Break the Concrete Ceiling: Women Leading with Inclusion
The Women in Leadership Certificate Program is a virtual program coordinated by Antioch University Online. It targets women in mid-level management/leadership roles seeking an opportunity to self-assess and be provided feedback on their leadership abilities, deepen their skills and self-confidence, build strong networks of support, and plan a career path for the future in the context of social change.
This certificate program is offered by Antioch University Online.
Design & Approach
PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT
Three residencies
COURSEWORK
100% online
CERTIFICATE DURATION
Three months
The certificate is designed for women in mid-level management/leadership roles seeking an opportunity to self-assess and be provided feedback on their leadership abilities, deepen their skills and self-confidence, build strong networks of support, and plan a career path for the future in the context of social change.
Earlier in your career?
In partnership with selected community colleges, Antioch University provides a multi-tiered Women in Leadership program. Partner colleges provide Level One programs and Antioch University offers Level Two and higher programs. Level One programs are designed for women early in their careers who are pursuing skills to enable them to seek leadership roles in the workplace.
While participants from this Level One program can matriculate into Level Two, it is not a prerequisite; Level Two is a stand-alone program that can be attended by women who have not participated in a community college program.
Testimonial
Antioch University’s Women In Leadership Certificate program was an amazing experience. It pushed and challenged me in ways I needed to be pushed and challenged. It was a wonderful opportunity to interact with accomplished yet approachable women leaders in a way that helped me to see a path forward in my own leadership goals. One outcome of my participation in the program is a little sticky note on my computer, summing up the course in 4 words: Character, Connections, Confidence, Courage. – S.W.
How You Will Benefit from this Certificate
Understand negotiation strategies
Skills to develop voice/capacity and the strength and self-motivation to overcome barriers and thrive
Activate networks of peer support (Networking Pods)
Skills to navigate hyper-competitive women, tone policing, mansplaining
Explore communication strategies
Understand your directing and communicating styles
Residency 1:
Re-envisioning Leadership Through an Intersectional Lens
Inter-Residency
One-On-One Coaching (1 hour)
&
Book Club (1.5 hours)
Book Club Date:
March 3, 2022 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)/7:00pm – 8:30pm (EST)
Saturday, February 12th & February 26th
Residency 2:
Honing Leadership Skills and Strategies
Inter-Residency
One-On-One Coaching (1 hour)
&
Book Club (1.5 hours)
Book Club Date:
March 31, 2022 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)/7:00pm – 8:30pm (EST)
Saturday, March 12th & March 26th
Residency 3:
Next Steps to Leading Change
Saturday, April 9th & April 30th
- Deepen your understanding of the Social Justice Framework: DEI and Intersectionality Lens
- Explore the gender gap in leadership and its relevance to your career, your teams, your organization(s) and communities, and implications for the issues you care about most.
- Deepen your understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities faced by diverse women in leadership and personalizing this with your own life.
- Explore personal leadership identities, styles and practices
- Explore a strengths-based approach to leadership and develop strategies for implementation in leadership roles.
- Demonstrate collaborative learning by leveraging stories and experiences of other women leaders and by contributing your own perspectives, questions, feedback and support to this program community.
- Begin to integrate your learning and reflections on gender and leadership into your personal leadership point of view, your “action plan,” and your leadership actions.
- Design and present an “action plan.”
Gain awareness and skills to effectively address leadership challenges and opportunities commonly encountered by women within diverse workplace settings through both applied and experiential learning:
- Develop Inclusive relational leadership practice: DEI & Intersectionality Lens
- Explore and develop your leadership strengths
- Explore self-development and leadership skill-building
- Develop new strategies to maximize your leadership potential
- Explore barriers women encounter in the workplace
- Develop an “Action Plan” for your leadership
Dr. Jacqueline Reid
Director, Women in Leadership Certificate
Maria Chávez-Haroldson, PhD
Faculty, Panelist, Book Club, Coach
Carol Tisson, MA
Coach, Faculty
Dr. Naomi Nightingale
Coach, Faculty
Polly Chandler
Coach
Kader Gümüş
Panelist
Lauren Jolda
Faculty
Dr. Anissa Stewart
Co-Facilitator & Faculty
Eliza VanCort
Panelist
Katya Armistead, Ed.D.
Faculty & Co-facilitator
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell
Faculty
Cynthia Mullins
Faculty
Anna Kwong
Panelist & Book Club
Dr. Anna Everett
Faculty & Panelist & Book Club
Dr. Stephanie Johnson
Book Club
Register now to reserve your seat for the virtual residency.
Professional Development Certificate Program $2000 / Advance registration deposit $75
The cost of the certificate program can be broken into 5 payments:
- At time of registration: $75
- January 15, 2022: $475
- February 15, 2022: $475
- March 15, 2022: $475
- April 15, 2022: $500
Your $75 reservation fee will be applied to the cost of the certificate program.
Once you have registered, you will be asked to write (approximately 200 words) why you want to participate in the WIL program and what you are hoping to gain from this experience.
Refunds
Cancellations received in writing 7 days before the date of the event are entitled to a full refund. Cancellations received between six and three days before an event are entitled to a 50% refund. Cancellations 2 or less days before an event will not be eligible for a refund.
Scholarships
Deadline February 4, 2021
A limited number of scholarships to offset part of the tuition costs are available. Receive up to $500 towards the Certificate cost. To apply, submit an essay (250-300 words) addressing the following:
Describe how you will apply the skills and knowledge you acquire from participation in the program in your current or future career.
Please submit your essay to [email protected]
If you have received a scholarship and have questions about the amount, please reach out to Jackie at: [email protected]
Employer-sponsored Professional Development
Many Women & Leadership Certificate alumni have successfully negotiated professional development sponsorship from their employers to pay for full or partial tuition. We are happy to help support and guide you in requesting employer sponsorship, should you be interested.