Women and Leadership
CREATING GREAT LEADERS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Women hold up half the sky. — Mao Tse-Tung
The Human Rights Campaign believes that women are key to our success as a civil rights organization and essential to the LGBT movement’s ability to win equality for all. We also believe that we can and must reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. That’s why HRC is excited to offer a Women and Leadership program.
The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities for women to strengthen their leadership and to support them as visionary and courageous social change leaders who will play a critical role in breaking through the many barriers to securing justice for all.
A key component of the program is an intensive four-day leadership learning retreat. The inaugural retreat was in January 1009. The next retreat is scheduled for January 28 – 31, 2010, in Washington, DC. Applications are due October 30, 2009.
HRC invites all women-identified leaders who:
- Demonstrate a commitment to social justice and LGBT equality
- Currently are volunteering on HRC boards or steering committees
- Are high performers who are in or intend to take on positions of leadership on HRC boards and/or steering committees
- Are committed to developing their own personal leadership skills
Don’t miss this opportunity to join a group of passionate and powerful women leaders!
HRC held it’s inaugural Women and Leadership retreat in January 2009. Here is what the participants had to say:
- I left feeling empowered, energized and with a renewed sense of self-awareness and purpose. This retreat helped me find my voice, focus my message and assert myself. I always knew it was in me.
- This retreat and HRC’s commitment to it and the women there, really re-energized me and reminded me about the impact we (HRC) can have. It has engaged me to be an even more involved and more vocal proponent of HRC.
- I also learned things about myself and my leadership style. I was always one to take on too many things and not say no – and I was so energized by my experience that I declined to take a leadership role in one organization because I want to spend more time with HRC.
- Most often we are one or maybe two on a steering committee and this weekend helped us to realize we are not in it alone.
- The 4 days of this retreat have added more to my leadership presence than the 8 month program I participated in with the United Way last year. The community building among the HRC women is unbelievable and I believe it will make a positive difference in women’s effectiveness in their community.
What Are Women Saying?
 LaWana Slack-Mayfield Charlotte, NC "I became the change I want to see" |
 Gina Duncan Orlando, FL "I gained inner strength and leadership skills to truly make a difference" |
 Sharon Wong Washington, DC "Life-changing! You will never be the same again and everyone will notice" |
 Susan Reyes New Orleans, LA "I gained 22 incredible sisters from across the country, memories, strength, and courage" |
The Program
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The Facilitators
Meet the facilitators of the Women and Leadership program.
The Application
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Photo Gallery
View photos from the 2009 Women and Leadership retreat.