Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL)

What Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL) does

Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL) is a student-run nonprofit club operating under the Graduate Business Council (GBC), the student government for master's-level graduate students at the Schulich School of Business, York University, in North York, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2024, it is one of approximately 16 sanctioned clubs within the GBC ecosystem. WIL's stated function is to provide professional, educational, and networking events that enhance understanding of women's roles in business and to assist members in advancing their careers, addressing pain points such as limited professional networks, lack of mentorship, and underrepresentation in business leadership.

The club is governed by an 8-person executive team: a President (Ankita Wankhede), Vice President (Bani Mahajan), and six directors covering Corporate Relations (Grace Morris), Executive Management (Karen MancoDiaz), Marketing (Nikka Campbell), Mentorship Strategy (Padmini Shinde), Operations (Pei-Yu Wu), and Student Engagement (Yuke Duan). Its product surface consists of a single service — a community-of-events program (mentorship, networking, career guidance) — delivered to a single user segment: Schulich graduate students. Outreach is conducted through team-member LinkedIn profiles and the parent GBC's institutional channels (LinkedIn page, Instagram @gbcschulich); the club's web presence is hosted as a sub-page on schulichgbc.com/gbc-wil.

WIL has no commercial business model: no products or services are sold, no pricing structure exists, no revenue is generated, and no funding has been raised. The organization does not own proprietary technology, patents, or data assets, and does not employ paid staff. It is wholly dependent on its institutional affiliation with the Graduate Business Council and Schulich School of Business for legitimacy, distribution, and access to its member base.

Name

Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL)

Legal name

Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL)

Website

https://schulichgbc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schulich Women in Leadership, Graduate Chapter (WIL) is a student-run, nonprofit club under the Graduate Business Council at the Schulich School of Business, York University, that delivers professional, educational, networking, and mentorship events to Schulich graduate students pursuing women's leadership development in business.

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Product category

Student Organization / Professional Development Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAB

Student Organizations & Club Administration

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYEDALAOAH

Volunteer Management & Alumni Leadership Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

SECONDARYBPAMABAK

Student & Alumni Communities

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Social Networks & Online Communities

Keywords

• Women's leadership development
• Professional networking events
• Graduate business mentorship
• Student professional community
• Career advancement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto, Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WIL is a student-led club that organizes professional, educational, and networking events designed to enhance understanding of women's roles in business and assist members in advancing their careers. The organization builds and maintains a network connecting Schulich graduate students with alumni and established businesswomen for mentorship, career guidance, and peer support. All activities are provided free of charge as part of an extracurricular student organization under the Graduate Business Council.

Product overview

Women in Leadership - Graduate Chapter (WIL) is a student organization at the Schulich School of Business that serves the Schulich community by providing professional, educational, and networking events. The organization creates a network of business students, alumni, and businesswomen to inspire and support one another in advancing women's roles in business. WIL is one of approximately 16 clubs operating under the Graduate Business Council (GBC), which is the student government for master's level graduate students at Schulich.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women in Leadership - Graduate Chapter (WIL) A student-led club providing professional, educational, and networking events to enhance understanding and appreciation of women's role in business while assisting members in reaching success in their chosen field. Offered to graduate students at Schulich School of Business at no cost.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wharton Women in Business: Student-run club at Wharton focused on supporting women MBAs through professional development, mentorship, and networking. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and target audience to WIL.
• Kellogg Women in Business: Student organization at Kellogg School of Management advancing women in business through networking and career programming — structurally and functionally analogous to WIL.
• Harvard Business School Women's Student Association: HBS student organization providing professional development, mentorship, and community for women MBAs. Highly comparable in scope and delivery model to WIL.
• Stanford Women in Management: Stanford GSB MBA student group dedicated to advancing women in business leadership via events, mentorship, and alumni engagement — a structurally similar peer.
• INSEAD Women in Business Club: INSEAD student club focused on women's professional development, networking, and mentorship across its MBA cohorts — directly comparable mission and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Forté Foundation: Nonprofit consortium of leading companies and business schools dedicated to launching women into business leadership. Operates at a national scale well beyond WIL's single-campus scope, with overlapping mission.
• Catalyst (formerly NAWMBA): Global organization advancing women in business leadership through research, programs, and member communities. Provides a broader-reach equivalent of WIL's networking and professional-development mission.

Regional players

• Rotman Commerce Women in Business: Comparable women-in-business student group at the University of Toronto's Rotman School — adjacent Canadian business school peer serving a similar regional student audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-in-leadership-graduate-chapter
• Instagraminstagram.com/gbcschulich

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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