“Machiavelli was an incredibly clear-eyed, original thinker who might just be history’s first true champion of real talk. For that reason, there could be no better guide for women in the workplace.”
– Stacey Vanek Smith

This event took place on March 2, 2023.

You deserve it! Make the time to join your Women’s Fund for an Economic Mobility pillar Impact Collaborative with NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith, host of “The Indicator” and correspondent for “Planet Money.” Smith is the author of a new book for women seeking to advance in the workplace. She taps into advice from 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli for tips on getting ahead and merges it with contemporary research and studies of how men and women are treated differently. Then she shares what we can do about it.

Referencing our Gender and Equity Dashboard, women’s earnings and labor force participation continue to lag. And according to Smith’s book, “Machiavelli For Women”:

  • 80% of CEOs are men (for Fortune 500 companies, it’s more than 90%).
  • Corporate Boards are more than 80% male.
  • Women make about 80 cents for every dollar a man makes.
  • Two-thirds of federal judges are male.
  • 75% of elected representatives are men.
  • Women start 40% of the businesses in the country, but 98% of venture capital goes to men.
  • Join your Women’s Fund virtually via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, March 2, from 9:00 am- 10:00 am as we bring Machiavelli to Miami to discuss and learn how women can defend their worth, grow their ambition and win in the workplace!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Stacey Vanek Smith is the co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money. She’s also a correspondent for Planet Money, where she covers business and economics. In this role, Smith has followed economic stories down the muddy back roads of Oklahoma to buy 100 barrels of oil; she’s traveled to Pune, India, to track down the man who pitched the country’s dramatic currency devaluation to the prime minister; and she’s spoken with a North Korean woman who made a small fortune smuggling artificial sweetener in from China.

Prior to going to NPR, Smith worked for Marketplace, where she was a correspondent and fill-in host. While there, Smith was part of a collaboration with The New York Times, where she explored the relationship between money and marriage. She was also part of Marketplace‘s live shows, where she produced a series of pieces on getting her data mined.

Smith is a native of Idaho and grew up working on her parents’ cattle ranch. She is a graduate of Princeton University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature and creative writing. She also holds a master’s in broadcast journalism from Columbia University.

PANELISTS

Sarah Zabel is a retired Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge who served on the Bench for nearly 16 years. She is now the President of MAZE Resolutions PA. Her firm is an all-female statewide fullservice dispute resolution practice, which includes mediation, Special Magistrate, Arbitrator, neutral umpire, Guardian Ad Litem, and fee expert.

Besides her Dispute Resolution Practice, she serves on several boards and committees, which include the MDFAWL Foundation Board(she is a past president of MDFAWL), Chair for the Miami Dade Commission For Women, Board of Miami Dade Bar (executive committee) and the Key Clubhouse Board. She is also is a mentor for Women of Tomorrow (a mentoring organization for at risk high school girls).

Honors and Awards: Florida Trailblazer, Daily Business Review, 2020;Florida Trend, Legal Elite, Mediation & Arbitration, 2020; FAWL President’s Award for Outstanding Service; Special Recognition Award from Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of the Circuit Court; Achievement Award from the State Attorney’s Office; Pro Bono Service Award. Hannah G. Solomon Award for Outstanding Leadership, Commitment and Service to our Community. Women of Achievement Award from Shaare Zedek; 2016 Visionary Award – Collaborative Family Law Institute for Outstanding Leadership in the Implementation of the Collaborative Law Pilot Project; Miami Dade Justice Association Appreciation for Public Service; Nominated in 2015 for the Chief Justice’s Judicial Excellence Award; Judicial Lifetime Achievement Award; The Devorah Judge Award.

Established Miami Shine which is now a statewide youth advocacy group for youth who are transitioning out of the Foster Care System. Established the TLC pro bono project while on the family bench helping indigent families find closure through the collaborative law process.

Mother of four amazing children Joshua, Jeremy, Jessica, and Jennifer.

Angeli Murthy is a shareholder at Morgan & Morgan and is board certified by the Florida Bar in labor and employment law. She specializes in employment litigation, including lawsuits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (failure to pay minimum wages and overtime); unlawful harassment, discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal and state law; and breaches of contract for commissions or other earned wages. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan in 2011, Ms. Murthy practiced for over five years in the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where her clients included Fortune 100 companies. At Morgan Lewis, Ms. Murthy represented employers in all types of single-plaintiff and class action employment litigation. For the last decade, since joining Morgan & Morgan, Ms. Murthy has put her considerable experience to use on behalf of employees whose employers have wrongly withheld wages, or have discriminated against them in violation of the law.

Since joining Morgan & Morgan, Ms. Murthy has achieved several notable victories for her clients, including several jury trial wins in both state and federal courts.  In addition, Ms. Murthy has successfully argued and won a number of federal appeals, and has argued before the Third, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.  Ms. Murthy has also had success in reaching positive settlement outcomes for her clients in both individual and class and collective actions, with many six and seven figure settlements to her credit.   

Ms. Murthy earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2004. While in law school, Ms. Murthy was a senior articles editor for the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. She earned her B.A. in both English and Law & Society from Oberlin College in 2001.

Ms. Murthy is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Florida, and before several federal courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States, the Third, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, and all U.S. District Courts in Florida and Pennsylvania.

Ms. Murthy is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has been a speaker at CLEs in Florida and California on topics pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act. She also is a member of the South Asian Bar Association, which she previously served as president; the National Employment Lawyers’ Association (NELA); and the Labor and Employment Section of the Florida Bar, for which she currently serves on the Executive Council.

Samantha Santana, 21, is a senior at Florida International University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Public Administration and certification in Human Rights and Political Transitions. After starting as an intern, Samantha currently works as the Development Assistant at The Women’s Fund of Miami Dade. Samantha also serves as a fellow and Academic Chair for the FIU Maurice A. Ferrè Institute for Civic Engagement. Samantha hopes to further her education by attending law school in Fall 2024 and continue a career in the public sector. Samantha’s interests include gender equality, gun violence prevention, and criminal justice reform.