Leadership California

Save the date for #LeadershipCalif's next 30th-anniversary webinar! Senator Maria Elena Durazo: A Life of Activism Monday, May 17 | 5:30-6:30pm $50 Registration: https://lnkd.in/eGEMZqy... Hear from Senator Durazo, representing #Senate District 24, about her role as a #femalegovernmentleader and how leading with #purpose and #resilience is crucial in today#30years, particularly for women. Senator Durazo's activism with unsung female essential workers, particularly Latinas in California, is exemplified in her "Unseen Latina Initiative". Join us to hear more about this initiative and how we can all support it. #30years

Join us for our inagural virtual LC to DC! Susan Page Presents "Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power" May 5, 2021 | 8:10-10:00am | Virtual... $50 Registration | Open to the public https://leadershipcalifornia.org/events/EventDetails.aspx Register to get the inside scoop from Susan Page, Journalist and Biographer; USA Today Washington Bureau Chief, about her new book "Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power". This is a session you won't want to miss! Don't just take our word for it...read the Los Angeles Times review of Page's book here: https://www.latimes.com//review-nancy-pelosi-dishes-on-a-o. #womenleaders

During our April 30th Anniversary Session, Colleen Ammerman taught us how to dismantle the pervasive organizational obstacles and managerial actions that drive #genderdisparities. As a society, we need to educate all leaders about #implicit and #explicit #bias to: - frame overcoming bias and debiasing processes as shared goals - add transparency wherever possible - assess -> address -> repeat... Learn more by purchasing Colleen's book "Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work": https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Half-Broken-Shatt//163369593X Register for our upcoming 30th Anniversary Sessions: https://leadershipcalifornia.org/page/30years #30years

Last chance to register for #LeadershipCalif fourth 30th Anniversary Webinar: "Why We Need Glass-Shattering Organizations" with Colleen Ammerman! TODAY, April 19 | 5:30-7:00 PM PT | Virtual Register $50: https://leadershipcalifornia.org/events/EventDetails.aspx... #30Years #gendergap

TOMORROW: Why We Need Glass-Shattering Organizations 5:30-7:00 PM PT | Virtual $50 Registration: https://leadershipcalifornia.org/events/EventDetails.aspx... In #LeadershipCalif's 30th Anniversary Speaker Series "Leading with Purpose & Resiliency" fourth webinar, Colleen Ammerman will bring to light the key findings from the latest research in psychology, sociology, and economics, showing that along their entire career pathfrom entry- to mid-to senior-level positionswomen get pushed out of the leadership pipeline and, at each point, for different reasons. Glass-Half Broken will dismantle the pervasive organizational obstacles and managerial actions that drive #genderdisparities. #30years

TOMORROW: A Conversation with Asian American & Pacific Islander Women Leaders 4:30-6:00pm PT $20 Registration Open to all: http://ow.ly/tbLu50DDauf... Join panelists Marily Mondejar, Lili Kwan, Shalaka Prabhune and Junna Ro in a candid conversation about AAPI culture and how we can increase our understanding about AAPI communities. Learn how to be a part of meaningful change. This panel is one you won't want to miss!

What is the experience for Asian American & Pacific Islander #womenleaders in our culture today? How can we increase our awareness and understanding of AAPI communities? What can we do as leaders to force meaningful change? Panelists will share their own stories and insights during this vital conversation. Join us for this candid conversation on Wednesday, February 24 at 4:30pm PT! Registration is open to all for $20. http://ow.ly/tbLu50DDauf Racism against Asian Americans ...dates to the early formation of California. In the late 1800s, Chinese Americans were treated as slave labor as they build the railroad across the state and the country. World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor ushered in another dark chapter in our history as Japanese Americans were forced from their homes to internment camps around the country. Today, Asian Americans are serving in the highest positions in government, corporations, and academia. Yet, racism persists as we saw when the first cases of COVID -19 were identified in Wuhan, China, resulting in a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Register to learn more!

Mark your calendars for our next 30th Anniversary Speaker Series Session! The (Body) Language of Power March 8, 2021 | 5:30 PM PT | Virtual Speaker: Deborah Gruenfeld, Joseph McDonald Professor, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business... $50 Registration: http://ow.ly/h8ug50DkVQC

To celebrate Black History Month we are highlighting some of the work our African American #womenleaders are doing to make the community a better place! LC alumna, Tia Boatman Patterson is the Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, the State’s affordable housing lender. Ms. Patterson’s leadership of CalHFA focuses on the organization’s mission to create and finance progressive housing solutions so more Californians have a place to call home. She engages mortgage lenders, affordable housing developers, federal, state and local housing agencies, advocacy organizations, public officials and private financing markets to accomplish that mission. Learn more about Ms. Patterson here: https://leadershipcalifornia.org/page/TiaBoatmanPatterson

Join us for our first quarterly #VitalConversation with Marily Mondejar, Lili Kwan, Shalaka Prabhune, and Junna Ro who will share their stories of #racism and #inequity in this safe space. We invite you to join in the conversation and share your story to increase the knowledge and understanding of all marginalized communities. We hope to inspire participants through these candid conversations to take action for meaningful #change. "A Conversation with Asian American & Pacifi...c Islander Women Leaders" Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 4:30-6:00pm PT | Open to the public Registration is only $20! http://ow.ly/Unfu50DCJdK