This webinar is the last of a four part, free public series hosted by CCMW’s Leadership & Mentorship Pilot Program, exploring the tools and relationships that move careers forward for Muslim and racialized women.
Leadership isn’t only about position – it’s about influence. This final session in the series explores what leadership looks like when title and hierarchy aren’t the whole story, and how Muslim and racialized women are already exercising real influence and leadership, often without the recognition or title to match.
“My manager said I lacked leadership presence, but couldn’t give an example beyond my hijab.” — ASPIRE Study Participant
“We don’t need more training to be leaders. We need systems to stop blocking us.” — ASPIRE Study Participant
“I have two Canadian degrees, but I’m told I lack ‘leadership presence.’ What they mean is that my hijab doesn’t fit their image of a leader.” — ASPIRE Study Participant
This session names the real, structural barriers Muslim and racialized women face at every career stage – from entry-level roles to the isolation many encounter in senior leadership; while offering concrete strategies for building influence, resilience, and community, wherever you are in your career.
You’ll walk away understanding:
- How to reframe leadership as influence and initiative, not just title or position
- Forms of transformative and transformational leadership you may already be exercising in your current role or community
- What ASPIRE’s research reveals about leadership advancement, including the hostility and isolation many Muslim and racialized women face in senior roles, and how identity resilience is its own form of leadership
- How to counter professional isolation — a structural pattern, not a personal failing — by building peer community and support at any career stage
- What the CCMW Leadership & Mentorship Pilot offers
