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Empowering the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders in Universities around the World

The Empowering the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders in Universities around the World group aims to help populate the global pipeline of women leaders by developing empirically supported interventions in university-based settings.
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About the Project

Women have been found to enter college with significantly lower leadership aspirations than men. Among Global 500 CEOs, for example, only 4 percent are women and, within universities, women only comprise about 22 percent of elite university presidents. The Empowering the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders in Universities around the World group aims to contribute to populating the global pipeline of women leaders by developing empirically supported interventions in university-based settings that bolster young women’s leadership skills and competencies and foster more equitable aspirations for leadershipLearn more in our Buffett Brief on Empowering the Next Generation of Women, or explore more Global Working Groups' research in our collection of Buffett Briefs >>

READ THE BUFFETT BRIEF ON EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN

Group Members

Co-leads

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Jennifer Tackett

Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
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Haoqi Zhang

Computer Science and Design, McCormick School of Engineering
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Group Members

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Bruce Ankenman

Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering
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Ann Cooper Albright

Dance, Oberlin College
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Elizabeth Gerber

Mechanical Engineering and Communication Studies, McCormick School of Engineering
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Sara Hernández-Saborit

Economics, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
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Joseph Holtgrieve

Undergraduate Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering
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Mike Raab

The Garage at Northwestern
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Greg Wolniak

Higher Education, University of Georgia
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Board of Experts

Latest Work and Developments

Engagement Activities

  • The Science of Personality podcast: Empowering the Next Generation of Women Leaders
    June 13, 2023  |  Listen on: SpotifyApple Podcasts or Stitcher 
    Group co-leads Jennifer Tackett and Haoqi Zhang spoke with Hogan Assessments' The Science of Personality podcast co-hosts Ryne Sherman and Blake Loepp about the group's multidisciplinary collaboration aimed at empowering the next generation of women leaders. Listen to their conversation to learn about the origin of the initiative, why women make excellent leaders and leadership success stories.