The WLN's aims as an organisation are simple:\\- to support aspiring leaders \- to develop organisational leadership and \- to promote gender equality (for both staff and governors)\\The benefits of membership of WLN currently include:\\- the opportunity to shape the regional and national agendas of the Network and to influence policy makers\ \- access to benchmarking data on gender participation in leadership, management and governance to inform self-assessment \\- access to research to inform decision making \\- services including high quality mentoring and executive coaching, management training for aspiring leaders, master classes for managers, support for governors including the provision of independent advisers when appointing senior post holders \\- discount packages with organisations supporting the Network \\- free advertising of leadership vacancies and governance opportunities on the Network's website \\- local, regional and national networking opportunities\ \- reduced fees for national and regional conferences\\In the near future we will also be offering:\\- an accreditation framework to enable your College to become an 'Investor in Women' \- access to social and economic environmental scanning information \- support for individuals in your College to apply for management roles.