Zonta International is dedicated to achieving gender equality in education, and supports scholarships, fellowships and awards for women and girls pursuing education and careers in some traditionally male-dominated fields. The Zonta Club of Denver participates at the club level in the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business scholarship program.
Jane M. Klausman Women In Business Scholarship
Women have made great strides in the pursuit of education, careers, and leadership roles they were once denied. However, today, women are still more likely to be pouring the coffee in global boardrooms than sitting on the boards. As of December 2022, 32% of S&P 500 companies’ board seats are occupied by women, and just 7.4% of the companies’ CEOs are women. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship program helps women pursue undergraduate and master’s degrees in business management and overcome gender barriers from the classroom to the boardroom. Since the program’s inception, Zonta has awarded 713 scholarships, totaling more than US$1.8 million to 559 women representing 70 countries.
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