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.
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.
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.”
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.
The Harold Alfond Foundation pledged Thursday to provide $1.4 million in a matching grant program to support the development of a new generation of female leaders.
Greg Powell, chairman of the foundation, made his announcement at a luncheon celebrating the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, which offers leadership opportunities to girls in high schools throughout Maine. The money, offered as a 1 to 1 match, is intended to leverage a $2.8 million endowment to expand and sustain the program, now in its second year.