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Celebrating Women Leaders |
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Let’s start with some numbers: about 76 percent of U.S. women ages 25–54 are in the workforce.i
The good news: In the same study, women ranked higher than men in 12 out of 16 essential leadership competencies, proving that women have what it takes to lead!
According to a study by Caliper, women leaders are more persuasive, assertive, and driven to get things done, and they are more willing to take risks.ii In addition, they’re more empathetic and flexible and have stronger interpersonal skills. Furthermore, research by Catalyst found that organizations with sustained high representation of women—that is, three or more women board members in at least four of five years—significantly outperformed those with no women board members.iii
A Catalyst studyiv found that women and men have the same ambition to reach higher levels of leadership, but women face additional barriers. One of the biggest barriers is stereotyping, which misrepresents women leaders' true talents and skills, undermining their chances for career advancement. The study found that women leaders were perceived as:
- Having more “caretaker” behaviors, such as supporting others and rewarding subordinates.
- Being less effective at “take charge” behaviors, such as delegating and problem solving.
In addition, the study found that these perceptions were not validated by observation of actual leadership behaviors. Alice H. Eagly, one of the authors of Through the Labyrinth, suggests that women in high-level leadership positions exhibit similar behaviors as their male counterparts. Her theory is that women have to navigate a “labyrinth” of challenges and obstacles, and only those who use the same leadership behaviors as men make it through the labyrinth. Obviously, women face a variety of challenges that hinder their desire to reach leadership positions.
This month as we celebrate women’s history in our nation and at PAFA, let us be mindful of the need to continue to remove barriers and biases afflicting women. But more importantly, let us work together to maximize the strengths and build the skills of women and women leaders in our community.
--Dr. Lisa Biagas
The Office of Institutional Safety & Equity
x Eagly, Alice H. and Linda L. Carli. Through the Labyrinth: The Trust about How Women Become Leaders. Harvard Business School Publishing, 2007.
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How Do Women Feel About Women's History Month? Conflicted.
The pandemic, racial reckonings, economic hardship and a next-to-impossible year have made this March particularly fraught. - Patrisse Cullors, a founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, on Women's History Month [In Her Words is available as a ...
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How I became an artist: Christine Sun Kim
On Deaf voice, sound diet, and the musicality of American Sign Language
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artbasel.com
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POWERFUL WOMEN
PHILADELPHIANS
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Katalin Keriko
Biochemist who contributed to mRNA technology
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Nelly Jimenez-Arevalo
Executive Director & CEO of ACLAMO
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POWERFUL WOMEN
PHILADELPHIANS
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Mabel Negrete
Executive Director and Interim Chair of the Board of Directors at IPD, Philly
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Celina Morrison
Executive Director of Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs
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Helen Gym
Councilmember-At-Large
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"In this city our stories and images are whitewashed and our contributions are undervalued. The most significant challenge is lack of visibility and recognition for the skills and spirit we bring to our communities that continue to be underresourced.
I wish people would understand that we are much more than a month, a name, and celebrations centered on stereotypes of our people. We are molded from our experiences, struggles, triumphs, and faith.
Our complex and multiple identities need to be seen and celebrated. Our storytellers, truthsayers, and changemakers need to be heard and honored while they are still living. Our stories need to be remembered as part of the common thread that weaves into the fabric of this city.
We need to continue to challenge and dismantle the systems that do not serve us. As an artist, I am in the realm of creating possibilities through the creative lens. From large scale projections to murals, I continue to gather and create monumental tributes with our people and honor our light, even when others fail to see it."
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Why I Collect: Miwa Taguchi
Meet the Japanese patron using her family's collection to inspire future generations
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artbasel.com
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Julie Rikelman
Abortion rights lawyer
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Biden's Supreme Court Justice Nominee
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Throughout the Month of March |
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The Amber Grant | Grants for Women in Business | WomensNet
WomensNet founded the "Amber Grant" in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old - before realizing her business dreams. Today, WomensNet...
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ambergrantsforwomen.com
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Hello Alice - Your Small Business Path Made Simple
Join Half a Million Small Business Owners Hello Alice believes in you - women, men, people of color, veterans, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, and all entrepreneurs that aspire to make a change. At every milestone, learn from...
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helloalice.com
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Support Women-Owned Businesses in Philly!
Together, we can create a great future for womxn everywhere.
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WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES:
- Small women-owned business were hit especially hard by the pandemic, which primarily affected service sectors, social assistance, and food services.
- As a customer, you can support these struggling shops by buying from them as well as spreading the word about their products or services on social media.
- Entrepreneurs can share industry expertise by mentoring other women, and also invest in their companies to encourage new business ventures.
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Harriett's Bookshop organized a trolley tour in February of five Black-owned, Women-owned Philly businesses:
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Read More. Learn More.
Here are the books we are
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A Black Women's History
of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry & Kailey Nicole Gross
A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are—and have always been—instrumental in shaping our country
In centering Black women’s stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women’s unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today.
A Black Women’s History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women’s lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women’s history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation.
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Watch More. Learn More.
Here what we are
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ALTAR
Filmmaker and professor Paola Zaccaria created ALTAR as a love letter to the work and the activism that Chicano-queer writer and feminist Gloria Anzaldúa began. Four years after Gloria Anzaldúa’s death, the filmmaker and director pulled the film together from the Gloria Anzaldúa Papers and the theory that Anzaldúa put forth in her seminal work Borderlands/La Frontera:The New Mestiza. Anzaldúa developed intersectional theories about marginalized identities, the concept of living in-between, and the literal and figurative mixed cultures that develop along “borders.”
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On the Basis of Sex
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
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Listen More. Learn More.
Here's what we are listening
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The work advice you need, from women who’ve been there. Every week, join the co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, as they help you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest leaders they know. |
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Listen More. Learn More.
Here is what we are listening
to this month:
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Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history. In Wonder Media Network’s daily podcast, we’re telling the stories of women you may or may not know -- but definitely should.
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SAVE THE DATE: Women's Networking Meeting |
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Women In Motion
150 Years of Women's Artistic Networks at PAFA
This exhibition explores the artistic networks of women artists exhibiting, studying, and teaching at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from its founding in 1805 to the end of World War II.
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We challenge you to check PAFA’s Diversity Awareness Calendar monthly and attend monthly OISE sponsored events. OISE will send out an email with more information about the calendar.
Being an ally for a S.A.F.E. Community at PAFA
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