Screening of The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

Regina Dominican’s Leadership Institute will be screening The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things on March 9, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Regina Dominican’s Small Auditorium for the general public.

The film follows the incredible journey of five female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower, and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their ambitions.

Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, the documentary spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries.

Along the way, these filmmakers relay the candid insight on how these women define their success, what it takes to be a woman in their position, and valuable advice on how to improve the female role in the workplace. In celebration of the all-female focus in front of and behind the camera, the filmmakers turned the cameras on themselves, capturing their transformational journey.

“The message behind the film is important and has a powerful tone,” said Jodi McLawhorn, Director of the Leadership Institute. “It is an inspiring film, and I hope that it will inspire our students and the community to do extraordinary things,” said McLawhorn.

After the film, a panel discussion of extraordinary female leaders will take place at approximately 8 p.m. “At Regina Dominican, we feel it is important to showcase the leaders in our backyard. Examples of leadership can be found in our everyday lives.”

Regina Dominican is located at 701 Locust Road in Wilmette. Guests are asked to enter through the student entrance for this event. For more information about The Empowerment Project and the Regina Dominican Leadership Institute, contact Jodi McLawhorn, Institute Director, at jmclawhorn@rdhs.org.