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Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator

Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator

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"In this world there is no force equal to a women determined to rise." -W.E.B. Dubois

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The Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator (CWLA) is a targeted leadership development program designed to close the gender leadership gap by empowering and equipping career driven women with essential skills for leading in today’s complex business landscape. The CWLA provides a focused, high quality, and intimate professional development experience that builds emotional intelligence and inclusive leadership skills- valuable leadership competencies that directly enhance team performance, organizational culture, and improve employee retention. This leadership accelerator is crafted to propel your career to the next leadership echelon. The CWLA offers interactive and actionable professional development, a powerful panel discussion with recognized business leaders, professional headshots, wholesome meals, and a networking happy hour. The CWLA is unlike most women’s leadership conferences with an unwavering commitment to inclusivity, diversity, and its targeted focus on developing mid-level managers and emerging people leaders. Since 2022, the CWLA has helped develop the leadership capabilities of over 250 women leaders and has evolved into a recognized leadership development experience with strong support from some of from some of Chicago’s top senior leaders. The CWLA WHY Despite extensive efforts to dissolve gender disparities in leadership roles, women still encounter formidable obstacles in attaining such positions. The fact is women comprise over half of the U.S. population and 40% of its workforce, but women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership roles, particularly women of color. Surprisingly, recent studies show that the gender leadership gap continues to widen, despite widespread initiatives for parity. The CWLA arises from the imperative to increase representation of women in leadership and equips women with knowledge and tools to become effective, emotionally intelligent, and inclusive leaders.

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https://www.womensleadershipaccelerator.net/
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规模
2-10 人
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Chicago，IL
类型
自有
创立
2022
领域
women's leadership、inclusive leadership、emotional intelligence、innovation skills、professional development、Chicago women leaders、womenleaders和leadership development

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  • Ticket sales for the next CWLA are now available!??Join us on Thursday,?May 8th?for the sixth?Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator, hosted by?Lincoln International. With only?50 seats available, this is your chance to gain actionable leadership insights, expand your network, and step into your full potential. ?Register now!?Link in comments ?? ?? by CWLA Creative Director, Heather Michelle Moore #womensleadership #leadwithconfidence

  • ?? Empowered women empower women. Today, we are proud to introduce the Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator (CWLA) Advisory Council—a powerhouse of senior leaders dedicated to advancing women in leadership. These executives—Kathleen St. Louis Caliento, PhD, MBA (Cara Collective), LeMinh Hoang (MacArthur Foundation), Mary Weber (Lincoln International), Pauline P. Chow (Birch Lake Associates, LLC), and Kimberly Dickens (Momentus Capital)—are not only trailblazers in their industries but also champions of inclusion, leadership, and equity. Their expertise and commitment will shape the future of CWLA, ensuring that more women rise, lead, and thrive. As we reflect on Women’s History Month, we honor the progress made—and recognize the work that still lies ahead. While this month celebrates the women who paved the way, leadership accelerators like the CWLA exist to fuel the next generation of changemakers. We are grateful to our Advisory Council for standing with us in our mission to empower women and help ensure that women’s leadership isn’t the exception- but the standard. Join our mission and send a rising star in your organization to the next CWLA happening on May 8th! Learn more at the link below.

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  • Join us on May 8th! Gain actionable leadership insights, expand your network, and step into your potential.

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    Ticket sales for the next CWLA are now available!??Join us on Thursday,?May 8th?for the sixth?Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator, hosted by?Lincoln International. With only?50 seats available, this is your chance to gain actionable leadership insights, expand your network, and step into your full potential. ?Register now!?Link in comments ?? ?? by CWLA Creative Director, Heather Michelle Moore #womensleadership #leadwithconfidence

  • Happy Women's History Month!

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    Cindu Thomas-George

    Inclusion and Belonging Strategist | Intercultural Intelligence Expert | Inclusive Leadership Coach | Thought Leader | Speaker | Tenured Professor of Communication Studies

    Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the brilliance, resilience, and contributions of women throughout history. But it’s also a moment to acknowledge a hard truth: women are not a minority—we are minoritized. We make up more than half of the population, yet systemic barriers continue to push us to the margins. Pay gaps, leadership gaps, and cultural narratives that diminish our power are not accidental; they are the result of structures that were not built with us in mind. When we shift our language from minority to minoritized, we recognize that inequities are not a reflection of women’s capabilities, but rather of systemic exclusion. The disparities women face were created—and with intention and action, they can be dismantled. ?? Pay women equitably. ?? Sponsor and mentor women. ?? Advocate for and invest in women’s professional development. ?? Disrupt bias, microaggressions, and discrimination—and remember that allyship is a verb, not a noun. ?? Support women founders—invest your capital in their businesses and buy their products. ?? Build workplaces where all women—especially women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and women with disabilities—can thrive, not just survive. ?? Include the voices and insights of women at decision-making tables. And most importantly—commit to doing these things all year long, not just during the month of March. #WomensHistoryMonth

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  • Women's Leadership Initiatives have have opened doors, created opportunities, and empowered countless women to lead. As we witness the growing pushback against programs built to increase representation of historically under-represented employees in the workplace, it’s more important than ever to invest in continuing your leadership journey— we encourage you to tool yourselves up with skills and knowledge needed to be impactful leaders. Together, women in the workplace will continue to rise! ?? Stay tuned for exciting news, including a new Spring date for the next Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator! In the meantime, check out this recap of December’s CWLA—a powerful day of professional development and community building, hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates. ?? A huge thank you to CWLA photographer Pooja Shah and our Creative Director, Heather Moore, for capturing the energy and impact of the day so beautifully!

  • The 5th CWLA was another successful and meaningful day of leadership development and community building! Huge thanks to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates who generously provided us with a beautiful venue with breathtaking views of our amazing city that is filled with endless career opportunities. ??? We are still reflecting on the invaluable insights and advice shared during the lunch panel discussion. Special thanks to our incredible panelists (Mary Weber, @Kathleen Caliento, Ph.D., LeMinh Hoang, and Kimberly Dickens) who dropped so many amazing leadership gems ?? We are especially grateful to the 50 women who invested their time and energy to develop themselves and to their organizations who sponsored them, demonstrating their commitment to empowering women leaders and closing the leadership gap. ???? We are excited for what’s to come for the CWLA and entirely grateful for the support our initiative has received over the past two years. From the senior leaders who continue to sponsor attendees, to the organizations who donate their space for our conference, to our alumni who help spread the word about the CWLA- Thank you! ???????? Together, we are making a difference ?? ?? TEMBO TONES, LLC

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  • We are honored that Kimberly Dickens will be joining us next Wednesday to moderate our panel discussion titled Paving Pathways: Chicago Women Leaders! Kimberly Dickens is a skilled facilitator and executive coach with over twenty years of executive experience spanning financial services, technology, healthcare, industrials, consumer goods, and entertainment. Most recently, she served as Head of Business Strategy & Commercial Growth for Wells Fargo and previously as SVP & CMO for GE Capital. The Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator is SOLD OUT! We are so excited to welcome another 50 Chicago women leaders to the CWLA community. If you weren't able to snag your ticket before we sold out have no fear- the CWLA will return this Spring. More details coming your way soon!

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  • At the upcoming CWLA, Alicia Del Real will lead an interactive session focused on emotional intelligence (EQ)—one of the key traits that set high-performing leaders apart. Research shows that EQ accounts for nearly 90 percent of what distinguishes senior executives beyond technical skills. During this dynamic session, CWLA attendees will explore how emotional intelligence can deepen leadership impact and will walk away with practical and applicable insights that will strengthen their leadership practice. Alicia Del Real is an Executive Coach and CEO of the The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence (AEI). Alicia combines her experience as a seasoned executive with her graduate level education in Organizational Psychology. Her clients are senior leaders and high potential talent at some of the world’s most respected companies, and their shared efforts are aimed at raising the leader and organization’s level of engagement. Alicia finds that success in the long-term depends on emotional intelligence and developing this in the leader at the level of identity.

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  • Cindu Thomas-George, co-founder of the Chicago Women's Leadership Accelerator (CWLA), will guide attendees through an engaging and actionable professional development experience designed to enhance inclusive leadership capabilities. In today’s dynamic and diverse workplaces, inclusive leadership is critical to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Attendees will be empowered with actionable inclusion strategies—both organizational and interpersonal—to drive employee engagement, boost retention, and build an organizational culture where everyone feels valued. ?? Cindu is the Founder of Shakti Training and a seasoned Inclusion and Belonging Strategist with two decades of experience helping professionals become intentionally inclusive agents of change. Cindu is also an award-winning tenured professor of Communication Studies at the College of Lake County (CLC) specializing in Intercultural Communication and Public Speaking and is currently partnering with Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University, teaching and coaching on the topic of inclusive leadership. ??We are so excited to welcome another cohort of career driven women to the CWLA next Wednesday! Check out the link in the comments section ????to learn more about our commitment to empowering career driven women and closing the leadership gap.

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