The International Women in Leadership (iWiL) is a project that I have been working on since 2013 as a result of the increasing interest we have had from women and men all over the world.
The team has decided to launch the iWiL project here inside Women In Management UK.
- share research;
- connect female leaders to others across the globe;
- share best practice;
- support women leaders to reach their fullest potential;
- support women with an interest in leadership to develop their careers;
- explore what it means to become a Board member;
Development Dimensions International (DDI) has produced an international study about what is keeping women out of leadership -including Board - positions. This includes how women's early careers are differently structured and how they find themselves on 
a gendered career development track.
The issue of women in leadership positions is one that keeps arising amongst our international membership. For instance, the value of women on Boards has long been recognised.
Although women are eager and capable of taking up leadership posts they often find that the existing information about leadership may not readily inform their actions and that being a woman leader involves being a perpetual minority amongst peers. These are some of the many issues which arise from an exploration of women and leadership and so we have set up a special interest group specifically to consider them - International Women in Leadership (iWiL).
Regards
Sonia Thompson
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