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Women’s Resource Center Leadership and Advocacy Council (WRC LAC)

The Women’s Resource Center Leadership Advocacy Council (WRC LAC) was created to provide female students a voice on Auburn’s campus.  This organization offers opportunities for students to play key leadership roles in developing programs and activities that benefit female students on the Auburn campus.  The WRC LAC organizes events throughout the year benefiting Auburn women, including participation in the annual Women’s Leadership Conference, Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival and SAAM events (Sexual Assault Awareness Month).

The WRC LAC offers an opportunity for auburn students to develop a community of women sharing in their passion for women’s issues. In addition to having fun, being a member of the WRC LAC will help to build leadership and teamwork skills. Working closely with the Executive Committee of the Women’s Resource Center Advisory Board provides a chance to network with local community leaders and faculty at Auburn University.

Students who are interested in applying to be a member of the WRC LAC should contact Kristy Malone at kmm0021@tigermail.auburn.edu or call 844-4399.

Young Women Leaders Program

Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP)- Founded in 1997, the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP) is a psychoeducational mentoring program that empowers middle school girls to be leaders by combining the benefits of one-on-one mentoring with targeted group activities for a year. During the year, each middle-school girl is paired with a college woman—her “Big Sister”—with whom she meets twice weekly to address issues related to girls’ sense of self, scholastic achievement, body image, social aggression, and healthy decision-making. Each Big and Little Sister pair also meets individually for an additional hour each week to develop their
personal relationship. YWLP is a research-based
program that has been implemented at several
other colleges and universities and been shown
to positively affect both the middle school girls’
and the college women’s sense of self.

The W.A.G.E. Project: $tart $mart

Women earn on average 78 cents for every $1 that men earn. The W.A.G.E. Project, Women Are Getting Even, seeks to put an end to the gender wage gap by inspiring and helping women to take the steps to end discrimination and get paid what they are worth. The W.A.G.E. Project: $tart $mart workshop will teach women how to successfully benchmark and negotiate for a fair salary. The WAGE project aims to eliminate the gender wage gap that exists in the American workplace. The $mart $tart workshop is designed specifically for college students to learn how to negotiate a salary. By learning the skills of negotiating, women will close the wage gap and get even.