Sara Blakely
and Tabitha Brown Also Addressed the 25th Annual Event
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Allende and Sara Blakely and
Lulu Garcia-Navarro
AUSTIN,
Texas, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- More than
7,500 people attended the 25th annual Texas Conference for Women
today, where keynote speakers addressed the theme of "Power in
Unity."
"For the first time in history, millions of women are empowered
by education, healthcare, jobs, and information—and any hope for
peace and prosperity is in the hands of Western women," said
Isabel Allende, American Book
Award-winner, author of 28 books, and a lifelong advocate of
women's rights. "But we are not alone. Millions of men are sharing
with us a vision of a new order."
"You don't have to say to put a label on yourself, but just do
the work. The work is being defiant, successful, independent, and
most of all united–because women alone are very vulnerable. Women
together are invincible. And that's the whole point, to be
conscious of our strength, and we can only feel that when we are
together."
"There's a lot to be said for being with people at this moment
as you are here," said Julia
Louis-Dreyfus, 11-time Emmy Award-winner, star of
Seinfeld and Veep, and host of the popular,
award-winning podcast Wiser Than Me. "Human connection is
invaluable; we should cling to it with our lives."
The Texas Conference for Women advances women in the workplace
and beyond. This nonpartisan, nonprofit event focuses on
leadership, career advancement, and personal development. This year
marked the 25th anniversary of the largest conference for women in
Texas.
Sara Blakely, founder and
CEO of Spanx, inventor, and philanthropist, spoke with Lulu Garcia-Navarro, host of The
Interview at The New York Times Magazine. Blakely, who
recently launched the new footwear company Sneex, talked about the
importance of women inventors.
"There aren't as many female inventors as there should be,"
Blakely said. "When I invented Spanx in 2000, only 6% of primary
patent holders were women. And then all these years later, it's
only 13%. We are living in a world that is created by men. We need
the female point of view."
"Men have been making high heels, for example, for 400 years,
and we've all suffered. So, I find it important for all to use our
ingenuity, use our voices, stand up, and come up with a better
way."
Tabitha Brown, actress,
author, and Emmy Award-winning host, also spoke along with several
dozen of the nation's top experts on leadership, career
advancement, and personal development.
The Texas Conference for Women, presented by Liberty Mutual
Insurance, is part of the Conferences for Women, the nation's
largest network of women's conferences. The network's conferences
in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, and Texas attract more than 55,000 people
annually.
The Conferences for Women will also host a nationwide virtual
gathering on March 5, 2025. Learn
more here.
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