The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) advances women leaders and gender equity in the workplace. It is located in our Lerner Business & Economics and among many great programs it organizes the fabulous WLI Webinar Series.
Ascend: Empowering Female Students for Success
The goal of the one-hour online sessions in the Ascend: Empowering Female Students for Success series is to equip female students with the tools they need to be more effective in the workplace. Students will be introduced to successful female executives who serve as advisors and role models and teach critical leadership skills.
Women in Economics: Symposium and Podcast Series
Are you majoring in economics or know someone who is? Join us at the St. Louis Fed’s annual Women in Economics Symposium. You will hear from exciting role models with fascinating careers in economics while also learning some practical tips about job searching, finding a mentor, and more. Stay tuned for news about the next event..
Discover Economics, a British campaign from the Royal Economic Society, has hosted a Women in Economics event in partnership with The Women in Economics Initiative and as part of International Women’s Day.
The event was chaired by Anna Isaac, Economics Editor, The Independent, and the guests are inspirational female economists from University of Bristol, NHS England, London and Partners and Ofgem sharing their career journeys and explaining the importance of their expertise in economics in the very different activities they are involved in. Although they were all working in Britain, the event was very informative and their experiences are of great interest and relevant to anyone considering working in economics anywhere.
Watch the recorded event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJOQZtMIyU&t=1552s
Women in Economics Initiative interview series “Insights into Careers”
WiE (Women in Economics Initiative) launched a new interview series “Insights into Careers” to explore the multiple opportunities for careers after an Economics degree
Women In Economics Series brought to you by MRU (Marginal Revolution University)
Women in Economics Podcast Series from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Interesting accounts to follow on Twitter:
- Women in Economics Initiative (@Women_in_Econ): The Women In Economics Initiative is a volunteer-run, non-profit association established to advance gender equality in the field of economics. Our goal is to encourage equal opportunity and balanced representation of genders in the economics profession across the academic, business, and public sectors.
- Women in Econ/Policy (@weconpol): An inclusive community for women interested in econ, policy, and development.
- Discover Economics(@DiscoverEcon): Discover Economics is a campaign led by the Royal Economic Society that aims to broaden the appeal of economics to potential students, change their perceptions of economics and economists, and attract more students from under-represented groups (women, state school/further education college students, and ethnic minorities).
