Day 3 of luckThe World’s Most Powerful Women Summit featured a group of female entrepreneurs and other powerful business owners breaking through the obstacles women face at work and at home, as well as the challenges of being a young adult.
With more teenage girls experimenting with their looks after noticing trends — some of which are unrealistic — on TikTok, for example, Artemis Patrick, CEO of Sephora North America, said the company is looking to create more age-appropriate skincare. luckAlexa Michael.
“We’re not comfortable putting little kids selling retinol in our window,” she said, referring to an example in which they changed a brand model that felt too small for the product.
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In fact, the inspiration extends beyond adapting businesses to meet the needs of young people. Christy Turlington Burns founded Every Mother Counts after she suffered a hemorrhage after giving birth to her daughter 21 years ago. Burns is now working to advocate for women who need medical care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Burns said Wednesday that there are expectations that there will be an increase in maternal deaths, especially among Black women.
“Motherhood is the final battle for gender equality,” explained Reshma Saujani, founder of Moms First and Girls Who Code.
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There are other women fighting and winning the battle against efforts to quash women-focused funding in venture capital. Both Fearless Fund CEO Ariane Simon and Hello Alice president and co-founder Elizabeth Gore have confronted conservative groups that argued their funding of Black-owned businesses was discriminatory. With the lawsuits now in the rearview, both women are back to where they were, and now have allies for each other.
“We found each other, which is very special, through this,” Gore said, adding that the two also share the same cocktail.
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Women are calling out technology that doesn’t recognize them — literally.
Cathy Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, said there was a flaw in Tesla vehicles. luckJane Price. The car’s display insists that every nearby pedestrian is a man.
“My relationship with Elon is of a more personal nature,” Vidal said when asked about the billionaire Tesla CEO. Vidal drives a Tesla Model S Plaid, which she notes she bought because she wanted an electric car.
“When I’m driving, and I see a sensual woman walking across the street, Elon portrays her as a tall white man,” Vidal said during the event in Laguna Niguel, California. “In fact, the AI recognizes everyone as a tall white man.” She added. Since then Vidal A Tesla RoadsterBut she gave Musk a personal warning: “Elon, if you’re listening, I’ll take my money out if you don’t change this.”
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