletter: https://wgfpa.org/news-events/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/wgfpa IG: https://www.instagram.com/wgfpa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wgfpa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor     Music by Buscrates (https://www.instagram.com/buscrates/?hl=de)

Empower by Example Episode 7 - Heather Arnet, CEO Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern PA Get to know Heather Arnet and her work at WGF!!  From theater to branding to business development, Heather used her experience as a feminist/activist theater director to step into the role of CEO of a women’s fund that was founded in Pittsburgh in the late 1990’s.  Arnet joined the organization in 2004 and she is a tireless advocate for women and girls rights locally, nationally, and internationally. She serves as a regular Op-Ed writer for the Huffington Post, Daily Beast, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Business Times, and commentator to local and national media regarding women and girls’ rights and economic development.  At WGF, Arnet has spearheaded efforts to decrease the gender wage gap and increase women’s representation on public and corporate boards. Her mission is so big that everyone wants to be a part of it.  There are so many things that impact women and girls, and advocacy work with that gender lens is critical in Pennsylvania.  Femisphire is a report WGF released in 2016 that cited 76% of Pittsburgh households living in poverty are single moms.  This report grabbed the attention of the larger foundations and endowments in the area, which has led to several initiatives that put single moms at the center of conversations about economic development, the transportation solutions, and fair wages.  Learn more by reading the report here: <a href="https://wgfpa.org/Femisphere-Phase-One-Presentation-September-2016-combined-3.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wgfpa.org/Femisphere-Phase-One-Presentation-September-2016-combined-3.pdf</a> or watching a short video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sbqyXPvfNI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sbqyXPvfNI</a> For more information about intersectionality, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Ted Talk is here: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en</a> When Arnet came on as CEO, she spent some time asking “Where are the girls?”  The GirlGov program was born as they brought girls in to create and run their own programs.  It speaks to the culture of WGF, where programs are created by the end user and the participants themselves.  Along those lines, in 2019 Codeswitch was an innovative hack-a-thon that put the single moms at the center of all of the conversations.  Heather Hopson of Single Mom Defined facilitated 40 single moms attending and participating in a technological solution that would benefit them in the Femisphere.  The entire facilitation from the initial meeting to the awards ceremony was about the absolute best product that could be achieved.   You can learn more about Codeswitch here: <a href="https://wgfpa.org/our-work/codeswitch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wgfpa.org/our-work/codeswitch/</a> If you are a single mom living in the Pittsburgh area, check out Single Mom Defined: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SingleMomDefined/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SingleMomDefined/</a> WGF is a leader in policy that supports families, and Heather is mobilizing politicians to create policies that reframe the way our society takes leave from work to care from their families.  The Family Care Act refers to paid medical leave and insurance funds.  To support this bill sign up for the action steps: For more information about Pediatric Palliative Care, check out their organization’s website: <a href="https://getpalliativecare.org/whatis/pediatric/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://getpalliativecare.org/whatis/pediatric/</a> You can also follow Women and Girls foundation:: Newsletter: <a href="https://wgfpa.org/news-events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wgfpa.org/news-events/</a> FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wgfpa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wgfpa</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wgfpa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wgfpa/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wgfpa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wgfpa?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> Music by Buscrates (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/buscrates/?hl=de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/buscrates/?hl=de</a>)

Episode 7: Heather Arnet, CEO Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern PA

Heather Arnet is CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization focused on creating equality for women and girls. Heather talked with us about the work Women and Girls Foundation does, as well as the importance of getting more women to run for office, and what she learned about the process when she threw her hat into the ring.

Heather Arnet is CEO of the <a href="http://wgfpa.org/who-we-are/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women and Girls Foundation</a>, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization focused on creating equality for women and girls. Heather talked with us about the work Women and Girls Foundation does, as well as the importance of getting more women to run for office, and what she learned about the process when she threw her hat into the ring.

The Broadcast Podcast | Episode 12: Heather Arnet

Lynn Sherr

Robin on Twitter misogyny, and on science discovering the miraculously curative placenta. Guests: ABC journalist Lynn Sherr talks about her book on Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman in space; jazz star Karrin Allyson sings and plays; Heather Arnet on her film Madame Presidenta.

WMC Live #87: Lynn Sherr, Karrin Allyson, Heather Arnet. (Original Airdate 6/14/2014)