Women's Leadership

Advancing women's leadership across sectors is one of the central imperatives of NCRW's work and mission. Although women have made great strides in education and professional training, this achievement does not always translate into increased numbers of women leaders. Researchers, advocates, and policymakers in business, academia, philanthropy, and the non-profit sector have been grappling with the leadership gap and seeking strategies to remove barriers to women's advancement. The Council is working closely with its partners to expand the pipeline and ensure that more women are empowered to take on leadership roles.

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  • Studying how much powerful men and women talk
    April 27, 2012

    Yale School of Management Assistant Professor Victoria Brescoll finds that even women in power purposely curtail how much they speak in a group because they’re aware, whether they like it or not, that being too outspoken can be off-putting...
  • Protest Outside Facebook HQ Challenges Pale, Male And Stale Board
    April 27, 2012

    The women's rights group UltraViolet organized a demonstration outside of Facebook's New York office to protest the social media company's appointment of an all-white, all-male board ahead of its IPO.

     
  • An Upside to the 'War on Women'?
    April 25, 2012

    Karin Kamp asks  "Is there an upside to the so-called 'war on women'? Could it be mobilizing a new generation of women leaders?" She interviews some prominent women representing the interests of other women to find out.

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  • With two strong women in the Alberta premier’s race, gender’s a non-starter
    April 23, 2012

    Shari Graydon ofr Informed Opinions, a Canadian initiative to build women’s leadership through media engagement, discusses the Alberta election between two female candidates for Premier, Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith and the Conservatives...
  • Cannes' Female Director Problem Highlighted By 2012 Selections
    April 20, 2012

    An Huffington Post analysis of the films competing at the 2012 Cannes festival finds that none of the 23 movies eligible for awards like the prestigious Palme D'Or were directed by women. And just two of the films chosen for the "Un Certain...

Project Related Reports & Publications

Strategies Employed, Lessons Learned, and Challenges Ahead: Diversity & Inclusion

The full analysis of the Diversity & Inclusion project's Strategies, Outcomes and Lessons Learned.

Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality, San Francisco State University Honoring Leadership and Diversity: Women of Color and the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality


Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon: Women of Color, Borders, and Power: Mentoring and Leadership


Miami University Women’s Studies Program: Diversify the Leadership


Diversifying the Leadership in Women’s Research, Policy and Advocacy Centers, Simmons College


Diversifying the Leadership of the Southwest Women’s Law Center
Research Leadership Initiative for Women of Color, University of Massachusetts Boston


Blog Posts

Can You Hear (or Read) Me Now?
Kyla Bender-Baird
Originally posted by Rylee Sommers-Flagan June 24, 2010 on EmoryWheel,com (Emory University's student newspaper)I’ve long been suspicious that editorialists and editorial boards, despite...
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 1:50pm
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The legal system as a tool to protect women’s rights
Kyla Bender-Baird
by Ruth Schechter Originally posted May 16, 2010 on Gender News from the Clayman Institute for Gender ResearchGlobally, women face a unique range of human rights issues, from female circumcision to...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 4:17pm
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Charlotte Bunch Tribute to Rhonda Copelon
Kyla Bender-Baird
In today's WMC Exclusive, "An Architect of Feminist Human Rights Law," human rights leader and feminist foremother Charlotte Bunch offers a tribute to Rhonda Copelon, who had a profound...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 1:12pm
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Questioning Success at NCRW's Corporate Leadership Summit
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By Jacqueline Mumbey*Last week, NCRW held a two-day corporate leadership summit (April 27-28) at Time Warner. It was an inspiring series of roundtables and explorations of the challenges and...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 11:28am
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Finding the International Women's Movement at CSW (Side Events)
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Kyla Bender-Baird
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 5:26pm
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