Omega Women's Leadership Center

For more than 30 years, Omega has offered innovative opportunities for women. In 2002, we created the acclaimed Women & Power conference series featuring women change agents from around the globe. The inspiration and creativity generated at these conferences resulted in the creation of the Women's Institute at Omega in 2005. During the next two years, the Women's Institute will be in a growth process that will culminate in the launch of the Women's Leadership Center (WLC) in 2012. The Women's Leadership Center (WLC) will be dedicated to our bedrock belief that women's leadership can and will change the world for the better. By training women to lead from their own authentic vision; encouraging women to develop both their inner spiritual strength and outward skillful action in the world; fostering a paradigm shift from control over others to partnership with others; and helping women develop the multiple human intelligences of mind, body, heart, and spirit, the Women's Leadership Center (WLC) will help support women in becoming important change agents for the 21st century. We look forward to keeping you informed as we develop this exciting new part of Omega.

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By Omega Women's Leadership Center • 12 years ago

Yes, We Still Need A Women’s Movement – For the Sake of Everybody

Written by Carla Goldstein

In any discussion about the relevance of the women’s movement, outrage has its place; like when an elected official talks about “legitimate rape,” or a young pregnant woman dies of aggressive cancer because the state protects her fetus instead of her; or a woman is stoned to death for adultery; or a public official is censored for saying the word vagina in a policy debate.

The supply of the outrageous is vast enough to keep us in a state of perma-scream. But that’s not sustainable.

To make the kinds of change we dream of, outrage has to be paired with everyday efforts to create a fundamental shift in human consciousness – from our deeply fractured state of “us against them” to a more healed “we are all in this together.”

Our fractured way of being arises from the known and the unknown; from biological survival needs to social identity; from warring over scarce resources to disagreeing about the very origins and meaning of life. This tangled web is so complex that it seems we might not ever loosen the knot. But across time, culture, religion, and ideology, there has been a persistent idea that we can live as a more unified, loving and connected human family.

That’s why we still need a women’s movement.

We need a women’s movement because the fracture between women and men is cornerstone to so much of the world’s pain and trauma. Girls and women still suffer disproportionately from ...
By Omega Women's Leadership Center • 13 years ago

Women and Power Retreat: Leading From the Inside Out Scholarships

The Women’s Institute at Omega is pleased to announce that scholarships are being offered to attend the Women and Power Retreat: Leading From the Inside Out held July 8-10, 2011, at Omega Institute. The retreat will feature Martha Beck, Elizabeth Lesser, Sapphire, Mallika Dutt, and several other outstanding teachers.

Scholarship recipients and conference attendees have left the past Women’s Institute featured events feeling empowered, inspired, and eager to embolden their work in the world. We strongly encourage anyone who is interested in this unique opportunity to apply for a scholarship.  Please visit our website for more details and for an easy, quick online application for scholarships.

The Women’s Institute at Omega is pleased to announce that scholarships are being offered to attend the Women and Power Retreat: Leading From the Inside Out held July 8-10, 2011, at Omega Institute. The retreat ...
By Omega Women's Leadership Center • 15 years ago

Women & Power: Connecting Across Generations


Women & Power: Connecting Across the Generations 
From now until the conference, this space will explore:

How can we build bridges across the generations that inspire and empower women to change the world?

Then from September 11-13, Feministing will provide live blogging of the conference.
Visit our website for detailed information on the conference.
Check back often to see new posts and new opportunities to be involved.


Women & Power: Connecting Across the Generations 
From now until the conference, this space will explore:

How can we build bridges across the generations that inspire and empower women to change the world?

Then from September 11-13, Feministing ...