Welcome
The Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Alumni Network (HKSWAN) is a volunteer-run nonprofit (501c3) led by HKS alumnae. Officially launched in 2017, the HKS Women's Alumni Network is excited to welcome you into this community of more than 7700 ambitious, intelligent and compassionate individuals who are committed to making the world more fair, just and equitable place.
The HKS Women's Alumni Network has chapters around the world through the Chapter Lead Program and we work in partnership with: the Harvard Alumni Association, the Women in Public Policy Program, the Office of Career Advancement and the HKS student body.
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Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Network Engagement Award
We are so honored and excited to announce that the HKS Women’s Network received the 2022- HKS Alumni Network Engagement Award!
In 2021, the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Alumni Network (HKSWAN) reached nearly 3,000 alumnae through more than a dozen events. The Network’s success relies on its growing footprint around the globe and it now celebrates 50 city chapters with a mission to connect, support, and amplify the efforts of HKS women and gender-nonconforming individuals in authentic, meaningful, and powerful ways. This includes activities such as welcoming new HKS alumnae, meeting with prospective students, and planning informal group gatherings.
Thank you to all of our Chapter Leads and global members for building such a meaningful network of alumnae!
The Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Alumni Network Signs 2025 Partnership with the Women20 of the G20 South Africa
HKS Women’s Alumni Network signs a memorandum of understanding with W20 South Africa, the official women’s engagement group of the G20 South African presidency. As knowledge partner, the HKS Women’s Alumni Network provides technical policy support and brought together a fantastic team of volunteers from our network to craft the W20 10-Year Impact Review report!
Women20 (W20) is the official advisory group set up by the G20 to advise on steps to the economic empowerment of women and girls. The G20 theme for the 2025 South African Presidency is: Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability. Under this context, the W20 theme for the South African Presidency was defined as: Women in Solidarity towards Sustainable Socio-Economic Development, and the W20SA Defining Value is: “Ubuntu”, which means “I am because you are, I am because we are”.
Mission Statement
Mission
The Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Alumni Network is dedicated to connecting, supporting and amplifying the efforts of Harvard Kennedy School alumnae around the world. The network engages in educational programs and seeks out partnerships that advance the main ethos of the organization, to promote gender equity for all.
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