2010 Bay Path Conference

Jennifer Lawless wants to debunk three myths about women and politics. First, she says, when women run, they win. Second, female candidates can raise as much money as male candidates, even though they may have to work harder and longer to do it. Third, women can win without the support of Emily’s List, the powerful [...]

“You are all leaders, or you wouldn’t be sitting in this room,” Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts CEO Carla Oleska told attendees as she welcomed them to the last Saturday’s kick-off of the Fund’s Leadership Institute for Political Impact. Over 100 women were gathered at Holyoke Community College (HCC) for the event, which featured keynote [...]

Does Your Passion Match Your Aspiration?
Harvard Business School's Rosabeth Moss Kanter poses 10 questions to help you answer this question. "Leaders who create extraordinary new possibilities are passionate about their mission and tenacious in pursuit of it. Many people have good ideas, but many fewer are willing to put themselves on the line for them," [...]

One of the things readers seem to appreciate most about Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide—the new bestseller by conference keynote speaker Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn—is that it looks at some of the largest and most entrenched problems of the world (e.g., poverty and exploitation of women) and offers an [...]

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush held a closed-door meeting at the White House to discuss law and order after the race riots in Los Angeles. Bush and the other lawmakers in attendance received an unexpected visitor in Rep. Maxine Waters, then a freshman representative from South Central Los Angeles, who had invited herself into [...]

"We continue to hear that networking is the number one way to find the job we're looking for, earn the business we want, find the resources we need, and to make the connections we need as human beings. Well, why aren't we all stars at networking?"

—Pat Obuchowski, Chief Empowerment Officer of inVisionaria,
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Workshop presenter Alexandra Levit is a Wall Street Journal columnist and author of several books. She recently shared advice from her latest title, Millennial Tweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Managing the Millennials, for a post called 2010 Talent Resolutions, published on the blog Talent Management Intelligence. We have excerpted Levit's resolution here:
Talent Resolution #4: Manage [...]

For 14 years, Bay Path College's annual conference in Springfield, Mass., has focused on women's professional development. The conference's line-up of high profile keynote speakers, practical breakout sessions and networking opportunities leaves many participants inspired and ready to take action. The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts' new Leadership Institute for Political Impact, which will officially [...]

Established in 1996 as a women's professional development conference, the Bay Path College Women's Leadership Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional women in Western Massachusetts. Each spring, professionals, entrepreneurs, business and community leaders, students, alumnae, and faculty come together for a day of education and inspiration at the Mass Mutual Center in downtown [...]