Date: 30 and 31 March 2009. Venue: London

Research indicates that the prohibitive costs of leadership training courses, coupled with a shortage of suitably qualified and skilled women leaders, are creating difficulties for the future of the women’s voluntary sector.

This two day course will examine the role of women leaders and will cover areas such as networking, assertiveness, team building, public speaking, problem solving and developing strategies to deal with the challenges of leading women’s organisations through the current political and economic climate. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss ideas and strategies with women who are already in leading positions within organisations.

The Women Leading Project is run by Ranjit Kaur (former Director of Rights of Women) and Linda Durrant (UNISON Regional Women's Officer, Eastern Region) and funded by the Feminist Review Trust.

For further information and an application pack, contact the Women Leading Project at leadershipskillsforwomen@googlemail.com. (Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 27 February 2009.)