GW Women's Leadership Program

WLP is an acronym for Women's Leadership Program, which is an academic program that is carried for freshmen all the year through. As the name indicates, WLP is intended to look at issues that concern the leadership of women, from its nature to its expressions to how it is exercised in various areas.

WLP is organized in line with the curriculum at George Washington University where it is conducted. The study of WLP revolves around four main areas, namely, development (economics), science, politics, as well as arts & culture, each of which is taken together with relevant writing and humanities courses. And all the students who take part in this leadership program stay together in residence hall community at the Mount Vernon Campus of George Washington University.

In order to ensure relevance and harmony between the various courses, the WLP conduct regular meetings. And in a bid to associate the students with women in leadership positions from different areas, there are special events, guest speakers as well as field experiences.

Since WLP is conducted throughout the year at George Washington University, students enroll for classes every semester in order to take part in the seminars. The program conducted in each semester will have a slightly different emphasis.

Any woman in her first year (undergraduate level) at George Washington University qualifies to enroll in the Women's Leadership Program.