Welcome to the virtual home of the Women's Leadership Board. As Board Chair, and Founding Director it is our great pleasure to reach out, on behalf of all our members, the Kennedy School and the Harvard community to invite your involvement and engagement which can change and enrich many lives, including your own!

Ours is a community of women leaders—primarily, though not exclusively, from business and the professions—that spans our globe and that supports stronger societies by strengthening the role of women and girls. Members of the Board are united in the fervent conviction that the advancement of women and girls toward greater inclusion and parity in this world is the most effective and essential investment for global prosperity, security and peace. The Women’s Leadership Board catalyzes and leverages the resources of Harvard and the unparalleled networks formed to advance this cause.

We have created a strategic “menu” of ways you can engage with the Women’s Leadership Board through our virtual home. Here you will find information on all our projects and initiatives, including promotion of research, outreach to established and emerging women leaders, mentoring and opportunities to network and collaborate with other Board members, either inside the framework of the Board, or outside it, in your own, self-initiated endeavors.

Are you interested in committee work, mentoring or travel that takes you beyond the beaten path and into conversation with women leaders abroad? This interactive site allows you to explore and engage in any of these activities.

Please take some time to peruse our site, and also to review some of the research you can find through entering our virtual home. You’ll see clearly that we are well established and growing, sharing our vision to make the world a better place for women, starting at Harvard’s Kennedy School and encircling the world. We hope you will continue to visit regularly.

—Roxanne Mankin Cason, Chair, Women's Leadership Board & Holly Taylor Sargent, Founding Director, Women's Leadership Board

The Women's Leadership Board Chair, Roxanne Mankin Cason, publishes a quarterly newsletter to share member news announcements, the ongoing work of the Executive Committee and accomplishments of the Board. 

New Regional Event Reports:  Two reports have been added to the Meeting Summaries page (the Arab International Women's Forum Conference held in DC, and the 14 Women Preview Event held in NYC).  To view them, click on "About The WLB" in the upper left of this page, then on "Meeting Summaires" in the red menu bar on the left side of the following screen.

New Photo Gallery:  Our event photos can be found by clicking on "Membership" at the top of this screen, then selecting "Event Photos" from the red menu bar on the left side of the next screen.

The Women's Leadership Board holds biannual Board Meetings on the Harvard campus in May and November.  These meetings are designed to inform members of current programs and research being undertaken at Harvard University concerning the advancement of women and girls globally, to provide for interaction with current and future emerging women leaders and to enhance awareness of related work undertaken by WLB members in their individual arenas.