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Students chosen for leadership institute

Students chosen for leadership institute

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.

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Five nominated for Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute

Five nominated for Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute

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.

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OSWLI at the Mainebiz Women’s Leadership Forum

OSWLI at the Mainebiz Women’s Leadership Forum

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.

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Portland Press Herald: A luncheon to lift women leaders

Portland Press Herald: A luncheon to lift women leaders

The proverbial glass ceiling continues to crack, and on Dec. 8, it made a sound heard statewide.

Over 650 guests gathered at the Holiday Inn By The Bay to support former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe and her Women’s Leadership Institute at its second annual leadership luncheon.

“This is our biggest event of the year,” said Christina McAnuff, the institute’s executive director. “It’s both a friend-raiser and a fundraiser. It gives us the chance to thank our donors and friends, but also provides an opportunity to hear firsthand from the students the difference this opportunity is making to them.”

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Village Soup: Institute started by Snowe helps girls build leadership

Village Soup: Institute started by Snowe helps girls build leadership

Members of the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute at Medomak Valley High School meet with representatives of the institute. From left, front: Jordan Hays, Emily Grinnell, Makayla Wallace and Marcia Benner, Olympia Snowe representative; rear: Hattie Watmaugh, Emma Hooper and Frieda Hanlon, Olympia Snowe representative.

Launched in 2015, The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by former U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe to elevate the confidence and aspirations of high school girls by helping them build the leadership, collaboration and problem-solving skills needed to become successful in their lives, families, careers and communities. Young women are selected in their sophomore year of high school by school staff to participate in the three-year program.

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