{"id":1915,"date":"2019-05-01T07:56:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T11:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2019-04-23T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:35:56","slug":"the-future-of-sustainability-is-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2019\/05\/01\/the-future-of-sustainability-is-female\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Sustainability is Female"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post was written by Emily Klein ’19<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDITOR’S NOTE: <\/strong>The MBA Women for Change, a student-founded and managed group, is about to conclude its first year of existence, and scored a number of significant accomplishments in 2018-2019 aimed at bringing the issue of gender equality in the workplace to the forefront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a woman in my mid-twenties, I am constantly thinking\nabout my future\u2014crafting my next move, creating my career path, and navigating\nthe opportunity costs of personal and professional decisions. My decision to\nattend business school solidified my personal statement of purpose: I am\ncapable, confident, and powerful, and I will bring about meaningful change in\nthe world. For me, business school was intimidating and, to be honest,\nsometimes I felt like an imposter; however, if there is one thing I\u2019ll take\naway from the SIMBA program, it is  the\nidea that challenges bring about great opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We started the MBA Women for Change group to actively\npromote women in business leadership roles. Female leaders are and will be key\ndrivers of sustainability efforts around the world; we see great opportunity in\nrecognizing and capitalizing on the unique perspectives of women as we pursue\nsustainability and innovation in business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MBA Women for Change has three goals in mind for our short\nyear together: spurring deeper conversations around women in leadership and\nsustainability roles; organizing professional development opportunities; and\nbuilding networks of support within the university and in the Vermont business\ncommunity. In our first semester, we have accomplished quite a lot in pursuit\nof these goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversations around women in\nbusiness: Serving as a support group and forum for women in the current\ncohort, Women for Change has encouraged discussions on topics ranging from\nSheryl Sandberg\u2019s \u201cLean In\u201d to communication and confrontation. The group has\nalso facilitated cohort-wide conversations around gender, identity, and\nleadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional development:\nWomen for Change has hosted several professional development workshops,\nincluding a session on power and leadership in conjunction with the UVM Women\u2019s\nCenter, lunch with guest speaker Lori Smith on organizational wellbeing, and an\ninteractive situations workshop with our own Alexa Steiner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outreach: Coordinating with\nthe Alumni MBA Women\u2019s Group and women on the SIMBA Advisory Board, Women for\nChange is working to create a more tight-knit SIMBA community of female\nleaders. Group members have also attended community networking events with Vermont\nWomenpreneurs, Vermont Women\u2019s Fund, and the New England Women\u2019s Investor\nNetwork, and have connected with local businesses such as Generator, a\nmakerspace in Burlington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In pursuit of these goals, we have sparked deeper\ndiscussions, forged stronger connections, and created a more supportive and\ninclusive learning space. Our hope is these conversations, interactions, and networks\nempower women to take the lead toward a more sustainable future. By growing the\npipeline of female leaders in the sustainability space, UVM and others are\neffecting long-term change. As many before me have said: this is not a women\u2019s\nissue, it\u2019s a human issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say to be the change you wish to see in the world. The\nMBA Women for Change group envisions a more sustainable and equitable future;\nour cumulative individual efforts power a driving force within our program and\nbeyond to achieve this vision. For the twelve months we have together in the SIMBA\nprogram, we work to change the conversation around female MBA students and\nleaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come August 2019, we will have a powerful network of women\nbehind us as we move into corporations and create our own companies. From\nfinance and marketing to supply chain and social responsibility, we are the\nleaders we wish to see in the world. I am proud to study alongside tenacious\nwomen and supportive men \u2013 together, the 41 of us are a force to be reckoned\nwith. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Emily Klein ’19 EDITOR’S NOTE: The MBA Women for Change, a student-founded and managed group, is about to conclude its first year of existence, and scored a number of significant accomplishments in 2018-2019 aimed at bringing the issue of gender equality in the workplace to the forefront. As a woman … <\/p>\n

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