Join the Yale Women’s Leadership Initiative in 2021 for our 13th Annual Women's Empowerment Leadership Conference and help us celebrate 50 years of co-education and 150 years of female students at Yale! The conference aims to connect young women with leading females in a variety of fields. Women from across the country will come to New Haven on the 23rd of February to discuss their diverse experiences and offer advice. This year, panel topics include law, government, media, activism, entrepreneurship, finance/business, STEM, medicine/healthcare, and academia. Come listen to these incredible women speak, draw on their wealth of knowledge, and meet the leading women of tomorrow.
Mission & Goals
The Women's Empowerment Conference seeks to empower women to become leaders and change-makers in their industries and beyond. We emphasize connectivity through digital accessibility, interactive programming, and networking with female leaders. Our conference committee strives for the conference to serve as an inclusive environment where women can partake in opportunities for professional and career success, leadership development, and networking.
History
The conference is the cornerstone event of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) at Yale, which is an organization founded in 2006 by five undergraduate women at Yale who desired to create an organization prioritizing support and mentorship for female leaders on campus. In its short but remarkable history, WLI has established a variety of programs and events for women at Yale: workshops, speaker events, the Leading Ladies Gala, and of course, the Women Empowering Women Leadership Conference. Since 2006, the conference has expanded its reach to attract a diverse pool of women as well as a vast spectrum of speakers hailing from every discipline: from entertainment to government to journalism. The 2021 Conference will be the 13th of its kind!
Click on the image below to be linked to the Yale WLI main page and check out our Executive Board and other events!