Inclusion Infusions: Women’s Courage

Posted on Friday, February 26th, 2021

Research from Deliotte has identified six traits that distinguish inclusive leaders from others. Trait number six is Courage – Inclusive leaders are humble about their own capabilities and invite contributions by others. This also means putting personal interests aside to achieve what needs to be done; acting on convictions and principles even when it requires personal risk-taking. Inclusive leaders have the courage to speak out about themselves and to reveal, in a very personal way, their own limitations

On March 8th, the Algonquin College Community is invited to an important conversation on Women’s Courage with Irshad Manji, hosted by the Women in Leadership committee. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Irshad, she is the founder and director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, author of three books: Allah, Liberty, and Love (2011), and The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith (2004) highlight the need for reform in her faith of Islam are banned in some countries and bestsellers in others. Her most recent book is entitled Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times (2019). Chris Rock calls it “genius.” Not everyone agrees. Born in Uganda and raised in Canada, she lived in Ottawa as the national affairs editorialist for the Ottawa Citizen and then as chief speechwriter for NDP leader Audrey McLaughlin, the first woman to head a major Canadian political party. Irshad is a recipient of Oprah’s “Chutzpah Award” for boldness. In this conversation with Irshad, she will share her journey about the ways in which the labels of woman, Muslim, immigrant and lesbian have impacted her path to reconcile seemingly polarizing aspects of her identity with her faith, her relationships and the world at large.

This is an important and timely conversation in light of the theme for International Women’s Day, 2021, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” As stated by UN Women, Women leaders and women’s organizations have demonstrated their skills, knowledge and networks to effectively lead in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Today there is more acceptance than ever before that women bring different experiences, perspectives and skills to the table, and make irreplaceable contributions to decisions, policies and laws that work better for all.

Register Now: https://algonquincollege.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bOXxphKnRTyq7ylye_xH1A


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