Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT)

League of Women Voters Minnesota is pleased to announce that the annual Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT) Women's Leadership Conference will take place on April 9 and 10, 2010.  The annual conference will be held at the University of St. Thomas Law School in downtown Minneapolis.  Celebrating our fifteenth year, the 2010 LOTT Women's Leadership Conference will be an inspirational event of speakers, workshops and relationship building.  Click here for more information.

Conference Flyer

Women's leadership training remains an important need in Minnesota and nationwide. Challenges to women's leadership persist.  Twenty years ago there were 5 women leaders of Fortune 500 Companies; today there are 12.  86% of the people in the political pipeline to state and national executive leadership are men.  While women are entering and graduating from college in greater numbers it is not translating into pay equity for women and particularly not for women of color.

The LOTT Program is made possible,
in part, by a grant from the
Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi Foundation.

Women lead differently than men.  Women in politics tend to be more coalition-based and regardless of party affiliation tend to pay attention to issues related to children, education, and domestic policy more often than men.  Women leaders in corporations tend to be more corporate-focused and see success and responsible corporate citizenship as part of successful performance, beyond simply individual achievement.  Women in public policy tend to be more able to organize communities around seminal issues.  Women's leadership is essential to balance and ensure broad success of our political institutions, corporations and communities.

Leaders of Today and Tomorrow was founded in 1993 as an annual seminar.  For 14 years, the seminar has been a great opportunity for young women to form relationships, identify mentors and create opportunities for future employment and leadership opportunities.  Recognizing the need for expanded women's leadership, LWV Minnesota has expanded the LOTT program from a single annual seminar to an ongoing leadership program that supports young women over time with a consistent support network.  The program now consists of the LOTT Fellowship Program and the LOTT Women's Leadership Conference.  The expanded LOTT program will leverage existing leadership training opportunities across Minnesota in order to capitalize on the many ways new leaders can chart their paths, find their voices and achieve the goals that will lead to their self-defined vision for their future.

Click here to see an overview of the LOTT Program.

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