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Happy summer solstice. Today is the day that the sun appears to stand still as it reaches its highest point, before moving off toward the horizon. As we all celebrate the official start of summer, Works for Women wants to also share their Summertime Challenge with you.
Summertime Challenge – Inspire Her! According to Catalyst, in any work culture, relationships are necessary for employees to attain high-visibility assignments, promotions, and connections. For women, sponsors—advocates in positions of authority who use their influence intentionally to help others advance—are essential to ensuring career advancement and professional development. We know that women have a lot of mentors; but they also need sponsors who will give them visibility, talk about their accomplishments behind closed doors, and promote them for stretch opportunities. For this month’s challenge, we want to explore how the Works for Women network can act as powerful sponsors for women in their spheres of influence – to help them reach their highest career point. Confidence is everything. Women need to know how valuable they are and how valuable their point of view is in any field for us to inch toward gender parity in the workforce. It sounds simple, and of course there are so many external factors that play in to the way things are, but I think that would be a huge step in the right direction. Let’s take the opportunity to tell women they are brilliant. Let them know what kind of brilliance you see, and why it’s so special. We are therefore bringing back #WomenCrushLeadership from our Empowering Female Leaders Challenge last May. We want to hear more of your stories of the women that inspire you, each day. We know that women lack visible role models at senior levels – we often cannot become what we cannot see. There are so many inspirational women out there, but somehow, it’s hard to see (and hear) the collective impact they are all making. This month we want to change that visual and hear about the inspirational women you know – any why they inspire you. Let’s recreate this visual of what we see and remember what inspires us. And what better way to kick-off those summer time vibes with positive messaging for those that truly inspire you to do your best work. To join the challenge, simply:
Let’s inspire and empower women to continue to do their best work! In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. Works for Women is continuing to build a better place for women to lead. We will be back to our regular programming in September and look forward to sharing our September challenge with you.
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On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for continuing to grow our community of individual champions who want to make Alberta a better place for women to lead. As we look back to our April Challenge, we also thank you for reflecting on your own procurement practices, either at home or at work, and understanding how women-led and women-owned businesses are impact your personal buying decisions. And remember, don’t let this important work stop – be curious to know more about the organizations you are working with, and the companies you are supporting. Now to share the details of this month’s challenge.
May Challenge – Imagine It! Taking Time to Reflect Harvard Business School psychologist Francesca Gino and her colleagues have recently published a paper about how fitting in 15 minutes of reflection to the end of your day makes you more effective. In one field experiment, new employees who had 15 minutes to write and reflect at the end of the day performed 22.8% percent better than those who didn't. "When people have the opportunity to reflect, they experience a boost in self-efficacy," Gino says. "They feel more confident that they can achieve things. As a result, they put more effort into what they're doing and what they learn." If we pull this thinking back to ourselves, we often start the year thinking about our future, what goals do we want to set for ourselves? Even though we are already part way through this year, it is never too late to set some time aside to reflect on your own personal vision. As you dive back into this very important work, reflect on what a knock-the-ball-out-of-the-park look like for you? What is the career that seems so incredible you think it’s almost criminal to have it? What is the dream you don’t allow yourself to even consider because it seems too unrealistic, frivolous, or too big? Well, start envisioning it. That is the true key to beginning the journey to having that career you have always dreamt of. For this month’s challenge, we encourage you to start journaling. According to Stephen R. Covey, keeping a personal journal a daily in-depth analysis and evaluation of your experiences is a high-leverage activity that increases self-awareness and enhances all the endowments and the synergy among them. If you want to start small, take 15 minutes to be grateful. Something that you may not do on a regular basis—but could benefit from—is taking time to write down five things you are grateful for. If you want a challenge, start with those big auspicious questions, thanks to the work of Tara Sophia Mohr, an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She helps women play bigger in sharing their voices and bringing forward their ideas in work and in life:
Practice allowing yourself to dream into these big visions. Practice setting aside all the questions that come up about what’s possible and how you could get there. The questions will come up, for sure – and you can keep setting them aside. This is not the time to work on the “how” or put the dream on trial. It’s time to welcome the vision, make friends with it, and hold it lovingly in your mind as you walk through your life. To join the May Challenge:
It is through our intentional action that we can drive our career in the direction we want. The takeaways: If you reflect on your work, you can identify best practices as they emerge. If you reflect on your life, you can find the meaning you otherwise overlooked. Additional Resources The following are great reads to get you started with your journaling and reflecting on your personal vision:
If you want to read more from Tara, she is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks and now in paperback. In the book, she shares her pioneering model for making the journey from playing small–being held back by fear and self-doubt–to playing big, taking bold action to pursue what you see as your callings. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for continuing to grow our community of individual champions who want to make Alberta a better place for women to lead. We are again humbled and honoured to see your commitment to creating a gender parity mindset and sharing how you will press for progress when it comes to gender parity in the workplace – including individuals who pledged to engage in meaningful dialogue and challenge the status quo, further the conversation and leverage empathy and simply challenge stereotypes and biases. Thank you for being unwavering in accelerating gender parity. For those in Edmonton, or who were following along on social media (including this article featured in the Edmonton Journal), we hope you saw the skyline light up in purple. Thank you to each and every organization that participated in shinning a spot on women to celebrate today’s leaders, empower tomorrow’s and #PressForProgress in gender quality in the workplace. The skyline takeover was a visual realization of the Edmonton community’s commitment to greater diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in workplaces across the city – publicly demonstrating the collective power of our city’s commitment to make positive change happen so that women have a fair chance to advance and succeed at work. When the buildings and structures light up on International Women’s Day, we saw an indisputable beacon of solidarity among business leaders and sparked a conversation to accelerate much needed change in the workplace. Below is an image of this public demonstration and shared commitment from the corporate community about creating workplaces that work for women. For those that did not get a chance to tune into our discussion with Global News on International Women’s Day, you can watch the video here.  Now here are the details on this month’s challenge.
April Challenge – Supporting Women-Led and Women-Owned Businesses There has been a strong force behind female empowerment, from government bodies to support women’s contribution to the economy. In February 2018, the Canadian federal government unveiled a broad suite of initiatives in its budget to promote equality and diversity in the workplace, aid female entrepreneurs, and make it easier for underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities and immigrants to enter and stay in the work force. This included a broad suite of initiatives, from giving more aid to female entrepreneurs, to enhancing parental leave benefits. No matter your political views, the conversation to boost the contributions to support female entrepreneurs and have more women in the workforce continues to boost gender equality. From a local perspective, groups like Alberta Women Entrepreneurs are dedicated to enabling women to build successful businesses. They provide unique programs and services to women at all stages of business through advising, financing, mentoring, and skills and network development. This focus can also be seen at UN Women, where they strive to ensure that all operations, including procurement processes, support its mandate to achieve gender equality and empower women. Within the UN system, UN Women has a commitment to promote and enable procurement practices that will improve the degree to which UN procurement processes are gender-responsive. The United Nations, as well as the public and private sector, can use procurement to achieve great socioeconomic change for women and girls on a global scale, by implementing more inclusive processes that endorse supplier diversity. This month we are asking you to personally think about your own procurement practices, either at home or at work, and understand how women-led and women-owned businesses impact your buying decisions. To join the April Challenge:
It is through our individual and conscious buying decisions that we can start to shift the landscape in the number of successful women-led and women-owned businesses. Additional Resources We are pleased to share details on upcoming events in the month of April. Upcoming Event (in Edmonton)
In closing, that you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. With the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings showing us that gender parity is over 200 years away – there has never been a more important time to keep motivated and #PressforProgress. As we discussed at the start of 2018, with global activism for women’s equality fuelled by movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp – there is growingglobal momentum pushingfor gender parity. We know that gender parity won’t happen overnight, but acround the world women are making positive gains day by day. There is a very strong and growing global movement of advocacy, activism, and support. Now, more than ever, there’s a call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. A strong call to #PressforProgress. A strong call to motivate and unite friends, colleagues, and communities to think, act and be gender inclusive. Works for Women, is taking a page from International Women’s Day (March 8th) and challenging our community to collectively Press for Progress. This day belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. So together, let’s all be unwavering in accelerating gender parity. March Challenge – Press for Progress We are asking you to commit to a “gender parity mindset” through progressive action by selecting one area that you can specifically commit to and press for progress in gender parity in your own sphere of influence. Categories for which you may want to Press for Progress include maintaining a gender parity mindset, challenging stereotypes and bias, forging positive visibility of women, influencing other’ beliefs and actions, or celebrating women’s achievements. Let’s all collaborate to accelerate gender parity,and use our collective action to power equality worldwide. To join the challenge: 1. Identify a statement that characterizes how you will Press for Progress when it comes to gender parity in your workplace. Download the Pledge file and activate how you will Press for Progress. 2. Share your Press for Progress statement with your network and broaden the reach by using the hashtags: #WorksForWomenAB #PressForProgress #ChampionsForChange. Be sure to use the attached template to capture your statement 3. Connect with others in your network and encourage them to also Press for Progress 
When Works for Women sat down to determine how wewould be pressing for progress on International Women’s Day, we wanted to identify a way to unite the community. What started locally in Edmonton was a plan to light up the High Level Bridge, an iconic sight in Edmonton’s river valley, turning into a bold idea to light Edmonton’s skyline for International Women’s Day. (In 2013, a grassroots campaign to install energy efficient lighting on the bridge was started. Citizens and businesses of Edmonton raised the funds to bring the project to life, and now light the bridge celebrates and builds community spirit in Edmonton). The Skyline Takeover is a visual realization of the Edmonton community’s commitment to greater diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in workplaces across the city – publically demonstrating the collective power of our city’s commitment to make positive change happen so that women have a fair chance to advance and succeed at work. When the buildings and structures light up on the eve of International Women’s Day, our hope is to also show an undisputable beacon of solidarity among business leaders and to spark a conversation that accelerates much needed change in the workplace. It is time to publically demonstrate a shared commitment from the corporate community that we are all about creating workplaces that work for women. Resources
As we thank the Edmonton community for coming together to raise awareness on International Women’s Day, and thank the following organizations for being a part of this inaugural event: Stantec, City of Edmonton, Qualico Developments, Katz Group, John Day Developments & Pangman Development, Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, AGA, Fairmont Hotel MacDonald, ATB Financial, ProCura, University of Alberta, Edmonton House and Pattison Outdoor. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. Works for Women is continuing to build a better place for women to lead.  January gave the opportunity to the Works for Women community to give pause and think about how they are going to characterize the work they do in 2018. The challenge, simply stated, was to choose one word that you could use to remind yourself of how you were going to show up, to be your best self, to drive change, and to pave the way for optimism to ensure that all have equal opportunities for advancement. We heard words like Powerful, Ambitious, Visionary, Strong, Resilient, to name a few – all well suited words to make 2018 a year of progress, and a year for women.
We now turn our attention to our next challenge. February Challenge – Courage “Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant 'To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart.' Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as 'ordinary courage'." - Brene' Brown As many of you may already know, February is the month of the heart. The Old French definition of courage refers to the heart as the seat of feelings. Works for Women is asking you to mark this month by turning inwards to identify and reflect on your courage and the courage of others. Allow yourself to feel the courage in your heart. When we dive deeper into the topic of courage, vulnerability, clarity of values, trust, and rising skills are all pillars of courageous leadership. Brené Brown, author, storyteller, and research professor at the University of Houston defines vulnerability as uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. Leaders exhibit courageous leadership when they’re willing to be vulnerable—they’re “all in”—even though it means they may fail or get hurt. Contrary to popular opinion, vulnerable leadership isn’t soft or weak. Brown says vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness When you choose to engage in courageous leadership, you will have critics and haters. Trust is at the heart of true courageous, vulnerable relationship. Many people assume trust “just happens,” but that’s not how trust works in reality. Trust is built through the intentional use of specific behaviors, and you can teach people how to become more trustworthy and better trust builders with others. To effectively build trust in a team or organization, it requires everyone to have a common definition of trust. To join the February Challenge:
As Brené Brown shared with us, courageous leadership is not comfortable. You will fall and skin your knee. But courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. This month we challenge you to look within – to start to challenge your inner dialogue. To be the successful leaders we want to be, we must challenge ourselves to be courageous in driving change. We look forward to hearing your stories of courage and how they will help drive you to the next stage in your career. If you want to dive a bit deeper into the topic of courage, here are some great resources:
In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. As we enter the new year, the Works for Women community is wishing you a very Happy New Year. A reminder from our December Challenge that we need to continue to be mindful of our mental health and well-being. Let's contribute to our success in 2018 by continuing to employ our strategy for personal well-being - showing the leadership for your own mental health awareness will most certainly have ripple effects on the teams we lead and the individuals we work with.
As Works for Women took time to reflect on 2017, we were reminded of where we started – a movement to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action; a place to education, create connections and provide you with resources to make Alberta a better place for women to work. 2017 saw Edmonton rise in ranks in the gender gap study of Canada’s 25 biggest cities. The Best and Worst Places be a Women in Canada 2017 report speaks to Edmonton continuing to struggle with one of the largest wage gaps in the country, however, the city has started an initiative to support women’s leadership, adding more voices to the public sphere and highlighting the concerns of women in the city. Calgary moved up slightly from 23rd, to 22nd and boosts a new initiative called Ask Her is a campaign aimed at electing more women to city council in Calgary. 2017 was also a year in which women’s issues were truly on the forefront – starting with the Women’s March, International Women’s Day, and the #MeToo movement. There was certainly an unbelievable force to Be Bold for Change. There is a very strong and growing global movement of advocacy, activism and support for a brighter future for women. January Challenge – Empowered You Our challenge this month is simple – how are you going to characterize the work you do in 2018? What is the one word that you can remind yourself of everyday of how are you going to show up, each and every day, to be your best self, to drive change, to pave the way for optimism in 2018 to ensure that all have equal opportunities. To join the challenge, simply:
Together we can use our motivation, voices, and bold leadership to drive change for new social norms to emerge – to increase scrutiny of the number of women on corporate boards and in other leadership positions, increase focus on supporting women in career progression, and gender equality. Let us be reminded of the words of Oprah, "What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I'm especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories.” Let's all share our stories and be the change we want to see in the world. Let’s make 2018 a year of progress, and a year for women! Resources Here are a few resources to get you thinking about your word this month: Please stay tuned for a new Works for Women website in 2018 – speaking to how Works for Women connects, challenges, and provides tools to make Alberta a better place for women to work. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. Work is getting more demanding and complex, and because many of us now work in 24/7 environments, anxiety and burnout are not uncommon. In our high-pressure workplaces, staying productive and engaged can be challenging. With 2017 nearing a close, we are excited to share our December Challenge with you, as we think about the past year and the likely stressful situations that we have all encountered.
December Challenge – Mental Well-being New research from the Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions places workplace mental health and well-being at a tipping point, with employers increasingly reviewing their activities in supporting employee mental health and well-being. Recognizing the costs of poor mental health and well-being on today’s workforce, the report is designed as a call to action for employers, whatever their current performance regarding mental health and well-being strategies. Mental health and well-being describe our mental state – how we are feeling and how well we can cope with day-to-day life. Promoting mental health and well-being in the workplace is important for employees, their employers, society, and the economy. This is because of poor mental health impacts individuals' overall health, their ability to work productively (if at all), their relationships with others, and societal costs related to unemployment, poor workplace productivity, and health and social care. Over half of the global workforce (53%) are reporting that they are closer to burnout than they were just five years ago, according to a Regus Group survey of over 22,000 business people across 100 countries. Becoming actively engaged in their own health and well-being and participate in strategies that promote both mental and physical well-being can help to combat stress. This includes employee involvement in workplace programs around mental health, with potential actions including volunteering as a mental health champion or making efforts to address stigma through sharing personal stories. This also means that we need to understand and prioritize activities that promote well-being for ourselves and our teams. This could include such things as offering personal development tools, like mindfulness and resilience training; explicitly encouraging people to take time for exercise or other renewal activities, such as walking meetings; or building buffer time into deliverable calendars so that people can work flexibly and at a manageable pace. For more ideas on how to help manage stress, check out this HBR article, Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout. No matter your strategy, know that having one is key to your mental well-being. For this challenge, we ask that you become more mindful of your own mental well-being and develop a personal strategy for combating this very real challenge in our work environments. To join the challenge, simply:
We hope you explore why mental health is such an important factor in your own success. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. On behalf of Works for Women, we hope that it has been an amazing couple of months for you in developing new relationships – whether it be through seeking personal mentorship or sponsorship, or setting up your own personal board of directors. We know how important the identification of a sponsor is in your continued success and advancement. Cultivating a strong network and ensuring you have advocates are critical steps for advancement and development. As you continue to cultivate these relationships, we are excited to share our November challenge with you.
November Challenge – Be Inclusive Every Day Increasing diversity and inclusion in organizations is not about “doing the right thing”—it is essential to success. Inclusive leaders make everyone feel welcome and appreciated, which in turn leads to more innovation, more team citizenship behavior, and more feelings of both belongingness and uniqueness in employees. Leaders at all levels who celebrate difference in gender, race, and ethnicity; promote board diversity; engage men as agents of change; regularly check their own unconscious biases; and work to close the gender pay gap can achieve success for their companies. While being “diverse” by recruiting a small number of people from underrepresented groups onto your team is a start, without focusing on inclusion, it can quickly lead to tokenization. Inclusion is about feeling like you can bring your whole self to work, no apologies necessary, regardless of what background you come from. When that happens, it’s beyond empowering and creates a safe space for everyone to participate without the fear of retribution or silencing. To know that your unique experiences and perspectives are being heard and valued leads to engagement and excitement. To join the November Challenge, consider these five direct actions you can take to becoming a more inclusive leader:
We encourage you to start, or evolve your journey in becoming an inclusive leader this month. We are all leaders in our own way, and by starting this dialogue we can look to remove potential barriers to the advancement of women and help to make Alberta a better place for women to work. In addition to the tools outlined above, when it comes to being inclusive every day, here are some additional resources on recognizing your own unconscious bias. Additional Resources
In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. Thank you for continuing the dialogue when it comes to sponsorship and mentorship. We heard from many individuals in the Works for Women network that establishing a mentorship relationship has been so important in their own careers – which we couldn’t agree with more. Building off that topic, we are so excited to share our October Challenge with you.
October Challenge – Building Your Own Personal Advisory Board For the month of October, we are challenging the Works for Women networks to build a board of directors for your career – a group of people you consult regularly to get advice and feedback, which we are calling a Personal Advisory Board. Executives and managers need an array of advisors, mentors and role models to provide critical information and support at defining moments – we believe everyone benefits from building their own advisory board. Just as corporations configure networks to deal with the variety of problems and opportunities faced by knowledge workers, individuals need to configure their networks based on their needs and the resource commitments involved in building such relationships. The best way to start building a personal board is to take inventory of your own strengths and weaknesses. Strive to surround yourself with advisors who fill those gaps. Best practices when it comes to creating an effective personal advisory board:
Once you have cultivated a strong network, ensuring that you have advocates is a critical steps for advancement and development—and why not seek to build an advisory board with those individuals that can challenge you. We all need sounding boards. A place to test our ideas, our strategies, and push us to think beyond our perceived limitations. Yet how many of us have taken the time to formally set up an advisory board? This month we are pushing challenging you to build a support network you can turn to and lean on. And we want to hear from you! To formally join the challenge, simply:
Additional Resources Skilled advising is more than the dispensing and accepting of wisdom; it’s a creative, collaborative process—a matter of striving, on both sides, to better understand problems and craft promising paths forward. And that often requires an ongoing conversation. Check out this article from the Harvard Business Review on The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice. And if you are continuing to seek mentorship and sponsorship relationships, check out this video on why mentorship matters. Catalyst research has found that while mentoring is essential to leadership development, it is not enough, on its own, to help women advance. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. For the month of September, we are challenging the Works for Women networks to actively seek mentorship and sponsorship from either existing relationships, or build new ones. We know that the landscape is changing and while mentorship is important, the identification of a sponsor for your continued success is paramount. Relationships are an important aspect of any work culture. Cultivating a strong network and ensuring you have advocates are critical steps for advancement and development—especially for women, who are often left out of more informal activities. Nearly two-thirds of men say that the senior leaders who have helped them advance were mostly men, compared to just over one-third of women.
Catalyst research has found that while mentoring is essential to leadership development, it is not enough, on its own, to help women advance. Their research points to a more influential professional relationship: sponsorship. Mentorship and sponsorship are not equal. The power of sponsorship, and the reason it is critical to career advancement, is that a sponsor uses strong influence to help his or her protégé access highly visible assignments and promotions. Sponsors take active risk to ensure their protégés’ success. Over time mentors can develop into sponsors who use their status and influence to create opportunities and make connections for you. Before your mentor will sponsor you, they need to trust that you are reliable and a bet worth making. To build trust, always follow through on what you say you’re going to do and always do your very best work. When you’re consistent over time, you build valuable trust with your mentor – and your coworkers. Mentorship relationships start with a mutual connection – and mentors often select protégés based on their performance and potential. We can mentor other women at any stage in our careers, and it pays off when we do. Women who are mentored by women feel more supported and re often more satisfied with their career. If you’re farther along in your career, pay it forward by investing in a woman just starting out. And if you are early in your career, find a woman who’s coming up behind you or a student who’s interested in your field. Don’t underestimate the value of your input – you may have just been through what she’s experiencing. Mentoring is a two-way street, and value can be found by both individuals. To join the challenge, simply:
Taking a page from #GoSponsorHer, as you start to build your mentor/mentee, or sponsor/sponsoree relationship. Considerations for organizations also looking to develop their own internal programs include: For Mentors and Sponsors:
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Upcoming Community Events (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) You can also join Works for Women on Wednesday, September 27 at The Glass Cliff…Women, Leadership, Life and Flow. This event is geared towards organizations and individuals who understand the importance of having strong women leaders in our community and will continue the conversation that is being held in corporate boardrooms, throughout non-profit organizations, in political arenas and over coffee with coaches and mentors. To find more information, check out: http://globalwomanofvision.com/. We also encourage you to the Women’s Leadership Roadblocks webinar on September 19, where you will learn how to overcome common roadblocks for women in leadership, gain empowerment and confidence in your current role, build confidence in leading strategy, vision and risk, and build an executive personal brand. In closing, thank you again for helping to spark dialogue, build awareness, and inspire action. We are reminded that change does not happen overnight, but by uniting our community we can take direct action to impact change. On behalf of Works for Women, thank you for helping us drive change in Alberta. |
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