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The Center for Women’s Leadership is the nexus for women at all phases of their professional development across a lifetime. Our impact extends to the women of the Babson community (students, faculty, alumnae) and to all professional women and the organizations where they lead.

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Leveraging Women’s Networks for Strategic Value

The journal of Strategy and Leadership recently published (May/June 2009 Vol. 37, No. 3) findings by Babson professors Anne Donnellon and Nan Langowitz on corporate women’s networks. “Corporate women's networks have existed for more than 25 years, with varying results. This study aims to provide new ways to assess and enhance the strategic value of women's networks in terms of both talent and business development.”

CWL Graduate Fellow Amma Sefa-Dedeh appears on ABC World News with Charles Gibson

Amma has been a volunteer with the One Hen program and will start work in June as the organization’s first executive director. She appears in a profile of Katie Smith Milway, founder of the One Hen program, on the ABC World News “Person of the Week” segment, which described how One Hen is using their book, Web site, and curriculum to teach children that they can make a difference. See Amma in action in this ABC news clip and learn more about this program.

"10.1 million firms are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 13 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales as of 2008"

SOURCE: The Center For Women's Business Research

“The advantage of being associated with the Center is the opportunity to network with Babson alumnae. The alums really care about bringing people along. They have an extraordinary commitment to helping us succeed.”

Mykyung Kang, M’05