Santa Clara University

About GWLN

The Global Women’s Leadership Network is dedicated to developing the leadership capacity of women who dare to transform the future of their organizations, communities, and the world.

Established in 2004, GWLN provides a variety of programs to accomplish this objective. GWLN programs range from an eight-day residential leadership intensive (Women Leaders for the World) to quarterly and monthly events. This year, we are expanding our programs through the addition of under-graduate global internships, SCU alumni trips, and an International Outreach venture, beginning in Turkey.

GWLN is financed through the generous contributions of many individual donors and benefits from thousands of volunteer hours.

Vision and Mission

Our Vision:

Whole Woman, Whole Leader, Whole World

Our Mission:

To ignite a new future for humanity by liberating women leaders to bring us all to a world built upon human rights and gender equality, sustainable development, and global integrity.

Our Goals:

Whole Woman: To release the essence of women’s leadership and deeply connect women with each other in order to live authentically and to fulfill their life’s purpose.

Whole Leader: To create a powerful network of women leaders and organizations in order to accelerate global innovation.

Whole World: To create partnerships with organizations committed to global citizenship in order to generate world transformation.

Our Organizational Objective: 5000 Women Leaders by 2011

The GWLN Programs:

1. Women Leaders for the World ™(WLW)
2. Global Innovation Dialogue™ (GID)
3. Women at the Well ™(Well)
4. International  Internship Program
5. Santa Clara University Alumni Programs