BOLD Women's Leadership Network Analysis

Why do you want to join the NCBW’s? I am a fan of all women especially strong, intelligent, confident black women who stand out in the community. I believe the NCBW’s is not only a small display of our women but a pilot for so much to come. I am eager to join so that I too can stand strong with my sisters and keep the generational dream alive.

Leadership abilities are key in being a part of any organization. I believe that in becoming a part of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), I will be able to bring some great ideas in helping the young women of today, no matter what race or religion. Girls need mentors in their life that will help build them up in becoming respectable young women. NACWC will help me reach a goal of educating the children, holding seminars for young ladies, and serving the community. I cannot do everything by myself and I realize that I need a community behind me that believes in the same ideas and to support me.

Across cultures and throughout history, women have experienced ongoing systemic oppression; and they have responded with progressive movements of protest and creative alternatives. Harriet Tubman in the fight against slavery: Fannie Lou Hamer for voting rights: Ella Baker and Mary White Ovington in the civil rights movement: Rosa Luxemburg in the German socialist movement: Winnie Mandela in the anti-apartheid movement: Puerto Rican independence leader and poet Lolita Lebron: and American Indian movement activists Anna Mae Aquash, Ingrid Washinawatok, and Winona LaDuke (Mink and Navarro). Women have pioneered in movements for labor rights, prison reform, reproductive rights and health, education, affordable housing, affirmative action and equal rights, human rights, and environmental safety. These women’s leadership styles span a range from soft to harsh, from wielding individual, hierarchical power to possessing a commitment to collectivism, and from identifying as “woman as caretaker of life” to woman as requiring and utilizing equal power to man. There is no one characteristic that applies to all women as social change leaders (Hurtado).

SOCIAL JUSTICE Even though African American women have played vital roles in social justice movements, they are often overshadowed because of their gender. Only a few organizations like Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) gave more access for female leadership. But more often than none, women had informal positions of leadership.

I do lead by example by using my volunteer hours and volunteering constantly on my own spare time. I am an individual who is open to others opinions and to experience. I am very respectful always trying to follow the “golden” rule, of treated others like you would like to be treated. I value diversity and inclusion as we all do not come from the same walk of life, but we all should appreciate each other differences as a blending of ideas lead to greatness. I am non-judgmental to people that I meet or speak with as the outside of someone doesn’t always reflect the goodness that could lie within an individual. I have the ability and willingness to represent the chapter in a positive way, by wearing my Wells Fargo volunteer shirt when I go to events and engaging team members to participate in volunteering. I have the willingness and the ability to be a valuable contributor to the team and be a part of a team to get others more involved within the community. I possess good communication skills verbally and written when speaking to others. Finally, I will be able to make the minimum one year commitment, but hope to be a part of the chapter leadership team for many years to

My main objective for the interview was to understand how we as women can utilize our own skills and talents as leaders within the workplace. Throughout the interview we discussed how our own talents can be used to lead certain projects in our workplace and even to reach out to our community. Mrs. Draluck demonstrates her leader skills through partnering with businesses where women make up 50% or more of the population within the

During the six-day program participants meet women leaders with a wide range of backgrounds, experience and political views. They also participate in interactive workshops to practice leadership skills such as public speaking, networking and advocacy.

It was difficult to find the PSU Women’s Resource Center social movements and policies in the PSU library. They weren’t on file there so I had to go their web page and found their values and advisory board polices, but I also round a summary of their history and how

Growing up, my sister instilled within me a passion for helping women anywhere and everywhere. I have read countless stories of women being kidnapped, beaten, raped, and murdered, and have been unfortunate enough to know personally some people who have suffered through these tragedies. Having worked at a restaurant for a year, I am well aware of the ways women are made to feel uncomfortable; slurs of "sexy" and "angel face" by old drunk men have destroyed a women's ability to accept a compliment for fear of its illicit intent. My goal is to help women who are faced with seemingly impossible situations; fortunately, there are organizations with whom I can involve myself with to achieve these goals. The Penn Association for Gender Equality's goal is to achieve gender equality both on and off campus by supporting women and campaigning for equality. If I were to attend, I would be an eager and healthy addition to this organization; I have been wanting to help women my whole life, and joining this would give me the chance to do so. The Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention is another organization with whom I would most definitely align myself with; they seek to spread awareness of sexual assault on campus. It is shocking that campus sexual violence often goes unnoticed, and I would be honoured to join the fight against it. Furthermore, there are organizations with which

My social identity plays a huge part in shaping and defining my role as a leader. The way I view myself combined with the way that others view me frames the narrative of my opportunities to be a leader in many ways. Of my various social identity characteristics, the two

Chosen to represent the Young Black Male Leadership Alliance as an ambassador to the Charlotte, North Carolina community and within the scope of the Bowdoin College community. The highest achieving, selfless, and most influential African-American males in Charlotte, North Carolina are selected each year to join a cohort of leaders poised to guide future generations. Responsibilities include, volunteering within Charlotte, being a role model to younger African-American children, and rewriting the stereotype given to African-American males.

Being an Alpha Delta Pi leadership consultant is more than a woman who works for a national nonprofit that supports colligate women. It means being able to walk into a chapter and strategically assess the situation and know what pair of shoes to step into. Whether that means helping women understand ADPi chapter operations, being a recruitment and PR guru, or a sounding board for new ideas; being a leadership consultant is all about being able to be versatile while picking out which “shoes” to wear. Leadership consultants help our foundation with its mission – educate, lead, serve, and inspiring collegiate members. LCs help collegiate women see the possibilities of ADPi how it is instrumental in helping women achieve their dreams. I believe

I believe that being a part of Dyson's Women Leadership Initiative (WLI) will not only help me find myself as a female initiative and help me gain the confidence I need, but it will also help me improve my leadership skills all around. I believe that becoming a member of the WLI will allow me to flourish as a student in a foreign environment all while feeling conformable with a group of ladies who share something in common with me. I love helping others and growing up I barely had any female influences to help me grow, through WLI I will be able to learn how to inspire women just like me to lead by example just like I wanted someone to do with me. Participating in the WLI at Pace University, I will be able to use the lessons that I will learn

As the author points out, the figures on women in leadership is staggering in disparity. The article takes time to focus on identifying and highlighting reasons what makes a successful leader. Having an opportunity to attend a leadership meeting, in which we discussed improving inclusion at my company, this article presented many of the same reasons that as a company we tried to understand, “Why do we not have more women in leadership?” This article really underscores that in order for a business to survive and grow or for that matter, any organization to flourish you need to find individuals that embody the above-mentioned leadership traits not just seniority.

Connecting “Nobody does it alone. Women leaders make meaningful connections to develop sponsorship and followership, to collaborate with colleagues and supporters with warmth and the humanity” (Barsh & Cranston, 2011). All women in the included in this study seemed to agree that connectedness has been vital to their rise but also