Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program

Program Dates: 23 August — 1 September 2009 — Honolulu, Hawai‘i

The East—West center’sChanging Faces Women’s Leadership Program is designed to bring together women from the United States and the Asia Pacific region to participate in dialogue on leadership and issues specific to women in leadership around the region. The 2009 program theme is Women as Entrepreneurs: Fostering Economic Growth and Strengthening Communities. The program is open to women from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the United States from all professional backgrounds, including business owners, government and industry regulators and funders, and civil society organization leaders, who actively contribute to the development of local economies and act as agents of change in their own communities. Successful candidates will have 5—12 years of work experience and the ability to communicate in English in a professional, multi-cultural setting.

The program consists of three phases of participation:

Pre-arrival

Each participant will be asked to write and submit an action plan for the priority issue identified in her application. Participants will engage in online dialogue through the program website.

Honolulu Seminar

Workshops will cover topics including communication, team-building, organizational planning, and models of leadership in differing cultural contexts. In addition, community resource persons and local site visits will highlight thematically relevant activities taking place in the culturally and ethnically diverse state of Hawai`i. Seminar participants will make presentations on their priority issues and individual action plans.

Follow-up

Participants will refine their action plans, maintain regular contact with program staff and fellow participants, and provide updates on action plan progress via an e-mail listserve and program website. Participants will be required to submit a formal progress report in June 2010.

Application Requirements

The program seeks professional women at lower and middle level positions of leadership who have the potential to move into positions of greater responsibility and influence. Applicants should have 5—12 years of work experience and the ability to use English in a professional, multi-cultural setting. To apply, please submit the following:

• Cover sheet displaying your name, organization, e-mail address, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers
• Letter of interest highlighting the role that your work or activities have played in strengthening your community and how your participation in this program will enhance and further those efforts. (1 page maximum)
• Resume including work and educational experience (2 page maximum)
• Two professional letters of recommendation
• A written response, not to exceed 1,000 words (total), addressing both of the following:
  • How do you see the role of entrepreneurship in fostering economic development and strengthening communities. Please use examples from your own experience. What particular strengths do women bring to these roles? Please identify a priority issue either for your organization or community and outline the role that you can or would like to play in addressing the issue.

Note: Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

For more information or to submit an application please contact us:

Website

www.EastWestCenter.org/changingfaces

E-mail

ChangingFaces@EastWestCenter.org

Fax

1 808 944-7600

Address

East-West Seminars
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96848-1601
USA

Applications must be received at the East-West Center no later than May 20, 2009.

East-West Center

The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and the governments of the region.

Last update: Thursday, 30 April 2009 GMT+1000