Members of the Women in Aviation Emerging Leaders Class of 2024 are headed to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to attend the “Women in Leadership: A Program for Emerging Leaders” at Harvard University.
The 30 members of the Class of 2024 will attend the four-day professional development program May 7-9, 2024.
The goal is to help high-potential managers master core business concepts, build key leadership skills, and explore and develop their personal leadership style, according to association officials.
After the completion of the three day in-person course, Harvard faculty members will meet remotely with participants to discuss how they have applied their new skills.
Participants earn a certificate awarded by Harvard University to add to their professional resumes, Women in Aviation (WAI) officials added.
“Women CEOs make up only about 3% of the industry,” says Stephanie Kenyon, WAI’s COO, who oversees the Emerging Leaders program. “Helping women advance into leadership roles is key to changing the culture of the aviation industry. We are committed to promoting environments where women feel welcomed, are valued, and can be successful.”
WAI’s survey of the inaugural Class of 2023 showed 90% of the women who took the course last year have received promotions, taken on leadership responsibilities, received raises, or hired into new leadership jobs.
The Emerging Leaders Class of 2024 includes WAI members from countries around the world, including Australia, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, as well as women from across the United States.
WAI will begin accepting applications online for the Class of 2025 in October 2024.
For more information: WAI.org