• Chicago

    Women's

    Leadership

    Accelerator

     

    Committed to Closing the Leadership Gap

     

    December 4, 2024

    8:30 am - 5 pm

     

     

  • About The CWLA

    The Chicago Women’s Leadership Accelerator (CWLA) is an interactive day of learning that will equip women identifying and non-binary leaders with essential knowledge, skills, and tools to become more emotionally intelligent, inclusive, and innovative people leaders.

    This one day leadership accelerator has been designed to catapult your career into the next phase of leadership. The CWLA offers three engaging and interactive workshops, one fireside chat, nourishing meals, a networking happy hour, and a headshot by Tembo Tones. Bringing together a diverse community of women to whom participants can look to for ongoing insight and support. Attendees will leave informed, inspired, and prepared to level up their leadership skills.

     

    ​The CWLA is ideal for anyone who is a people leader or who aspires to be one.

  • Why The CWLA

    Despite the wide-spread efforts to disrupt gender inequality within leadership roles across industries, women continue to face barriers when it comes to securing leadership positions. Even though women represent more than half the U.S. population and make up over 40% of the U.S. workforce, they continue to be severely under-represented in leadership roles across industries. This is especially true for women of color. Recent research has shown that the women’s leadership gap is only growing wider despite widespread efforts to increase gender parity within leadership roles.


    The CWLA was born out of the need to increase representation of women in leadership and designed to empower and equip participants with professional development, community, and inspiration that will strengthen leadership acumen and elevate women in the workplace.

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    What an incredible event! The workshops were all thought-provoking and impactful sessions. The organizers created a special type of space that I have never been a part of -one that allowed and welcomed each of us to be honest, open and vulnerable. The CWLA encouraged us to focus on ways that we can be our best and most authentic selves while considering our personal strengths and areas needing improvement. It was an eye-opening event which taught me so many valuable things. As an added mention, the sessions were also quite fun, the day flew by with delicious catered food. We were truly treated as honored guests. Highly recommend!

    Carolyn H.

    Heitman

     

  • “In this world there is no force equal to the strength of a woman determined to rise.”

    - W.E.B. Du Bois

  • Founders & Facilitators

    Bringing decades of experience in Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, and Emotional Intelligence.

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    Shakti Training - President

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    P33 - Chief Innovation Officer

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    Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence (AEI) - President

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