One research university has brought formal training to campus to support women and provide the needed leadership training in a cost-effective manner. Based on a coaching method used at Harvard in their Women's Leadership Forum, our initiative has completed its fifth cycle and provides an on-campus leadership development and support program for women. This paper offers insights into the Women's Leadership Initiative provided by focus group participants and also highlights the overall impact and effectiveness using survey data. Keywords: Women, leadership, higher education, skill-development
Women have made great strides in the past 100 years. As the iconic cigarette commercial told us almost 50 years ago, "You've come a long way, baby!" Yet women are still underrepresented in the highest leadership ranks, including state and federal offi ce. Before being asked to "lean in" or share valuable insights, a small group of very capable women were leaders long before those two words were seen in the same sentence. One such remarkable woman, Helen Holt, was a "servant-leader" throughout her illustrious and inspiring career as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, then as secretary of state , and later as a presidential appointee charged with developing the nation's nursing home system. Holt's work in state and federal government, her appointment by seven U.S. presidents to develop and implement the national nursing home program that is still in use today, and her leadership in civic and nonprofi t organizations have made her an inspiration to countless women and men.
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