Jeff Barth – The Importance of Men in Women’s Empowerment

The importance of men in Women’s Empowerment. Progress linked to freedom of speech and women’s empowerment. How business leaders can bring more sustainable goals into their corporations. My guest today is Jeff Barth, Senior Director of MARC (Men Advocating Real Change), Catalysts’ learning community for professional men, with a background in political campaign management for federal and local candidates. We will be discussing: The importance of men in Women’s Empowerment. How this helps empower women. Progress linked to freedom of speech and women’s empowerment – Last 10-15 years and how progress can be unexpected and not in the regions you would think How business leaders can bring more sustainable goals into their corporations. The impact on women’s empowerment, what we can learn from each other, values, opportunities and support Understanding the challenges face by inclusive leadership. What companies and organisations do to facilitate this and to encourage their employees to think more about ways of helping each other to a more inclusive future. Jeff Barth is the Senior Director of MARC (Men Advocating Real Change), a learning community for professional men who are committed to building inclusive workplaces. He’s responsible for the development, implementation, and marketing of MARC’s strategy and initiatives aimed at empowering individuals to become inclusive leaders and powerful forces for change in the workplace. As an expert on engaging men, Jeff also provides external training, does speaking engagements, and takes part in creating and expanding Catalyst’s engaging men programs. Before joining Catalyst, Jeff managed political campaigns for federal and local candidates. You can find Jeff on the web: Website – Catalyst – MARC Social Media –  twitter