United Fresh Produce Association has been honoring women in produce, elevating one honoree a year for more than two decades, helping to raise awareness of the challenges executive women face — and overcome -– in the produce industry.
Since the pandemic, women’s careers have been disproportionally impacted in comparison to their male counterparts, creating a she-cession. Based on a recent study conducted by executive women’s community Chief, 71% of women leaders feel they are shouldering a higher level of professional responsibility since the start of the pandemic. Further results of the survey suggest stress and isolation have increased for almost everyone, with 68% of the women reporting feeling more isolated and lonelier, while 77% reported being “more” or “much more” stressed.
United Fresh’s new program Women In Produce: Overcoming the She-cession Together will provide an experience for women to vocalize and identify the new challenges that the pandemic has introduced to their work environments, and explore solutions — through discussion and one-on-one meetings — to overcome these challenges to continue to advance their careers in the produce industry.
“We applaud United Fresh for developing a new and much needed opportunity for women in our industry to address our most recent career disruptions,” MIXTEC Group Associates Executive Vice President Kristen Reid said. “The pandemic itself does not discriminate, but the fallout of lockdown and isolation have fallen disproportionally on the shoulders of women. This program affords us an opportunity to collaboratively identify and address the new hurdles introduced this past year so we may move forward productively.”
The program follows a two-part model, starting with an Introduction of the She-cession and an exploration of the facts of the current state of women leaving the workforce and/or putting career growth on hold during the pandemic. Thought leaders will present the factors of economic, societal and gender related crisis impacting women’s employment.
Following the presentation, United Fresh will curate one-on-one meetings, allowing participants to forge new relationships for further exploration of each woman’s current state.
“The good news coming from the Chief survey is that 90% of women feel an obligation to speak up for other women during these times, and 66% say they are more open to discussing their stress levels with colleagues now then before the pandemic,” United Fresh Vice President of Education & Program Management Amanda Griffin said. “This new program will facilitate discussion and relationships among women as we work collectively to combat the consequences of the pandemic on our career growth within the industry.”
United Fresh members can participate for $100. Non-members can participate for $200. Register here.
For more information about the program, contact Amanda Griffin at 202-303-3412.
The Link LonkFebruary 17, 2021 at 02:47AM
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