FAU’s New Women in Leadership Program Tackles Gender Bias in the Workplace, Launches Sept. 5

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Hellegaard
561-319-2233, jhellegaard@fau.edu

BOCA RATON, Fla. (August 20, 2018) – With women continuing to be underrepresented at all levels in corporate America, and even more so at the highest levels, a new program is being launched at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business to provide highly driven professionals with the skills necessary to succeed in executive management positions.

The Kathleen Brush Program for Women in Leadership is an intensive 12-session course that will be held at FAU’s Boca Raton campus on Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5 through April 24, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“This certificate program will combine both hard and soft business skills while also teaching techniques to overcome subtle gender biases that affect a woman’s ability to advance her career,” said Paige Garrido, assistant director for corporate training & talent development for FAU Executive Education.  

In addition to the in-class curriculum, participants will be matched with C-Suite level mentors and will be developing a written Individual Development Plan to guide professional growth.

“So little attention has been given to the hidden bias that exists amongst both men and women; a bias that prevents women from being promoted,” said Kathleen Brush, Ph.D., a business executive, strategy consultant and author whose gift established the program. “Right now, the estimates are that it will take upward of 200 years before the world will be able to experience the economic, political, and social benefits from gender equality in leadership. That's insane. FAU’s program has been designed to facilitate delivering those benefits sooner.” 

The program will feature a networking and mentoring program and emphasize applying theory-to-practice. The cost to participate is $4,750. Some partial scholarships are available. Professional development and continuing education credits are available. For more information, visit  www.business.fau.edu/womensleadership.

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About Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.