2010 Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability
August 7 - 29, 2010
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
About the Program
MIUSA's Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) brought together 29 women leaders with disabilities to strengthen leadership skills, create new visions and build international networks of support.
During the 3-week program, participants took part in workshops and discussions, conducted on-site visits, and participated in team-building activities, to explore challenges and exchange strategies for increasing leadership opportunities and employment of women and girls with disabilities internationally.
Program activities focused on priority issues for women with disabilities, including:
- Leadership for economic empowerment
- Educational rights and opportunities
- Career planning and higher education
- Employment strategies
- Health and family issues
- Using the media and coalition building
- Organizational development and sustainability
- Inclusive international development programs
- Cultural and team-building
- Mentorship and networking
- Goals and action plans
Who Attended
Emerging and established women leaders with disabilities from around the world who demonstrated:
- Personal experience with disability, an understanding of issues, and a commitment to working for the rights of women and girls with disabilities
- Membership in an organization led by and for people with disabilities, or by and for women, with particular attention to issues of women and girls with disabilities; or employment in a business or program committed to inclusion of women and girls with disabilities
- Commitment to and capacity for increasing leadership opportunities and employment of women with disabilities in the community and/or country
Sponsors
WILD 2010 was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Walmart Foundation, Mobility International USA and with support from individuals and local businesses in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon.
