Mission

The Women’s Leadership Program is designed and created to explore the challenges of under-representation of women within top leadership positions and offers creative solutions to address these challenges.

About the Program

The Women's Leadership Program helps prepare students of all genders to remove or overcome barriers to the advancement of women into top leadership positions. To this end, participants attend seven intensive workshops over the academic year. Each workshop is focused on skills necessary to overcome specific barriers and challenges that are likely to be experienced, and to ultimately help students prepare to ascend into leadership over the course of their careers. To enhance leadership development, participants receive five individual coaching sessions with a certified professional coach.  All eligible students are encouraged to apply.  WLP does not consider sex, gender or any other protected status as part of the application and selection process.

Benefits

The Women’s Leadership Program offers direct leadership training relevant to the unique challenges women face in the workplace, and includes paid one-on-one coaching sessions, providing participants with a highly desirable competitive edge on their résumés when applying for jobs. Students report personal and professional growth that will positively impact their careers for the rest of their lives. Students who complete the program requirements also gain access to the WLP Private LinkedIn Peer Mentoring group designed to connect program graduates to alumni and other successful executives for advice and feedback throughout the participant’s career.

Program Requirements

All College of Business and Economics students enrolled as sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students with a minimum 3.0 GPA are eligible to participate in the program. Students need to participate in six of seven sessions scheduled throughout the academic year and complete five one-on-one coaching sessions to earn a WLP certificate of completion.

International Women's Day Conference

Beginning in 2024, the Women's Leadership Program at the College of Business and Economics hosted an annual symposium on women's empowerment and professional development, coinciding with International Women's Day on March 8. This event featured speakers who discussed topics ranging from being your personal best to overcoming internal and external barriers to maximizing your personal brand on social media. The event was open to students, faculty, and staff of Cal State Fullerton, as well as the broader community.

Student Testimonials