Recognizing all women and their leadership, “Women in the Lead” promises a rich, challenging, and inspiring learning experience at a time when women students are taking the lead in their own lives through their studies, extracurricular activities, and preparation for the future. “Women in the Lead” intentionally centers the study of women: women innovators and advocates, rescuers and survivors, mentors, nurturers, and champions, and women in all their diversity. The pathway provides dedicated educational space for engaging the study of women. Its emphasis is on recognizing women’s contributions, honoring their experiences, celebrating their agency, and analyzing the power dynamics that shape their lives. “Women in the Lead” will complement the content of many liberal arts and professional programs. With the insights they take away from “Women in the Lead,” students will be poised to foster positive change for everyone in the professional, civic, and social realms their major and minor areas of study have prepared them to join.
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