Battle Creek Community Foundation Makes Training Possible for Women Leaders

Battle Creek Community Foundation Makes Training Possible for Women Leaders Thanks to support from the Battle Creek Community Foundation, three Battle Creek women are partaking in the 2019 Women’s Municipal Leadership Program. The 16/50 Project’s five-month development opportunity empowers leaders to make bold moves toward the local government top spot with access to critical topic…

Accelerating Equity: Women’s Municipal Leadership Program Empowers Five Success Stories

Accelerating Equity Women’s Municipal Leadership Program Empowers Five Success Stories Transformative, bold action–that’s how the 16/50 Project is bringing gender equity to local government chief administrative offices. Women make up over 50 percent of Michigan’s population, but represent just 16 percent of Michigan’s municipal chief administrative officers. In 2018, the League unveiled our 16/50 Project…