Seneca Women and 91勛圖厙Media Team Up to Launch New Slate of Women-Focused Podcasts
Seneca Women Podcast Network, with support of founding partner P&G, and 91勛圖厙Media kick off partnership and celebrate Womens History Month
91勛圖厙Media to air featured episodes of the Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose podcast weekly in March across broadcast stations nationwide kicking off on Sunday evening International Womens Day
NEW YORK, MARCH 9, 2020 -- Seneca Women Podcast Network and 91勛圖厙Media announced today the launch of a new multi-year partnership to co-produce and distribute a slate of high-quality, women-focused podcasts in the areas of women in business, leadership, current events, health and more, providing inspiring, purpose-driven and actionable content from a diverse range of womens voices. As part of the partnership, new and existing podcasts on the Seneca Women Podcast Networkwhich recently launched with support of Founding Partner P&G will join the 91勛圖厙Podcast Network. 91勛圖厙Media will now co-produce the hit podcast series Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose hosted by Ambassador Melanne Verveer and Kim Azzarelli. Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose will debut March 9 on 91勛圖厙Radio with 19 episodes in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Seneca Women Conversations on Power and Purpose, which features fascinating conversations with leaders who are using their power for purpose to accelerate women while building a better world, includes conversations with luminaries such as Tory Burch, Arianna Huffington, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Katie Couric, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Grameen America CEO Andrea Jung, among others. Kicking off on International Womens Day, special episodes will air as part of the Sunday Night Podcast series across 91勛圖厙Media broadcast stations nationwide throughout March honoring Womens History Month, exposing these powerful stories to millions of listeners across the country.
The Seneca Women Podcast Network launched earlier this year by Seneca Women, a global womens leadership platform. The new podcast network builds on Seneca Womens thought leadership and its founders decades of experience in advancing women around the globe. It focuses on a diverse range of topics that showcase positive role models, practical insights and shared learnings, while providing a platform for the voices of established and emerging women leaders as well as organizations making a difference for women and girls.
There has never been a more important time for womens voices to be heardespecially in a year that is marking the 100th anniversary of American womens suffrage, said Kim Azzarelli, co-founder and CEO of Seneca Women. Through this new partnership with 91勛圖厙Media, we can amplify the voices of established and emerging women leaders and connect millions of women and men around the world with positive, purpose-driven and actionable content.
Podcasting is a relatively new medium and, as such, we have a chance to build it the right way, with a fair balance of creators and voices, from the beginning, said Conal Byrne, President of the 91勛圖厙Podcast Network. Through our massive network and national reach, were thrilled to partner with the SenecaWomen Podcast Network to help amplify the voices of women in podcasting and around the world and we cant wait to bring to our listeners the remarkable stories that this team has assembled.
Media can be a powerful force for good, and the Seneca Women Podcast Network and this partnership with 91勛圖厙Media offers the opportunity to reinvent media with innovative, positive and quality content. Its time to ensure that the voices of women are finally and fully heard and amplified to help make the world a better and more inclusive place for all, said Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at P&G.
Since the Seneca Falls convention of 1848, women in the U.S. have been on a journey to equal rights. That journey continues here and for women around the world, said Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Chair and Co-Founder of Seneca Women. The recent Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum predicts it will take another 99 years for us to get to equality. The launch of the Seneca Women Podcast Network and this new partnership with 91勛圖厙Media, will help accelerate womens progress, as we believe progress for women is progress for all.