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December 9, 2011 - Franklin Park Conservatory

Vision of Women Generating Build the collective power of women joining in support, com-

passion, safety, trust, and learning.

The collective power will enliven and ignite the individual

woman into her power, presence, purpose, confidence, and

life-giving choice in order to become generative for global,

social, humanitarian, and planetary transformation.

Women building collective power with purpose will eliminate

violence, disempowerment, and oppression to women and

girls globally, restoring the balance of power.

Build alliance partnerships with men for positive, sustainable

change.

Values of Women Generating Courage - to face yourself and find a way to belong with

other women

Accountability - holding each other accountable through the

collective power of women

Freedom - for life affirming choice

Reverence for Life - honoring the interconnectedness of

everything

“I've always been someone who feels I must do things for myself, that asking for

help is a sign of admitting defeat, almost. In the past six months or so, though, I

have been seeking out partnership.” - Women Generating Change Agent

“...I feel more confident, I am grounded in my body, and I am enjoying the

work I am doing with an aliveness and passion I wasn’t able to access before.

The beauty of this work is that it flows into every particle of your being; body,

mind, and spirit; and that creates a lasting experience!” - Janae, Women Gener-

ating Change Agent

AGENDA

Welcome and Intro with 11:30am Mary Lou Langenhop and Nichole Dunn Lunch 12:15pm

Context and Structure 12:45pm

Questions and Discussion 1:00pm

Break 2:15pm

Leadership Model 2:30pm

Practice 2:45pm

Wrap-up and Closing 4:15pm

QUESTIONS 1. How do you see social norms and historical forces shaping

power for women and girls?

2. How has that influenced you?

3. Does your power connect to your longing?

4. Who would you be as a leader if you had more support?

DEFINITIONS

Social Norms and Historical Forces: “an expected form of

behavior in a given situation” or “rule or standard of behav-

iour shared by members of a social group. Norms may be in-

ternalized-i.e., incorporated within the individual so that there

is conformity without external rewards or punishments, or they

may be enforced by positive or negative sanctions from with-

out” -Dictionary

Longing: “prolonged unfulfilled desire or need” and the

yearning to contribute, to impact change, to generate from

personal values. - Dictionary and personal interpretation

“It has given me the confidence I will need to move in the world mindfully and

authentically. Within the work I have come to be mutually supported and con-

nected with women who hold different values, gifts, longings in their own lives

while still leaving me to have and honor mine.” - Women Generating Change Agent

Women Generating Leadership Model

Reclamation

Leadership/Executive Presence/Grounded in Dignity

Purposeful Power

Authentic Authority (the right to command, determine)

Collective/Confidence/Accountability

“Women Generating has given me a voice. Prior to engaging in this work I was out of

touch with myself and overly apologetic for my actions. I fervently looked for approval

from others and worried constantly that I would do something offensive and become

widely disliked.” - Marjorie, Women Generating Change Agent

About Women Generating

Women Generating is a model of leadership for omen promoting

and supporting women owning their full power unhindered by

limiting factors of social norms and what history has dictated. The

Women's Leadership Experience will ignite you into your power,

purpose, authority, confidence and enlivened choice through

deliberate practice. Learn more online,

www.womengenerating.com or email Suzanne Roberts at

Suzanne@womengenerating.com.

About Institute on Women

The Institute on Women was incorporated in 2010 to improve the

lives of the 5.9 million women and girls in Ohio by deepening our

understanding of the complex societal issues that affect their lives

and serving as a data-rich resource for individuals and

organizations in both the public and private sec-

tors who seek to promote strategic change.

Learn more online,

www.instituteonwomen.org or email Julie

Graber at jgraber@instituteonwomen.org.

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