Archive for June, 2010

St. Joseph Sponsors Bi-national Leadership Program For Women in Saudi Arabia

June 4th, 2010

Michelle Stronz had a vision of starting a global leadership institute for women that would be held each summer. The St. Joseph College business professor thought it should start overseas, and come back to the United States every other year.

Tonight, Stronz and seven Hartford-area women depart for the first-ever institute – in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The kingdom may seem like an unusual place to cultivate leadership roles for women. Fewer than 15 percent of Saudi women work outside the home, the lowest in the Arab world, and only 5 percent of Saudi women work in business. The majority of Saudi women with jobs are teachers. » Read more: St. Joseph Sponsors Bi-national Leadership Program For Women in Saudi Arabia

Hartford-area Businesswomen to Participate in New International Leadership Program in Saudi Arabia

June 1st, 2010

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Seven area businesswomen from greater Hartford will participate in a new cross-cultural leadership development program created by Saint Joseph College at the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, known as KAUST, in Saudi Arabia.

The inaugural Leadership & Sustainable Communities Program will consist of 15 businesswomen from greater Hartford and Saudi Arabia, from June 2 – 14 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. » Read more: Hartford-area Businesswomen to Participate in New International Leadership Program in Saudi Arabia