Women still marginalized in PR
Women dominate public relations, but the gender gap is alive and well in terms of perception, leadership and recognition.
As we got closer to the event, I realized I was the only female speaker on the docket. It was shocking.
Communications is a female-dominated industry, and plenty of talented, high-profile women in Chicago could have participated. Instead Cision had male speakers for both the opening and closing keynotes. I shared my panel with four men.
To be fair, our panel did have a female moderator, the PRSA Chicago president. However, during the cocktail reception, I had several attendees (both men and women) ask me: “Why were you the only woman who spoke? Don’t we dominate this industry?”
Yes and no.
Women are still underrepresented
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