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Dallas Women’s Foundation Unlocks Leadership for Women and Girls To make real progress for women and girls on all fronts, Dallas Women’s Foundation believes we must strengthen the pipeline of women leaders – from the classroom to the first job, the executive suite, the board room and the political arena. That’s why we have adopted an aggressive focus to advance and increase the number of women in leadership positions at all levels of society. We made a commitment to create and provide meaningful opportunities for 60,000 women and girls to advance in
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leadership by 2021. Since 2013, more than 41,400 women and girls have been impacted through our more than $1 million annual investments in leadership development. Through our signature programs -- #BESTSELF, Young Women’s Initiative and Women’s Leadership Institute – we are fulfilling our promise to unlock leadership opportunities for women and girls of all ages, enabling them to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
Ava DuVernay
Michele Norris
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30 AM Hilton Anatole
What Does Unlocking Leadership Look Like?
#BESTSELF is a one-day intensive leadership development program for girls ages 11-16 that challenges stereotypes and helps girls be confident in the pursuit of their dreams. Through workshops by nationally known speaker-educators and interactive activities, girls learn skills in leadership, healthy conflict resolution and more, so they can embrace and be their “best selves.”
Young Women’s Initiative is a seven-year programmatic response and broad crosssector collaboration aimed to empower and affirm young women of color ages 17-24 from Dallas’ southern and western sectors. Through research, collaborative grantmaking and advocacy, YWI-Dallas will amplify the collective power of young women to identify and address core issues, and create solutions toward meaningful systemic change.
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Women’s Leadership Institute is a year-long customized leadership development program for senior-level women in corporations, business and professional services firms, who have been identified by their organizations as high-potential candidates for taking more senior executive positions in the future. Program participants hone their leadership skills, while developing new cross-industry relationships and broader market knowledge.
Programs Advancing Leadership
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Groundbreaking Research
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Leadership & Award Dinner Recap
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Child Care Access Fund