Central Ohio's women face unique barriers compared to men in the creation and accumulation of their personal wealth. The cost of the disparity is enormous: the Federal Reserve estimated that closing gender and racial wealth gaps could have increased Ohio's GDP by $67 billion between 2005 and 2019. This week's forum digs into the challenges Central Ohio women face in the creation of personal wealth and the new data and policies needed to close the disparity.

Featuring:

Courtney Falato, Vice President and Program Officer, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Hannah Halbert, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio

Kimberly Minor, President and CEO, Women of Color Retail Alliance

Lillian Morales-Laster, Executive Director, Empowering Latinas Leadership Academy (ELLA)

The moderator was Kelley Griesmer, President and CEO, The Women's Fund of Central Ohio.

This forum was sponsored by The Ohio State University and The Ellis.

The livestream presenting sponsor was The Center for Human Kindness at the Columbus Foundation. The livestream partner was The Columbus Dispatch.

This forum was recorded before a live audience at The Ellis in Columbus, Ohio's historic Italian Village on August 28, 2024.