Women's Initiative in Leadership

08/29/2017

A warm WIL welcome to the Class of 2021 and welcome back to all members of the Tribe! Looking forward to meeting you and seeing familiar faces at tonight's Student Activity Fair. See you soon!!

05/04/2017

For this , WIL would like to recognize next year's elected officers:

President-Gabrielle Greco
VP of Programming-Alex Valorose
VP of Public Relations-Rosie Rubenstein
VP of Finance-Madeline Wagoner
Secretary-Nora Logsdon

Congratulations to these amazing women, and all who ran for officer positions!

04/05/2017

It's !!! Yesterday was Equal Pay Day, so check out this article that shares 4 things to know about Equal Pay Day!

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/04/us/ap-us-equal-pay-day.html?_r=0

Equal Pay Day is being held Tuesday to highlight wage discrimination against women. Activists are holding rallies around the country. Here's what you need to know:

03/17/2017

03/16/2017

Stop by our table (near Sexchange) to take a picture to participate in our whiteboard campaign to celebrate Women's History Month!!

03/16/2017

In honor of Women's History Month, we're asking students across campus what women inspire them. Here are their answers.

Women's Initiative in Leadership (WIL) will be tabling on the Sadler Terrace from Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17 from 11 am-2 pm. Come out and share what woman inspires you!

03/08/2017

It's AND International Women's Day!! Check out what the United Nations has on the agenda for women's rights by 2030! They are calling for change and targeting specific goals in improving gender equality and ensuring quality education for women and girls.
http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/

02/15/2017

Happy !!! Check out the latest Podcast where we interviewed William & Mary's own Club Squash Co-founder and President Emma Forman!!! The squash program is very new to campus (less than 1 year old) and it is already thriving under her leadership (they qualified for Nationals!!!). And since speaking with her this past week, she and her Co-President met with President Reveley to discuss plans to make this club sport into a VARSITY sport in the coming years. She is an inspiration and you should all click the link below and check out what she has to say :)
https://soundcloud.com/user-275406373/wilpower-podcast-emma-forman

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02/08/2017

Happy !! Today's article is about Sally Yates, former US Deputy Attorney General, who firmly believes that no one is above the law and has consistently proven that she isn't afraid to stand up to elected officials.
A notable quote from the article:
"Yates was driven by a belief in the law and the equal application of it to all people, no matter who they are, what they look like, or how much money they have or don’t have."

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/02/sally_yates_spent_decades_defying_enraged_politicians_before_donald_trump.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_em_top

When President Donald Trump abruptly fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday night, it was not the first time Yates faced the wrath of a go ...

02/01/2017

It's !! And we have another Podcast to share!! This week we talked to Taylor Nicholle Medley who is the President of VOX here on campus. You should definitely check out the podcast below! :)
**Reminder** Our first meeting of the semester is tonight in Blair 221!!
https://soundcloud.com/user-275406373/wilpower-podcast-taylor-medley

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01/20/2017

It's here!! Another Podcast featuring the president of HOPE, Mariah Frank! For those who are unfamiliar with HOPE, it stands for "Health Outreach Peer Educators" and it is an amazing organization that does so much for William & Mary's student body.

https://soundcloud.com/user-275406373/wilpower-podcast-mariah-frank

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