Women's Leadership

Women with successful careers in science, industry and technology provide important examples to those considering careers in STEM-related fields. Women scientists, engineers and corporate leaders are becoming increasingly involved in pipeline-building programs and networks. Professional associations such as the Association for Women in Science, and the Society of Women Engineers are key examples of programs that are building women’s leadership. Leaders of academic institutions, corporations and non-profits in STEM need to model inclusive hiring and promotional practices and develop an organizational culture that fosters positive attitudes towards women’s advancement. Such leadership encourages a culture of diversity and inclusiveness for replication by middle and senior management.

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WCW hosts Muslim Women Leaders Network in Morocco

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The L Life Book Party NYC

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06/22/2011

 

 

Women's eNews Hosts "The L Life" Book Party in NYC 

June 22 - 6pm-8pm

Women's eNews HQ 6 Barclay St., 6th floor, New York

 

 

 

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“False Start: A Missed Opportunity for Women and Girls in STEM in the Race to the Top Awards”

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NAPE Report Indicates Missed Opportunity to Prepare Women and Girls for STEM Careers

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Looking to Women in America for Solutions

Submitted by Kate Meyer on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 5:13pm

*By Kate Meyer

Last week Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Preeta Bansal, General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, hosted a White House Webchat to highlight findings from the recently released report Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being. Here at NCRW we were thrilled to see Jarrett and Bansal advocating for the same policies and programs that are on our agenda.


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Building a Pipeline to Women’s Leadership

Female students have now surpassed their male peers in high school and college graduation rates. Yet across sectors, women’s representation in professional leadership roles has stalled at 15-17%. If women make up the majority of students earning Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees why are there so few women in top management positions? Further aggravating women’s uneven progress, the disparity is often most pronounced in the most lucrative fields, especially STEM, economics, and finance. 

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National Coalition of Girls' Schools

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The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) is a leading advocate for girls' education with a distinct commitment to the transformative power of all girls' schools. The Coalition acts at the forefront of educational thought, collaborating and connecting globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to empowering girls to be influential contributors to the world.  NCGS ultimately envisions a world where every girl will have access to the education and resources she needs to develop into a competent and confident woman, one who is equipped to assume whatever role she seeks for herself, wherever in the world.

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Join NCGS on June 21, 2011 as we celebrate 20 years of NCGS schools leading the way for girls and STEM with Advancing Girls in STEM: An NCGS Symposium.  Returning to the site of our first STEM symposium in 1991, Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, we will host an event that will highlight nationally-renowned speakers, present original research, and share innovative ways to engage and retain girls in the STEM fields.

And please join us, as well, the night before as we gather with the extended NCGS community-schools, alumnae, friends, and former colleagues-at Southfield School in Brookline, Massachusetts, to kick off a year-long celebration of NCGS' own 20th anniversary. Be on the lookout for more details about these events - we look forward to celebrating with you!

To learn more about and register for the Symposium and NCGS' 20th Anniversary celebration, please visit www.ncgs.org/STEMSymposium2011.

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Staying Competitive: Patching America's Leaky Pipeline in the Sciences

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 4:59pm

Premier science largely depends on the quality of the pool of future scientists. For this reason the United States has made a major effort over the past 30 years to attract more outstanding U.S. students, particularly women, into research science. Women have risen to the challenge with significant increases in all physical sciences and engineering, and they have made a huge advance in the life sciences, where they now receive more than 50 percent of all Ph.D.s. Women now represent a large part of the talent pool for research science, but many data sources indicate that they are more likely than men to “leak” out of the pipeline in the sciences before obtaining tenure at a college or university. The loss of these women, together with serious increases in European and Asian nations’ capacity for research, means the long-term dependability of a highly trained U.S. workforce and global preeminence in the sciences may be in question. 

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Building a Pipeline to Women’s Leadership

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:55pm

Female students have long surpassed their male peers in the rates at which they seek higher education. Yet across sectors, women’s representation in professional leadership roles has stalled at 15-17%. If women make up the majority of students earning Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees why are there so few women in top management positions? Further aggravating women’s uneven progress, the disparity is often most pronounced in the most lucrative fields, including STEM, economics and finance. 


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Building a Pipeline to Women's Leadership 2011

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02/28/2011

 

 

Building a Pipeline to Women's Leadership:
NCRW 2011 Afternoon Program

Please join the National Council for Research on Women and a panel of visionary leaders for an in-depth exploration of the most pressing issues of our time. This year’s program, Building a Pipeline to Women’s Leadership, will grapple with the uneven progress women are making both educationally and in their career trajectory:

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