Transforming White Women’s Leadership: Reflection & Inspiration to Strengthen Racial Justice Practices

When it comes to advancing racial equity, white women who have management or supervisory positions have distinctive opportunities and challenges. Many white women who care about racial justice want to understand how our privilege and lack of cross-cultural skills create barriers for People of Color. We are concerned about causing harm with our microaggressions and biases and simultaneously worry about backlash for missteps. These dynamics can prevent us from creating mutually respectful relationships with colleagues of color, and from providing employees of color the guidance they deserve.

This workshop, in two parts on August 13th and 20th, will support participants to deepen awareness of the combination of institutional power, privilege, and stereotypes white women leaders must navigate and can perpetuate. Using case studies, personas, and real workplace examples, we’ll provide space for interactive small and large group discussion. Participants will leave better able to name and take responsibility for putting racial equity values into our leadership practices, becoming more compassionate anti-racist managers and supervisors.

Session One Focus

• Setting a context for white women as organizational leaders.

• Introducing a Power Analysis that identifies where white women fit given the role of patriarchy and white privilege within an institutional hierarchy.

• Investigating common white women manager/supervisor personas to deepen self-reflection and awareness

Session Two Focus

• Understanding how the dynamics of sympathy, empathy, and compassion inform our behaviors

  as white women managers and supervisors.

• Learning and practicing a tool for navigating cross-racial tension between supervisees.

• Making commitments for change – Planning your next step in putting racial equity values into practice.

Participants will have an opportunity to sign up for follow-up coaching session(s) to address questions that arise during the workshop, get support implementing new strategies, and/or gain insights into their current practices.

This session is designed primarily for an audience of white women interested in growing their anti-racist leadership practices. Please see our below for additional information.

Facilitators: Ilsa Govan & Tilman Smith
Location: This event is on Zoom. Check ticket link for details.
Dates: Wednesdays, August 13th and 20th
Times: 9:00-12:00pm PDT / 12:00-3:00pm EDT
Clock Hours: 6 hours for Washington State Certificated Teachers.

Pricing Information:​

• Large For-Profit Companies: $600

• Large Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Medium For-Profit Companies: $500

• Medium Nonprofit, Public Sector, and Small For-Profit Companies: $400

• Small Nonprofit and Public Sector: $300

• Individual (for individuals paying for their own ticket/not from an organization): $200

• Low Income or Student (for cash-poor, working-class and student participants.): $75

*No refunds for any reason after 7 days prior to the workshop, although you are welcome to gift your seat to a colleague.*

Company Size:
Small: Less than 500 employees
Medium: 500-1,000 employees
Large: over 1,000 employees

Other Important Information:

• Registration is for both dates.

• The Zoom link is included on your ticket.

• We will send an email out a week before the workshop with information and suggested reading. All information will also be available on the "Access Online Event" link on your ticket. 

• Questions? Email Judy at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.

• Given the challenges of talking about racism, we ask everyone to have their video camera turned on during the workshop. If for some reason you are unable to do so, please contact us in advance.

Coaching Session (Optional)

Ilsa and Tilman are offering a discounted one-hour follow-up coaching session to interested participants. This is an opportunity for you to dive a little more deeply into an issue that was illuminated in the workshop. You will automatically be assigned to one of us and we will reach out to you to set up a meeting time. Add the session when purchasing your tickets. Fee: $100.00

Accessibility:

Cultures Connecting is committed to making our workshops accessible to everyone. We have designed our workshops with accessibility in mind. We invite feedback and suggestions to make our offerings more accessible for all users. Please reach out to Judy Lee with any concerns or ideas regarding accessibility at judy.lee@culturesconnecting.com.