The United Nations Association of New York presents
Women Money Power:
The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
with
Josie Cox
Financial Journalist and Author
Preceded by
UNA-NYC Annual Meeting 2024
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Thursday | 23 May 2024
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Registration and UNA-NYC Annual Meeting
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Program with Q+A
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Book Signing and Reception
Steelcase
4 Columbus Circle
Penthouse floor
New York, NY 10019
Admission
UNA Members: FREE
UNA Student Members: FREE
Non-Members: $15
Register for this event here
Please join us at our 2024 Annual Meeting, when UNA-NYC will celebrate our accomplishments over the past year, and our guest speaker will be financial journalist and author Josie Cox, who will share her compelling story of women’s fight for financial freedom, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality.
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Women Money Power:
The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th century, women could not take out their own loans or own bank accounts without their husband’s permission. They could be fired for getting married or pregnant, and if they still had a job, they could be kept from certain roles, restricted from working longer hours, and paid less than men for equal work.
It was a raw deal, and women weren’t happy with it. So they pushed back. Women, Money, Power is an inspirational account of brave pioneers who took on social mores and the law, including the “Rosies” who filled industrial jobs vacated by men and helped win WWII, the heiress whose fortune helped create the birth control pill, the brassy investor who broke into the boys’ club of the New York Stock Exchange, and the namesake of landmark equal pay legislation who refused to accept discrimination.
But as any woman can tell you, the battle for equality—for money and power—is far from over. Cox delves deep into the challenges women face today and the culture and systems that hold them back. This is a fascinating narrative account of progress, women’s lives, and the work still to be done.
Join us for our BookTalk event with Josie Cox, who will sign copies of her book at the end of the evening.
Those planning to attend can purchase copies of her book in advance here.
Reviews for Women Money Power
“In this compelling, deftly researched book, Josie Cox reminds us how far we’ve progressed toward equality, and what’s stalling the progress. Every person alive today needs to know and understand the struggles women have had in the workforce for generations. ” ― Lisa Napoli, author of Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie
“A bold, fascinating, and hugely important book. Josie Cox gives us the story of the fight for economic equality — past, present, and future — with deep research and riveting prose. Unforgettable.” ― Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life and The Birth of the Pill
“Josie Cox delivers a deeply researched story of how generations of workplace promises failed, and why progress is not only infuriatingly slow but often sabotaged and squandered. It's a must-read for women looking up at glass ceilings or peering over glass cliffs — and for any man who claims to support them.” ― Liz Hoffman, business and finance editor at Semafor and author of Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World's Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink
“Josie Cox’s Women Money Power should be required reading. For all genders. It's really two books in one: both an analysis of how far we’ve come in our fight against gender inequality as well as a scathing critique of how far we still have to go. As Cox brilliantly maps out, point by point, we are failing women, again and again, and she has the receipts, rigor, and storytelling chops to prove it.” ― Deborah Copaken, New York Times bestselling author of Ladyparts: A Memoir
“Women Money Power is the fascinating story of the hidden figures who have fought for women's economic equality. Josie Cox’s masterful storytelling style draws you into the gripping narratives of these female pioneers. There is much to be learned from their efforts while we continue to strive for full gender equality today. This book is a must-read.” ― Amy Diehl, PhD, author of Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work
Guest Speaker
Josie Cox
Josie Cox is a journalist, editor, and broadcaster with a particular interest in business, workplace culture, and equality.
She has an extensive professional network and experience working for a broad range of media outlets in Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and the U.S., including Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, and The Independent, where she served as business editor.
As a freelancer, her work has appeared in the Guardian, Fortune, Forbes, the Times and Sunday Times of London, and other publications. She has appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, and Sky News, and is a regular guest on the BBC.
Cox was a fully funded 2020/2021 Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia Journalism School. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School and is also an associate instructor within the Strategic Communications program at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies.
She lives in New York City.
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