The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) at West Virginia University was introduced 10 years ago as a campus-wide effort to connect, empower, and provide leadership development for a small group of women leaders at the university. Over time, membership in the WLI has evolved to include women of all career stages and career paths who see themselves as leaders, those who aspire to be leaders, and those who exert influence within their units and the university structure. The WLI supports women through learning, networking, and mentoring opportunities. The purpose of this article is to describe how the initiative supports women's leadership, introduce the WLI framework for leadership development, and share examples of 2 leadership-education opportunities for women administrators, faculty, and staff working within academia.
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