Sam's Club sponsoring women- and girls-only business conference

Story here. No boys allowed! Excerpt:

The Women Presidents' Organization (WPO) knows the importance of financial security and is coordinating its third annual Financial Literacy Event for young women. The financial literacy program, Thrive Time, gives highly successful women CEOs, who own and operate multimillion dollar businesses, the opportunity to teach future leaders the importance of financial education and how it can impact their personal and professional lives. The participating WPO members are entrepreneurs who have grown their businesses to the multimillion dollar level and have a vested interest in the growth and success of women in business.

"The single most important factor for women in contributing to a stable existence is to be financially secure. It is equally as important, if not more important, to a young woman as it is to a young man," said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. president and founder of the WPO. "Understanding money and finance empowers women in all aspects of life. Too many girls grow up without confidence and exposure to this area."

"This wonderful event allows young women to learn first-hand from successful women business owners and entrepreneurs," said Sharon Lechter. Sharon, a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, and a WPO national board member, helped create and organize the event. "WPO and Sam's Club are providing these young women with vital financial skills that will not only prepare them to survive in the world they face, but thrive in it!"

Is this what their telling boys? Is this supposed to motivate them to enter college?

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Ed. note: You can contact Sam's Club corporate offices via web-based email here or by phone at 888-746-7726.