According to the White House Project Report 2009 women earn 60% of all degrees and make up 57% of the nation’s college students but only represent 26% of executive level positions. The Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology is working to change this statistic by promoting positive changes in institutional and organization life. One important way to make this change is to find or act as a role model and/or mentor to other women. Building experiences is another great way for young women to break through the glass ceiling. These experiences will build on leadership skills. Trotman Reid, PhD presented several key activities for women to work on:
• Set you own goals and remember to dream
• Develop your skills and your network
• Adapt a few mentors and cultivate advisers
• Volunteer and self-nominate
• Act like a leader, because perception often becomes reality
• Know the rules and learn the history
• Lean how to share the work and the credit
• Seek balance and live by your priorities
• Make a life, not just a career
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