When Olympia Snowe retired from the Senate, stating that she could no longer function amidst such dysfunction, many Americans debated her leavetaking and the loss of her presence. During storied decades of service, her impressive accomplishments included the E-Rate program that brought the Internet to every library and classroom in the nation; hiking the child… Read more »
The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute is grateful to our many supporters. Their involvement and contributions are critical to the success of the Institute, making it possible for us to raise the confidence and aspirations of high school girls in Maine. Unum displayed extraordinary generosity by supporting the Institute at the $300,000 Visionary Circle level…. Read more »
Executive Director, Christina McAnuff, spoke at the Mainebiz Women’s Leadership Forum on April 6, 2017.
The topic of this year’s forum was “The gender wage gap – why is this still a thing?” Guest speakers with legal, human resources, and leadership backgrounds discussed the data surrounding the gender wage gap, contributing issues, and solutions.
Christina focused on networking and mentoring – starting at a young age and continuing throughout careers – as a solution.