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women's leadership initiative

helping women advance further and faster up their career ladder

The YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative empowers women to become effective leaders by providing them with essential skills and strategies that enable them to make valuable contributions as they move up the corporate leadership ladder. Though women make up nearly half of the total U.S. workforce, there is a startling lack of women in leadership positions:

Nationally, only 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women*
In Northeast Ohio, 0 out of 54 of the highest-paid CEOs are women**
Only 3 out of 83 of the highest paid non-CEOs are women**

Research by Catalyst and McKinsey & Co. shows a positive correlation between companies that have a better gender balance at the top and stronger financial returns in their bottom lines. ***

Through a wide range of programming that includes Boot Camp and Momentum, monthly workshops, corporate consulting and a yearly, one-day leadership conference, the YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative helps advance professional women further and faster up their career ladders.

*According to the 2009 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners in the Fortune 500
** According to the Crain's Cleveland 2008 Book of Lists
***The Business Case for the Economic Power of Women, Diversity Executive, March 2009

For more information about the YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative, please contact:

Kara Stafford
Manager, Women's Leadership Initiative
kstafford@ywcaofcleveland.org
(216) 881-6878 Ext. 233

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wli	wli women's leadership initiative helping women advance further and faster up their career ladder The YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative empowers women to become effective leaders by providing them with essential skills and strategies that enable them to make valuable contributions as they move up the corporate leadership ladder. Though women make up nearly half of the total U.S. workforce, there is a startling lack of women in leadership positions: Nationally, only 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women* In Northeast Ohio, 0 out of 54 of the highest-paid CEOs are women Only 3 out of 83 of the highest paid non-CEOs are women Research by Catalyst and McKinsey & Co. shows a positive correlation between companies that have a better gender balance at the top and stronger financial returns in their bottom lines. *** Through a wide range of programming that includes Boot Camp and Momentum, monthly workshops, corporate consulting and a yearly, one-day leadership conference, the YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative helps advance professional women further and faster up their career ladders. According to the 2009 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners in the Fortune 500 * According to the Crain's Cleveland 2008 Book of Lists ***The Business Case for the Economic Power of Women, Diversity Executive, March 2009 For more information about the YWCA Women's Leadership Initiative, please contact: Kara Stafford Manager, Women's Leadership Initiative kstafford@ywcaofcleveland.org (216) 881-6878 Ext. 233
monthly workshops
leadership boot camp & momentum
boot camp & momentum alumnae
corporate consulting
women's leadership conference
mentoring circles
women's career connection
eNewsletter