We envision a world where diverse, accomplished leaders collectively transform health outcomes. To realize that vision, we seek to expand the power and influence of talented mid-career women in health and engage with senior institutional and societal leaders to catalyze systemic change for gender equality in health leadership. We work in East Africa, India, Nigeria, North America, and Southern Africa and continue to explore outreach to other regions.
PowerUp Workshop Series
The PowerUp Workshops series are free and open to mid-career women working in global health in all the regions we work. The workshops are hosted virtually, focus on developing leadership skills, and fostering meaningful connections between women leaders in health within a regional context. The topics rotate with each workshop. We encourage women leaders in global health in each region to join us, and use these workshops as an opportunity to learn, engage with other women leaders, and build community.
Authentic Leadership
Thursday July 3, 2025, at 2pm–4pm EAT / 1pm–3pm CAT/SAST
This interactive session will help you define and address Authentic Leadership and work with others to identify potential gaps to improve your confidence and lead authentically.
In this 2 hour session, you will:
- Explore the meaning and value of authentic leadership
- Identify your core values and associated behaviors through self-reflection and feedback from others
- Reflect upon how to remain true to yourself while also stretching beyond your comfort zone.
- Describe how you want others to experience you as a leader
Background
In this workshop, we will explore the power of authenticity in leadership through a highly participatory workshop. Individual prompts, small-group dialogue, and full-group discussions provide opportunities to reflect on what authenticity means for you and how you might bring more of yourself into your leadership. This workshop provides an opportunity to pause, reflect, and gain deeper insight into who you are as an individual and as a leader.
This session is designed to enhance emotional intelligence and support the mindset shift needed to solve systemic challenges faced by leaders in today’s complex and diverse environments. This workshop does not aim to “fix” you; rather, it aims to create a safe and brave space where you can take up shifts in mindset and perspective.
Registration Details
You are eligible for the workshop if you meet all of the following criteria:
- Identify as a woman
- Live and work in East and Southern Africa countries
- Are a mid-career global health professional*
This virtual workshop will be conducted in the English language and is free of cost.
WomenLift Health PowerUp Workshops are interactive. By signing up, participants agree to participate in the full session, which includes plenary discussions and breakout group activities.
Enrollment will be on a first-come-first-served basis, as spots are limited.
*Although women at all career stages are welcome to register, we believe participants who are at the mid-career stage will benefit most, as the content of the workshop has been designed with mid-career women health professionals in mind (10–25 years of experience working in the global health sector). If the number of registrants exceeds our capacity, women who are within the preferred experience range will be given priority.
Registrants should await an email confirming their spot in the workshop. Please check your spam folders if you did not receive an email.