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102 WOMEN LEADERS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL PROJECT
TO ADVANCE WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP
Vision 2020’s Two-Day Conference Focuses on Leadership and Gender Equality
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2010) – Today Vision 2020 announced the
selection of 102 National Delegates -- extraordinary women chosen to help shape
the future of women’s leadership into the next decade. Vision 2020 is a national
project of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University
College of Medicine. The project seeks to promote women’s leadership and gender
equality by uniting women across disciplines to begin a national dialogue and
propose an action agenda to effect positive change.
Two women leaders were selected from all 50 states, including the District of
Columbia, to join Vision 2020 as National Delegates.
 More than 1,000 people registered to nominate or become Vision 2020
National Delegates
 102 women were selected as National Delegates.
 13 women were selected as Visionary Delegates, who will advise and
assist the National Delegates by connecting them to organizations and
resources that will assist in the implementation of the action agenda.
“The credentials and commitment of the women who applied to become National
Delegates were astounding,” said Lynn Yeakel, director of Drexel University
College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership. “We have no
doubt these women will effectively lead the initiative in their states.”
Some of the National Delegates include a federal judge, medical doctors, college
and university professors, state senators, leaders of women’s organizations and
high-ranking executives. For a complete listing of National and Visionary
Delegates by state, visit http://www.drexel.edu/vision2020/.
The national search for delegates focused on finding women who have
demonstrated a commitment to helping women and girls. The delegates, who serve
for three years, will mobilize resources to bring about positive change and
implement elements of the decade-long Vision 2020 agenda.
Vision 2020 kicks off Oct. 21, 2010, with a two-day conference at the National
Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The conference will be composed of eight
conversation topic areas: Arts & Culture; Business, Law & Finance;
Communications & Media; Education; Politics & Government; Health;
Philanthropy, Faith & Volunteerism; and Science, Technology & Engineering.
Each conversation will have three panelists, two moderators and audience
members participating in a dynamic discussion about issues and solutions
pertaining to each topic.
For more information about Vision 2020 and the National Delegates, contact
Drexel University College of Medicine’s Institute for Women’s Health and
Leadership at vision2020@drexelmed.edu or 215-991-8830 or visit
http://www.drexel.edu/vision2020/.
About Vision 2020
Vision 2020 is a national project of the Institute for Women’s Health and
Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine focused on ensuring gender
equality by energizing the dialogue about women and leadership. In 2010, Vision
2020 will develop and launch its decade-long action agenda to move America
toward equality by inspiring and engaging new generations of women and men to
finish the work of the suffragists, who pursued women’s right to vote as
fundamental to social and economic justice. The centennial of the 19th Amendment
to the Constitution will be celebrated in 2020.
About Vision 2020’s Sponsors
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company is the presenting sponsor of Vision
2020. The Exelon Foundation is a key sponsor and Siemens, The Philadelphia
Foundation and Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust A are also sponsors. These
organizations are proud to support the work of Vision 2020.
About The National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s
Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the
ideas and values it represents. The Center serves as a museum, an education
center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues.
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