About the International Centre for Women Leaders
The objectives of the International Centre for Women Leaders are to:
- Lead the national debate on gender diversity and corporate boards.
- Deliver the trailblazing programme "Women as Leaders".
- Provide a centre of excellence on women leaders, from which organisations can obtain the latest trends, up-to-date research and benchmark best practice.
- Identify and examine emergent issues in gender diversity and leadership, through sponsored research in partnership with industry, government and other organisations - eg our leading edge Female FTSE Index and our study of the link between flexible working and performance with working families.
- Share academic research findings globally through conferences, workshops, and academic articles.
- Contribute to the wider community
- Regular speaker at numerous women's networks
- Judge a number of women's awards, including European Women of Achievement, Asian Women of Achievement, Management Today's 35 women under 35 and the top 50 most powerful women. Also National Business Awards.
- Practitioner reports and articles in the international press
- Quarterly Centre meetings for members and friends of the Centre
- Network - via quarterly e-newsletter (to all past delegates)
Research projects within the Centre fall into a number of themes which have been developed in collaboration with industrial and public sector partners:
- Women Directors/Leaders
- Boardroom Cultures
- Role models
- Women and organisational politics
- Managing diversity
- Career management
- Flexible working
- Gendered cultures, including large corporates, professional service firms and science, engineering and technology companies
- Women and management education
- Women's corporate networks
Through research, consultancy and management development activities, the Cranfield Centre for Women Leaders is committed to helping organisations and women managers world-wide to take positive steps towards redressing the current gender imbalance at executive levels.