Women Leading Change

Certificate

Women Leading Change is an exciting, new 6-week certificate offered at Claremont Lincoln University that examines what it means to be a woman who leads change in the 21st century. This course explores how women are using their collective voice and influence to advocate for equity and justice today. If you are ready to use your personal power and exercise your influence to spark social change as an advocate for equity and justice, this certificate will help prepare you to do just that.

Why Women Leading Change? From the #MeToo and Times Up movements to achieving equity in the workplace to intersectionality and violence against women, the fight for gender equality is changing. There is a shift in the women’s movement that has created a new foundation for how we understand and make connections between different experiences. Women from different backgrounds, working in different sectors, of different ethnicities, with different stories — are speaking up, and people are listening and responding. The Women Leading Change certificate explores and underscores how women are writing a new playbook for power and equality.

Become a Champion for Change: The Women Leading Change Certificate provides you with a foundational overview of the issues facing women today. You will examine the various ways women are positioning themselves to become drivers of progress in the women’s movement. Each week, you will learn through engaging videos, informative articles, discussion forums, and essay writing. At the conclusion, you will apply this new learning and develop a Leadership Impact Plan that identifies how you will become a champion for change on an issue facing women today.

Why enroll in this course?

Women Leading Change is an exciting, new 6-week certificate offered at Claremont Lincoln University that examines what it means to be a woman who leads change in the 21st century. This course explores how women are using their collective voice and influence to advocate for equity and justice today. If you are ready to use your personal power and exercise your influence to spark social change as an advocate for equity and justice, this certificate will help prepare you to do just that. Why Women Leading Change? From the #MeToo and Times Up movements to achieving equity in the workplace to intersectionality and violence against women, the fight for gender equality is changing. There is a shift in the women’s movement that has created a new foundation for how we understand and make connections between different experiences. Women from different backgrounds, working in different sectors, of different ethnicities, with different stories — are speaking up, and people are listening and responding. The Women Leading Change certificate explores and underscores how women are writing a new playbook for power and equality. Become a Champion for Change: The Women Leading Change Certificate provides you with a foundational overview of the issues facing women today. You will examine the various ways women are positioning themselves to become drivers of progress in the women’s movement. Each week, you will learn through engaging videos, informative articles, discussion forums, and essay writing. At the conclusion, you will apply this new learning and develop a Leadership Impact Plan that identifies how you will become a champion for change on an issue facing women today.

Online by design

Claremont Lincoln University courses are specifically designed to meet the needs of professional adult learners. Our courses are 100% online which allow you flexibility in completing the weekly material on your own time. The courses are taught by subject matter experts who have long standing success in their respective fields. These factors combine to offer you a certificate which will help meet your professional goals and increase your knowledge of women leading change.

Benefits

• Stand out from the crowd: having a certificate in something specialized like women leading change not only enhances your education, but it allows you to stand out more from the competition and make you more appealing to employers.
• Continue to learn: continuing education demonstrates that you have a growth mindset—a willingness to improve, a readiness to learn something new, and a desire to seek knowledge.
• New career? New ideas: our certificate programs may introduce you to new career fields and new ideas to explore your career interests.
• Busy but productive: certificates are a great option for the “learner on the go.” With a few steps and a short about of time, certificates allows you to balance work, family obligations, and gain a desired skillset without taking on a full degree program.

Who should enroll in this course?

Anyone with a desire to engage in positive social change should enroll in this course—but especially those individuals seeking knowledge about women’s resources and organizations for change within the local community, as well as on the national and international scene.

What you will learn

• Know the major gender issues confronting women today
• Understand how the women’s movement evolved in the 21st century
• Have some of the tools required to become a mindful advocate and leader in the women’s movement
• Be exposed to some of the best storytelling resources available for using one’s own voice to ignite change
• Be better prepared to lead and succeed as a change champion on social issues facing girls and women

Instructor for Group/Facilitated Certificates

Dr. Nita Evans is an education activist with over fifteen years of college teaching experience. With a Ph.D. in Sociology she has spent her career dedicated to issues of equity and access for women and communities of color. A social entrepreneur, Dr. Evans is the CEO of Girls Leading Change (GLC), where she leads and manages teams on socially responsible projects focused on education and economic empowerment. With a commitment to advocate for vulnerable populations and develop solutions to pressing social issues, Dr. Evans designs impact programs and develops strategies that create transformational change. With a Certificate in Leadership from the National African American Women’s Leadership Institute, Dr. Evans is the creator of Second Half Boss, a community for women, 40 and better, that empowers them to master balance, business and life as leading women. A graduate of George Washington University’s School of Business Executive Certificate in Sports Philanthropy Program, Dr. Evans combined her expertise in education and race, with her love of sports, to start a non-profit. As Founder of Catch Education, Dr. Evans is bridging athletes to a better future. Her vision is to have 100% of Black male athletes graduate high school college-ready and equipped with a post-college career plan beyond professional sports. A bona fide hope dealer and dream pusher, Dr. Evans lives by the quote – “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” The best advice she gives to her students is, “Don’t just think. Do.” When she is not working to make the world a kinder and fairer place, Dr. Evans is cycling, hiking and adventure traveling. Self-paced courses do not use an instructor. Instructors are only available for group/facilitated certificate courses. Please contact us for more information, or if you have further questions.