New Fact Sheet on Women and Banking in NJ 2012
In New Jersey, data collected on 115 banks that belong to the New Jersey Bankers Association reveal the underrepresentation of women in the executive and board positions in the state's banks. In these banks, women are 2.6 percent of Chief Executive Officers (CEO), 9.6 percent of Chief Financial Officers, and 4.3 percent of Chief Operating Officers (COO). This snapshot shows a decline across the board in women's representation in executive banking positions from 2011. Click here for full Fact Sheet.
The Institute for Women's Leadership is committed to increasing the number of women in decision making and leadership positions across all sectors and professions. Our series of Women's Leadership Fact Sheets is designed to increase awareness of women's current underrepresentation and progress.
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Congratulations to the 2012 Graduating Class of IWL Leadership Scholars
2012 Graduating Scholars include: Jazmin Rivera , Hilary Shui, Fariha Siddiqui, Jauveria Ali, Nadia Khan, Wislande Guillaume, Leila Brollosy, Dodam Chen, Erica Halpern, Amanda Gallear, Alexandra Tereshonkova, Misha Bernier, Prachi Baodhankar, and Anna Zailik. |
Reflections on Leadership Learning
A full house of students, family, friends, faculty and staff gathered to applaud the accomplishments of fourteen IWL Leadership Scholars at the graduation celebration at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on May 10.
IWL Director Alison Bernstein joined in recognizing the students' achievements. "The title of this event, 'Reflections on Leadership Learning,' resonates for me. As an American Historian by training, I am fond of quoting John Fitzgerald Kennedy's remark, 'Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.' That concept is what this Scholars program embodies. All great leaders never stop learning, and while today, we mark a milestone in the education of these students, my hope for them is that they never stop learning as they take on leadership roles in the rest of their life journeys."
Members of the 2012 graduating class of IWL Leadership Scholars shared perspectives on their two years in the program.
 | | Fariha Siddiqui, IWL Leadership Scholar, 2012 |
"I am a cell biology and neuroscience major, with a double minor in Psychology and Women's & Gender Studies-and I do not regret studying any of those disciplines in any way. But when one asks me what my favorite part of my undergraduate experience was, I do not hesitate in saying the IWL Leadership Scholars Certificate Program. No major or minor transformed me the way this program has...read more
 | | Anna Zailik, IWL Leadership Scholar, 2012 |
"Through this program, I felt I was given so many opportunities for leadership growth not just through my internship and social action project, but also through opportunities to lead class discussions, and especially through the Transforming Lives documentary film Project I worked on. This project allowed me to find a new passion and talent that truly molded my undergraduate education in and outside of the IWL...read more |
New "Transforming Lives" Documentary Now On-line 
IWL Leadership Scholar Nadia Khan interviewed Adrienne Germain, Senior Advisor and President of the International Women's Health Coalition. She made an inspiring short documentary film based on the interview. Click here to see film.
"I wanted to represent Ms. Germain as a very strong person who is steadfast in her conviction and passionate with every bone in her body... I learned that if you are passionate about something, there are ways you can make it practical...I am so excited to see how people will react to the film. " Student filmmaker Nadia Khan. |
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