April 19, 2021
Humphrey School student Kate Stower has been researching barriers preventing rural Minnesota women from becoming leaders in their communities. Photo: UMN Extension
by
Marie Donahue
After the challenges of the pandemic over the past year, the importance of connecting and empowering women leaders across Greater Minnesota has perhaps never been so evident as it is today.
“Women’s leadership is not just a ‘nice-to-have,’ we are finding it’s a matter of survival for our small towns,” said Kate Stower, a Master of Urban and Regional Planning student at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs who will graduate next month.
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