Inforum to Announce Results of Leadership Index at Oct. 21 Event

Claire Shipman, co-Author of "Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success" and Senior National Correspondent ABC News' Good Morning America, will keynote the October 21 Inforum luncheon, where results of Inforum's highly anticipated 2009 Michigan's Women's Leadership Index will be presented.


Shipman will discuss why companies with more senior female managers make more money and how promoting more women can help corporations outperform the competition by as much as 116 percent. Publisher's Weekly offered high praise for her book: "Filled with pragmatic and optimistic steps, this book will inspire readers to set in motion a flexibility-driven business revolution that can benefit all women and men, families and workforces."


The 2009 Michigan's Women's Leadership Index will show how top Michigan corporations are - and aren't - utilizing the power of women's leadership to meet the challenges of today's economy. In these times, when businesses need to seek every competitive advantage they can find, the power of women cannot be ignored. The research for the 2009 Michigan's Women's Leadership Index was conducted by the Eastern Michigan University College of Business.


The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, 300 Town Center Drive, Dearborn. Cost for Inforum members is $50, non-members $65 (Add $10 after Oct. 16) Register for the Oct. 21 event on the calendar at www.inforummichigan.org or call 877.633.3500.


The program is presented by Inforum which has nearly 1,800 members and is one of the largest and most prestigious business forums for women in the nation. Founded as the Women's Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum now has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Mich. For more information, visit www.inforummichigan.org or call 877.633.3500.