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A Dialogue to Empower

By Alana Snyder April 8, 2016

Since co-founding Georgetown University Women in Leadership, a professional development group on campus, with Ava Arroyo (SFS ‘16) in 2012, I am often asked what it is like to be a woman in business....

GUWIL Continues to Empower, Advocate

By Simon Carroll February 9, 2016

Georgetown University Women in Leadership founders Alana Snyder (COL ’16) and Ava Arroyo (SFS ’16) are stepping down as GUWIL president and vice president following the end of the current semester...

Women in Business Group Launches

By Matthew Larson November 6, 2015

The McDonough School of Business Dean’s Office will launch the Undergraduate Women in Business Group, an initiative that provides academic and pre-professional support for women in the MSB, in January. The...

Research Examines Family Economics

By Deirdre Collins April 17, 2015

According to new research conducted by Catherine Tinsley, a professor of management and director of Georgetown’s Women’s in Leadership Initiative at the McDonough School of Business, the majority...

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Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani, not pictured, will join the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, which features Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush.

Afghan First Lady Joins Council

By Lucy Pash February 27, 2015

The Georgetown U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council recently appointed first lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani as its newest honorary co-chair, who will serve alongside former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...

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Members of GRLA posed with Chanel President and COO John Galantic when he spoke in Gaston Hall last January.

Students Plan NY Summit

By Emma Gross January 23, 2015

On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Georgetown Retail and Luxury Association will team up with Georgetown Women in Leadership to cosponsor the first-ever Global Luxury Summit at the Time Warner Center in New...

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Journalist Maria Shriver (CAS ’77), the former first lady of California, spoke about her career and encouraged young women to be leaders in their fields at the inaugural Own It Summit in April.

Own It Extends National Reach

By Charlotte Allen October 28, 2014

Own It, a student-founded organization dedicated to promoting women’s leadership and empowerment, has expanded its second-annual Own It Summit to Boston College, Washington University in St. Louis...

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Journalists Norah O’Donnell, Alex Wagner and Carolyn Ryan talk during one of the summit’s panels, “Media Mavens: Challenges On and Off the Screen.”

At GUWIL Own It Summit, Women Share Wisdom

By Molly Simio April 15, 2014

An astronaut, a crisis communicator and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist all sat onstage in Lohrfink Auditorium on Saturday. Along with 25 other leaders, the unusual group shared common experiences...

We Came. We Saw. We OWNed It.

We Came. We Saw. We OWNed It.

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini April 14, 2014

"I think there is a hunger and a thirst for answers to these questions about women and leadership and solving what is a problem. There are not enough women in leadership." –Norah O'Donnell (COL '95,...

Own It Summit Garners Prominent Supporters

By Molly Simio April 8, 2014

Georgetown University Women in Leadership, a club founded by two current sophomores, is only in its second year on campus. Yet, the young student group has already partnered with the Office of the President...

4E News Recap

4E News Recap

By Griffin Greco and Griffin Greco March 3, 2014

Missed what was happening on the Hilltop this week? 4E has got you covered with some of The Hoya’s most recent headlines: Tezel, Jikaria Win Executive Race Trevor Tezel (SFS ’15) and Omika Jikaria...

Owning It: An Interview With the GUWIL Summit Team

Owning It: An Interview With the GUWIL Summit Team

By KP and KP March 2, 2014

This week, The Hoya guide profiled Georgetown University Women in Leadership, whose sold-out Own It Summit is slated to bring a slew of inspirational women to the Hilltop on April 12. Judy Smith, inspiration...

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