Women’s Leadership Series began with a series of workshops and trainings, but have also taken the form of a Book Club and celebration of International Women’s Day. The goal of these programs is to offer a space for discussion and exploration of the unique issues that arise when women take the lead. Programming is not limited to participants of a particular gender identity.
Women's Leadership Program
The Women's Leadership Program is a 6-week series in which participants will learn about, reflect on and develop self-advocacy and leadership skills. During this program, participants will explore what it means to be a woman in leadership and how their unique experiences shape their leadership framework. Participants will have the opportunity to build relationships within a small cohort and connect with women leaders across different fields.
After the 6 weeks have concluded, you will continue to have the opportunity to collaborate with this cohort throughout your remaining years in the college through a series of alumni events and networking sessions. We intend for this program to not only help you become a stronger leader but also make lasting friendships with a group of women that are truly empowered to make a difference in the world at large.
We will meet for 6 weekly sessions, Tuesdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm, starting October 15, 2024. Please note that this is a commitment to your cohort and to yourself, attendance at all sessions is expected.
Applications for the 2024-2025 Women's Leadership Program are now open: https://forms.gle/H9nnVRNMKc6ycLEy6
Women's Leadership Program 2024 Application TImeline:
- Application OPENS: August 26, 2024
- Application CLOSES: October 6, 2024 at 11:59pm.
- Application Decisions: October 11, 2024
- Program Begins: October 15, 2024
If you have any questions about the Women's Leadership Program please contact cli-help-request@lists.uchicago.edu.
Women's Leadership Book Club
Join us for our quarterly Women’s Leadership Book Club! Each quarter, we read and discuss a book that addresses issues pertaining to women’s leadership. The program is open to ALL members of the UChicago community, regardless of gender identity.
Past Book Club Picks:
- 2017-2018
- Fall 2017: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- Winter 2018: Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology by Vivek Wadhwa and Farai Chideya
- Spring 2018: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- 2018-2019
- Fall 2018: Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
- Winter 2019: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
- Spring 2019: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Start-Up by John Carreyrou
- 2019-2020
- Fall 2019: Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams
- Spring 2020: Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Summer 2020: I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
- 2020-2021
- Fall 2020: More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
- Winter 2021: One Life by Megan Rapinoe
- Spring 2021: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
- Summer 2021: Circe by Madeline Miller
- 2021-2022
- Fall 2021: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
- Winter 2022: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
- Spring 2022: Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
- 2022-2023
- Fall 2022: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Winter 2023: Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman
- Spring 2023: The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
- Summer 2023: All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
- 2023-2024
- Fall 2023: Journal of a Black Queer Nurse by Britney Daniels
- Winter 2024: The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
- Spring 2024: Miss Major Speaks:Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek
- Summer 2024: Women! In! Peril! by Jessie Ren Marshall
- 2024-2025
- Fall 2024: The Myth of Making It by Samhita Mukhopadhyay