ADVANCING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP

CWL was founded as a cross-departmental initiative in Forbes School of Business & Technology to take tangible action to help bridge gender gaps in organizational leadership and equity.  Since its inception, it has quickly grown to include leaders and volunteers across the university, externally, and with partner organizations. 

 To achieve our mission, we focus on four areas of operations:

• Community Support: Our community engages with one another through our mentoring program, community chats, our newsletter and social media. 
• Leadership Development: There are monthly opportunities for our community to learn from experienced leaders and experts through guest speakers and panel discussions.  We also offer workshops that provide a deeper dive into topics of interest to our community. 
• Research & Application: We conduct novel research projects and curate existing research to share with our community and with organizations at large to enhance understanding of both ongoing barriers to advancing women's leadership and success strategies. Our impact also extends to our partnerships and awards, such as our annual Award for Excellence in Advancing Women's Leadership and Dissertation Award for High-Quality Research in Women's Leadership.
• CWL Supporters:  Growing our community, partners and sponsors is fundamental to ensure the ongoing impact of the Center in achieving its mission.