At the annual Stanford Students Award Dinner on May 15th, Stanford Women in Business was honored for enriching the diversity and quality of life on campus. We are delighted to receive this recognition and are revving up for an even more exciting year in 2007-2008.

The future of the world economy lies increasingly in female hands

"WHY can't a woman be more like a man?" mused Henry Higgins in "My Fair
Lady". Future generations might ask why a man can't be more like a
woman. In rich countries, girls now do better at school than boys, more
women are getting university degrees than men are and females are
filling most new jobs. Arguably, women are now the most powerful engine
of global growth.

While no woman has been president of the United States — yet — the world does have several thousand years’ worth of experience with female leaders. And I have to acknowledge it: Their historical record puts men’s to shame. Read more from the NYT article about notable women leaders who have rocked their eras.