by Melissa Shanklin | May 11, 2023 | Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Leadership Series: A Student’s Perspective A leader I admire is Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States. Michelle grew up in a blue-collar home in Chicago and went to Princeton for her...
by Kanui Peck | May 5, 2023 | Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Senator Hirono was born in Japan and moved to the United States at eight with her mother and brother. Upon coming here, they often struggled and lived in poverty (Mickey et al., 2022). Senator Hirono overcame many challenges, and on January 3, 2013, she became the...
by Patti Cook | Jan 10, 2022 | Career Development, Gender Bias, Mentoring Women, Retention Rate of Women, Women In Leadership
Want to retain women? Be an ally. This past year has been one of change for the job market. In fact, in the September 2021 issue of Harvard Business Review, their research found “employees between 30 and 45 years old have had the greatest increase in resignation...
by Patti Cook | Nov 29, 2021 | Board Openings, Career Development, Mentoring Women, Women In Leadership, Women on Boards
Build Your Leadership Capacity in 2022: Join a Non-Profit or Corporate Board Here at the Women’s Leadership Institute, one of our main goals is to build leadership capacity in women. There are many places where this intersection of capacity building and service...
by Patti Cook | Nov 10, 2021 | Career Development, CDS, Mentoring Women, PDS, Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Self-care may seem counterintuitive while discussing career growth. However, the connection is real. Forbes, featured this topic with author Amy Blaschka, stating, “Living in a world of “always on” culture can wreak havoc on you physically, emotionally, and...
by Patti Cook | Oct 24, 2021 | Utah, Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
This election cycle is one for the books. We have never elected a woman for the U.S. Senate and this time around, we have multiple women running for that office. No matter your political persuasion, this is cause for celebration! Additionally, we have many women...
