“5 Things That Should Be Done To Close the Gender Wage Gap” with Francine Griesing and Candice Georgiadis

Candice Georgiadis
Nov 8 · 7 min read

Paid Family Leave — In order to lessen the burden placed upon women, we need to mandate government-funded family leave and encourage fathers in particular to take it. By doing it as a government benefit, we enable women and men to participate in raising young children without unduly burdening small business.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Francine Griesing. Francine is a trailblazing serial entrepreneur. In 2010, during one of the roughest economic downturns across all sectors, she founded Griesing Law, a women-owned and operated law firm, and has since co-founded Bossible, a marketing and business development consultancy and GriesingMazzeo Leadership, a professional training and coaching company. Fran is a valued, strategic advisor to top executives and general counsel, with over thirty five years of legal experience representing public and closely held companies, not-for-profit organizations, government entities and executives in complex business transactions, high stakes litigation, employment, and alternate dispute resolution. After practicing at top tier law firms and as Chair of Litigation for the City of Philadelphia, Fran founded Griesing Law so women could reach their potential in the male-dominated legal field. Fran was selected by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Bank of America as the 2018 Woman Business Owner of the Year and by The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia as the 2018 Small Business Person of the Year.


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Candice Georgiadis

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Candice Georgiadis is an active mother of three as well as a designer, founder, social media expert, and philanthropist.

Authority Magazine

Leadership Lessons from Authorities in Business, Film, Sports and Tech. Authority Mag is devoted primarily to sharing interesting feature interviews of people who are authorities in their industry. We use interviews to draw out stories that are both empowering and actionable.

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