Before I went freelance, I used to work in a telecommunications firm. My previous job was with quality assurance and technical standards, with some site inspection on the side. I deal mostly with guys and thankfully did not experience any gender discrimination. My fellow guy engineers respect my technical know-how and capabilities while being gracious gentlemen. There were some instances though when I feel I could have been given more challenging tasks, but maybe it’s just how I felt when bored and stuck to doing more research in the office than being given more field assignments.
Women these days face a lot of challenges and issues with their careers whether they belong to the upper management level or not. This is where a women’s leadership program responds to these needs. For women who are serious about their careers and would like to be successful leaders in their respective fields, the Elizabeth J Somers Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) provides a year-long academic program which deals with issues related to women’s leadership and how it is implemented in various situations dealing with social, political, intellectual and other relevant aspects.
The WLP offers two courses and a symposium for a term while providing an academic environment for students to live together in Mount Vernon campus in the George Washington University. An educational setup such as this creates a unique learning experience for the student where she interacts with others having different backgrounds. The leadership programs offered are: International Arts and Culture; Globalization, Economics and Business; Science, Health and Medicine and U.S. and International Politics.
Aside from field experiences, there are guest speakers and special events featuring women leaders and experts from many disciplines. The program connects and works together with important organizations on women’s issues thus leading to opportunities for students to network with mentors or gain experience on potential internship programs.
Hi Carey,
May I invite you to please join Filipinos Unite!!!. You may do so by commenting on my blog stating your name, address, name of blog and its url or by sending an email to melalarilla@gmail.com containing the same set of information. Thank you very much. God bless.
diba nagbibigay din kyo ng trainings?
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merry christmas & a happy new year to you my friend….
Posted by curacha at December 25, 2008, 5:10 am