Welcome to the inaugural issue of EquiLead Lab!
EquiLead Lab
Chronicles of women's leadership and gender equity at work
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"Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.’"
Verna Myers
Welcome to the inaugural issue of EquiLead Lab!
In this edition of the newsletter, we introduce you to the EquiLead initiative, and bring you updates about our recent Leaders' Roundtable convening, work opportunities, writings from our team and more!
Thrilled to commence this journey with you all.
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January 2024
EquiLead Launch Event: Leaders Roundtable
Letter to the Reader
Blogs from the EquiLead Desk
Leadership News
Work Opportunities
Meet the Team
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EquiLead Launch Event: Leaders Roundtable
We decided to kickstart 2024 and EquiLead's journey in the company of a group of inspiring women leaders from the social impact sector who joined us at a Roundtable to exchange ideas and synergies around accelerating women's leadership. The Leaders' Roundtable was structured as an engaging, fluid, and democratic space for conversations where we garnered crucial insights around key themes on engineering gender-intentional workplaces in social impact organisations and discussed the criticality of building communities of solidarity and collaboration of, by and for women in various phases of leadership journeys.
Click here to read the full report.
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Letter to the Reader
Click below to read a letter from EquiLead's Co-Leads that describes our aspirations, the impact we want to make and the journey ahead.
"Ask any woman you know (in the social impact sector or otherwise) who aspires to become or grow as a leader in their work and workplaces about what inspires and intimidates them about being a leader and chances are you’ll get most of the following answers. We posed this question to a bunch of women - colleagues, friends, peers and strangers - who were at different stages of career journeys but united in what drives them..."
Click here to read the full report.
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Blogs from the EquiLead Desk
EquiLead Initiative - Paving the Way for Gender-Inclusive Organizations
The blog discusses the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles within non-profits. Despite valuable contributions, the research reveals disparities in opportunities, pressures to conform to masculine norms, and a lack of mentorship.
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Bridging the Gap Through EquiLead: Building a Thriving Community for Women
This blog delves into EquiLead's goal of building an empowering ecosystem through community building, offering networking opportunities, mentorship programs, skill development, and more.
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Leadership News
WomenLift Health has appointed Dr. Ayesha Chaudhary as the India Director, entrusting her with leading programs and strategic initiatives to advance women leaders in health in India and globally.
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Work Opportunities
Jobs, fellowship opportunities and more. Click on the links to apply!
- C Level Hiring (8 Openings) - Click Here
- Program and Project Management Hirings (10 Openings) - Click Here
- Fundraising and Partnerships Hiring (7 Openings) - Click Here
- Climate Role Hirings (3 Openings) - Click Here
- Fellowship Opportunity: AIF Banyan Impact Fellowship: Click Here; Power in Allyship: Click Here
- Funding Opportunity - Click Here
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Meet the Team
- Anchal Kakkar and Aiswarya Ananthapadmanabhan - Strategy, Design and Execution Oversight
- Maathangi Mohan and Vanisha Tiwari - Organisational Development
- Pritha Chakraborty and Debasmita Sasmal - Research and Knowledge
- Soumya Mishra - Community Building and Engagement
- Mitalee Shekhawat, Saili Chavan and Aryaman Kashyap - Communications
Nidhi Tewari - Research and Partnerships
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Want to Work with Us?
- Gender Specialist
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert
- Additionally, we are also looking for Graphic Designers who are interested in working/interning with us.
Interested? Send us your resume and portfolios at letstalk@equilead.org
