women's leadership development

The YWCA established the Women on the Move Awards Banquet

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in 1982 to honor Tucson women for their outstanding achievements

and contributions to the community. Women on

the Move are selected by their employers, fellow

workers, family and friends and honored at the

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Women on the Move Banquet each year in

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December where twelve particularly out-

standing women receive the YWCA Women

on the Move Statuette.

The YWCA sponsors the Women's Leadership Conference each

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year in October. This excellent, day-long conference features nationally

known speakers and workshops on a variety of issues related to women

and leadership.

■ The Women's Leadership Program is designed to help women

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discover and develop the qualities and skills

that they need to be effective leaders in the

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workplace and in the community. The eight-

week program, open to fifty women each year,

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challenges women to examine not only their

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skills, but their attitudes about themselves and

their willingness to accept the challenges and

risks that come with leadership.

"T

he YWCA Women's Leadership Program inspired me to

take risks and make changes."

~from a Women's Leadership Program graduate