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Do you want to be a senior executive, build an entrepreneurial business or run for public office? The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership can prepare you for success and help you achieve your goals.

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The Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall at Texas Woman’s University is an interactive history exhibit that showcases the contributions and leadership legacy of Texas women in politics and public policy. It is one of the first such exhibits in Texas and among the first in the U.S.

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Advance your leadership skills and experience through education, mentoring and networking

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The Center for Student Leadership (CSL) provides TWU students with transformational opportunities to learn, lead and serve, including workshops, seminars and days of service to prepare them to become leaders who make a positive difference in their communities and beyond.

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The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) helps women in Texas become successful business owners through a variety of tools, including business advising, funding through grant programs, networking opportunities and trainings.

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Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy

The Center for Women in Government works to increase the number of women in leadership positions in public service and assists young women who desire to dedicate their professional careers to public service, advocacy and leadership.

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December WomenRISE: Confidence as the Catalyst for a Powerful 2025

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TWU's Minerva statue, pictured in front of the Ann Stuart Science Complex at sunrise.

Women’s business training program launches in Dallas

TWU's She Gave Us Wings sculpture stretches an arm toward the sky against a background of white blossomed trees in full bloom.

Center awards new round of grants for women-owned startups

Karen Hughes, former counselor to George W. Bush, to deliver Paup Lecture

A woman works in an office setting on a Mac computer.

Program to help Houston-area women grow their businesses

A woman business owner studies analytical data for a presentation

Center announces new round of grants for women-owned startups

An aerial view of Hubbard Hall and the Library on TWU's Denton campus,

Center for Women Entrepreneurs launches virtual training program for startups

Women Who Lead

Em Ramser
MA, MAT ‘20

Alumna helps students take writing out of the classroom and into the mainstream.

TRIBE: Black Student Support Group

A group of Black students at TWU find a path to healing following the death of George Floyd.

Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, PhD
PhD ’12

In pursuit of science: TWU alumna inspires girls interested in STEM.

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Jamie Covey
MEd

Over the last two decades, Covey has earned her degrees while serving concurrently as the lead American Sign Language teacher at Denton High School and a Navy reservist.

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