Yale School of Management Executive Education

Women’s Leadership Program

Curriculum: Develop critical leadership skills for building high-performing teams and driving growth.
Fully Online: Includes interactive videos, module notes, assignments, quizzes, and more.
Faculty: Learn from industry experts. Get 1:1 support. Receive a dedicated Success Adviser and access to discussion forums.

Start date

03 June 2026

Price

$2,950 USD

Installment Plan

95%

Student Satisfaction

Cohort-based learning

Group learning, expert guidance

6 weeks

Excluding orientation

English

Access resources from start date

6–8 hours per week

Self-paced learning online

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Program overview

The content of the course is very valuable for women in all types of leadership as it focused on personal and professional strengths and how you can work with positivity and direction to further develop your strengths.

Caroline G. | Business Development Manager, Align Technology

I found the content of the course to be highly valuable. It provided a refreshing and comprehensive overview of how to reinvigorate my growth as a leader, offering both new insights and practical strategies that I can directly apply to my professional development.

Celia G. | Customer Experience Leader, Biobot Analytics

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

Globally, leadership roles continue to lack representation of women. To overcome this issue, this program aims to help women address not only the external obstacles that impede their access to these positions, but the internal growth areas that could help them excel.

Available online, Yale School of Management Executive Education's Women's Leadership Program can help you realize your potential as a leader in society by providing you with the necessary knowledge and skills. This program emphasizes values-based leadership to enhance your emotional intelligence, identify your unique strengths, and leverage innovative thinking to maximize your ability to tackle business challenges and solve problems. As you embark on your personal leadership development journey, you will learn to utilize your distinct abilities to guide yourself, your teams, and your organization toward success.

Is the Yale Women’s Leadership Program for you?

This web-based leadership program aims to empower women leaders, whether they are already in a leadership position or aspiring to become one. It provides participants with the necessary skills and tools to build confidence, improve networking, and refine their communication abilities. You will learn to maximize your professional potential using your unique strengths and perspective. The course is designed to support business leaders and senior managers in understanding how their behaviors can influence their organizations' future while equipping them with leadership skills to create positive changes. The program is also suitable for junior and mid-level managers seeking personal and professional growth in leadership to prepare for advancement into higher management roles. With this comprehensive leadership course, participants will be better prepared to lead their teams and organizations toward success, regardless of their experience or background.

Program overview

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

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What will set you apart

On completion of this this online program, you’ll walk away with:

An understanding of your unique traits and attributes, which can be used as powerful leadership tools to help develop teams, drive innovation, and stimulate business growth.

The ability to leverage your relationships, connections, and interpersonal interactions to achieve your leadership goals.

A development plan that aligns your strengths, goals, and constructive feedback from your network.

Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.

Program curriculum

As you progress through the weekly modules of this online program, you'll learn how to enhance your leadership style by leveraging your fundamental values.

Orientation module

Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1

Values-driven leadership

Module 2

Self-knowledge and self-mastery

Module 3

Leading growth through experimentation

Module 4

Emotionally intelligent feedback

Module 5

Networks and structures of innovation

Module 6

Positive leadership

Co-Conveners

The design of this online program is guided by Yale SOM Executive Education faculty, as well as industry experts, who will share their experience and in-depth knowledge with you throughout the program.

Emma Seppälä

Lecturer in Management, Yale School of Management; Faculty Director, Yale School of Management’s Women’s Leadership Program

Rodrigo Canales

Former Lecturer in Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management

About the certificate

The Women's Leadership Program will teach you how to strategically utilize your strengths and earn an official certificate of participation from Yale School of Management Executive Education.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with your digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your digital certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Yale SOM Executive Education Women's Leadership Program certificate

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