Women Leaders in Family Enterprises
Inspiring - Empowering - Connecting - Learning
Welcome to Women Leaders in family Enterprise
Welcome to Women Leaders in Family Enterprise (WLife), a non-profit 501(c)(3) community where women in family business learn, grow, connect, and build legacies they are proud of.
WLife works with partners such as family business centers connected to universities and colleges or other family business organizations, to bring the latest information and best resources to help women become powerful and innovative leaders in family-owned businesses. When you join our
free community you’re connecting with other women who are taking charge of their careers and redefining what success looks like.
Each month you’ll receive a newsletter highlighting current events, resources, opportunities, and conversations that will help you realize aspirations and goals while building, growing, and sustaining your family enterprise.
Join our community to be inspired, empowered, and connected through the WLife network.
Who is WLife for?
WLife was created by women in family-owned businesses for women in family-owned businesses. Whether you’re working in the business, a member of the board, an owner, or are considering joining your family business, WLife brings a unique opportunity for all family business professionals to participate in empowering opportunities that are uniquely designed to help women in family businesses thrive.
Grow Your Skills And Knowlegde
Learn the latest in family business, day-to-day operations, strategic planning and leadership through our partnering organization events.
Discover Collaborative Relationships
Build relationships and find support when you join our community.
Inspire Yourself and Others
Creativity, innovation, and leadership thrive in WLIFE members. By joining WLife you have the opportunity to connect and network with others in your local community.
Join the community
active participant
I am an active participant in a family enterprise as a shareholder, beneficiary, employee, or person involved in family governance.
any stage
I can be at any stage of my career. WLife offers an engaging community that will support my learning and growth path.
supports women
I am a person who supports women in family businesses. As an all-inclusive organization, we are open to women, men, and gender-diverse persons.
Representation Matters
- Women make up 50.04% of the US Workforce. {time.com, 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics}
- ...Yet, remain underrepresented in leadership postitions and face hurdles in the workplace
- Only 15% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female as of 2022 {weforum.org}
- 4-IN-10 Women experienced gender discrimination at work in 2017 {Pew Research Center}
The WLife Community is
Unstoppable
Are you ready to discover your full potential?
You deserve to be part of a community that will build your best unstoppable you. Our monthly communications include tailored resources and tools and impactful conversations designed to disrupt the status quo and address the unique situations faced by women in family-owned businesses.
WLife welcomes you into our free community that will help you achieve your personal goals and build, grow, or sustain your family business.
Are you ready to have experiences, find motivation and support, and connect with other women in family-owned businesses?
Stay Tuned For Upcoming Events
Events and programs to help you level up
Opportunities for Women in Family Business
The WLife difference
Create a Legacy with Your Story
- Say goodbye to blurred lines between work and family life.
- Falling prey to gender bias.
- Being stuck as a next-gen “extra.”
- Feeling unheard and underutilized.
The one thing that sets you apart is your personal story. In a family enterprise, it’s what creates a lasting legacy.
Hear what one WLife member has to say about WLife and realizing her potential as a woman in family business.
Blog and Resources
Stay in the Know
Going, Going, But Not Yet Gone
Gender bias still exists within the leadership of many local family businesses, but its hold slips as new generations take over.
The Family’s Glass Ceiling
Women continue to face more obstacles than men when they aspire to lead their families’ businesses
Giving Voice to a Shared Struggle
BCR Hawaii conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with women in leadership positions to better understand the specific challenges they overcome on their journey to family business success.
We’re on a Mission to Empower Women in Family Business
By women in family enterprises, for women in family enterprises, WLife lifts up women in family businesses.
When we lift up women
- families rise
- communities rise
- great things happen
