Women in Leadership
Develop Your Leadership Strengths and Skills
As women across the globe continue to face challenges and obstacles holding them back from leadership roles, Antioch University offers cutting-edge online programs to help women overcome those challenges. Support your professional growth in a time of social change.
Hone Your Leadership Skills through Three Different Paths:
The Women in Leadership certificate programs bring together mid-career women who are clearly aware of the professional challenges that they face—and provide these women opportunities to enhance their confidence and leadership skills within a social justice framework.
Professional Development Certificate
As women across the globe continue to face challenges and obstacles holding them back from leadership roles, Antioch University is offering this cutting-edge hybrid program that offers in-person and weekly virtual meetings to help women overcome those challenges.
Professional Workshop Badge Series
The Workshop Badge Series are three-hour workshops that focus on cutting-edge topics related to women’s leadership.
Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate offers four graduate-level courses to choose from that focus on topics such as self-care, inclusivity, social change, and strategies that empower women both professionally and personally.
These certificate programs are offered by Antioch University Online.
Professional Development Certificate
This program brings together a cohort of mid-career women who are clearly aware of the professional challenges that they face—and provides opportunities to enhance their confidence and leadership skills within an inclusion framework. Explore cutting-edge topics through in-person and virtual learning sessions, one-on-one coaching, and Women’s Circle Sessions that explore deeper themes in small groups.
In-Person & Virtual Sessions
This 10-week program will meet in person in Santa Barbara, CA, for the first orientation session and the last culminating session of the program.,
or you may join online. The module sessions will be offered once per week for 1.5 hours in a virtual, real-time format.
What You Will Receive
Action Plan
Develop your own personal Action Plan and/or Workplace Team Project Action Plan utilizing the information gleaned from the program for your next steps in leadership.
One to One – Coaching
Receive 2 coaching sessions from one of our expert leadership coaches.
Antioch University Certificate of Completion
Each participant will receive an Antioch University Women in Leadership verifiable Certificate framing the completion of the program.
Explore Topics Such As:
- Self-Knowledge: Understanding and Leveraging Your Strengths
- Values-Driven Leadership
- Negotiation: Leadership Strategies and Intersectionality Lens Application
- Situational Communication Styles
- Leading with Emotional Intelligence
- Branding your Leadership
- Networking for Leadership Growth
- Investing Strategies for Women Leaders
- Operationalizing Empathy in the Workplace
Cost and Registration
- $2000
“The Women in Leadership program was a great experience. I met new people to connect with all over the US while collaborating and discussing topics relevant to today. What I took away from this leadership class was how to negotiate a salary increase with my current job as well as find a new job that met my expectations and saw my potential.” –
C.H.
Professional Workshop Badge Series
Students will complete a 3-hour workshop to earn a “badge” that can be “stacked” with other badges over a longer, more flexible time frame that works with a busy schedule.
The 3-hour professional development workshops represent deep-dive explorations into topics that enhance leadership, inclusion, and equity in all professional sectors, such as:
- Operationalizing Empathy in Your Workplace
- Do I feel like I belong here? Optimizing Belonging
- The Essential Role of Trauma-Informed Practice
- The Three Cs of Coaching: Curiosity, Compassion, and Creativity
- Negotiating with Authenticity and Leverage
- The Intentional Leader
- Investing Strategies for Women Leaders
- Leadership for Social Change
- The Superpower of Energy and Emotional Intelligence
Cost and Registration
- $125 each for a three-hour workshop.
“Wow, the Women in Leadership program FAR exceeded my expectations!! Dr. Jacqueline Reed orchestrated a rich, engaging, life-changing program including so many panels, lectures, exercises, and discussions led by an inspiring range of women leaders with different backgrounds, positions, skills, and points of view.
J.M.
Graduate Certificate
The Women in Leadership graduate certificate is an opportunity for students to participate in graduate academic-level courses that deeply explore topics that support women’s leadership development by utilizing self-care, inclusivity, social change, defining one’s purpose, and strategies that empower women both professionally and personally.
The Graduate Certificate can be used as a potential pathway into Antioch’s Graduate Management Programs by applying the coursework completed in this certificate toward our master’s level programs. Students who complete all three courses for the certificate will be eligible to apply the 9 credits earned to the MBA, MA in Nonprofit Management, or Master of Human Administration. Courses may be taken individually or together. Continuing Education students are not required to commit to a graduate program to begin coursework but can do so later if they decide to pursue a master’s degree.
The Women in Leadership Graduate Certificate can be used as a potential pathway into Antioch University’s Graduate Management Programs by applying the coursework completed in this certificate toward our master’s level programs.
Students who complete all three courses for the certificate will be eligible to apply the 9 credits earned to the MBA, MA in Nonprofit Management, or Master of Human Administration.
Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Hybrid Courses
Courses may be taken individually or together. Continuing Education students are not required to commit to a graduate program to begin coursework but can do so later if they decide to pursue a master’s degree.
- Optimizing Leadership Skills: A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space
- Leadership from the Soul: Living Your Purpose
- Enhancing Your Leadership for Social Change
Cost and Registration
- Courses are $1,200 each.
- Choose from the four-course offerings listed (see the link below).
- If students register for three courses at once, they will receive a discount of $600 for a total cost of $3,000 for all three courses.
“Antioch University’s Women In Leadership Certificate program was an amazing experience. It pushed and challenged me in ways I needed to be pushed and challenged. It was a wonderful opportunity to interact with accomplished yet approachable women leaders in a way that helped me to see a path forward in my own leadership goals. One outcome of my participation in the program is a little sticky note on my computer, summing up the course in 4 words: Character, Connections, Confidence, and Courage.”
S.W.
Additional Information
Dr. Jacqueline Reid, Program Director, explores how the Women in Leadership Program provides opportunities to understand the barriers women face – and shares practical, actionable strategies to overcome these barriers. Read the Story
Clinical Social Worker, Advocate, Writer, and Public Speaker, Kima (Shakima) Tozay, MSW, LICSC, CGCS, shares why she decided to earn a Women’s Leadership certification through Antioch University. Read Her Story
“Wow, the Women in Leadership program FAR exceeded my expectations!! Dr. Jacqueline Reed orchestrated a rich, engaging, life-changing program including so many panels, lectures, exercises, and discussions led by an inspiring range of women leaders with different backgrounds, positions, skills, and points of view. I learned through the women leaders in the program that being my authentic self, embracing my vulnerability and all of my feminine traits are not only ok but are my superhero strengths. As with the MAP program overall, I went deep inside during this Women in Leadership program and scrutinized my demons while appreciating my strengths, experience, and inner wisdom. I learned that being centered and clear will lift others up. This robust program focused a great deal on diversity and inclusion, helping me gain a greater knowledge and compassion for the additional layer of discrimination that BIPOC women endure. I feel better prepared to create space for other women to be their authentic selves and nurture their dreams and gifts. I learned negotiation skills, how to be a leader with grace and compassion, and how to take care and be true to myself while navigating the sexism pervasive in our society. I would highly recommend this program to all women!!” – J.M.
I recently completed the Women in Leadership certificate at Antioch University. While there are dozens of leadership experts, articles, videos, and courses available online these days, none of them are quite like the one at Antioch. I think many of us today are dissatisfied with the pace at which companies are working on diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it’s hard to figure out how we fit into this, and how we can help accelerate this type of mission-critical business transformation. Taking just another DEI or leadership course isn’t enough. What you need is a program that incorporates the historical with the practical, with deep conversations and personal reflections. Dr. Jackie Reid and her team of facilitators, business coaches, and instructors provide you and the rest of the participants with a community of support, an environment for open, honest dialogue, and a roadmap for the next steps on how you’re going to lead with inclusion and better yourself and the world. ~ M.B.
“The WIL graduate certificate program was the catalyst that allowed me to overcome my doubts about enrolling in a master’s program. Completing the WIL graduate certificate program gave me the courage to pursue my education and reignited my faith in myself to be able to successfully complete a master’s program. The WIL graduate certificate program was an investment in myself that was well worth it! ” S.B
When I was chosen by my employer to attend the women in leadership group provided by Antioch University, I didn’t quite know what I was getting into. I am so happy and grateful I was chosen because my passion and my power to bring out my leadership skills and not be afraid to share them with the world happened. So much so that I am going to go back to school and finish the education that I had left behind. – Victoria Alarcon, CommUnifySB
Faculty Spotlights
Anissa Stewart, PhD
Co-Facilitator
Carol Tisson, MA
Coach, Instructor
Polly Chandler
Coach, Instructor
Cynthia R. Mullins
Coach, Instructor
Start your Antioch Journey
Take your next step – talk to our admissions team to find the right program for you.