Wal-Mart to Receive Women’s Leadership Empowerment Award^™

“We are thrilled to recognize the efforts of Wal-Mart to empower women globally,” said Susan Brady, Linkage’s Vice President of Global Programs. “We are committed to advancing the development of high potential leaders worldwide by recognizing such efforts and by offering a transformational growth opportunity for the women leaders attending our event.”

The Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative includes training designed to assist 60,000 women in developing the skills necessary to become more active decision-makers in their work and personal lives. Wal-Mart will also expand its retail training programs to include 200,000 women worldwide and will work with major professional service firms and merchandise suppliers with over $1 billion in sales to increase women and minority representation on its accounts. Learn more>>