Tag: Women Leaders

GC4W salutes Elizabeth Blackburn, the First Woman to become President of the Salk Institute.

Elizabeth Blackburn is the first woman to become President of the Salk Institute. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. “Being visible is important.” I grew up in a small town in Tasmania, and I just loved animals. We had so many. At some point I counted in our house budgerigars, canaries, a dog, a cat,…

GC4W salutes Katharine Jefferts Schori, the First Elected Female to preside as a Bishop.

Katharine Jefferts Schori is the First Female to be elected presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Bishop’s Full Interview: “Engendering opposition is a sign of being effective.” I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, spending lots of time in the mountains and the islands in Puget…