This webinar, organized by the Global Women Hub and Rise School, featured a conversation betweenย Dr. Patricia Murugami (speaker) and Magali Anderson (moderator) about women’s leadership development in Africa and beyond. The session drew 58+ participants from across Africa and other regions, creating a vibrant discussion about leadership, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.
๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐๐ท๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐น ๐บ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ดรญ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐. But they often face not only the technical and business challenges unique to the industry, but also the multiple layers of judgments and demands that society imposes when you’re a woman…and even more so if you’re a mother.
Last week, a conversation left me quietly unsettled. A fellow advocate for women’s empowerment voiced a perspective I’ve heard beforeโone that places the weight of progress squarely on women’s shoulders. “We’ve lost our grit,” she argued. “We’ve internalized society’s limits instead of fighting back.” Her words echoed a subtle but pervasive narrative: If women aren’t thriving, it’s because we aren’t trying hard enough.
At the same time, Michelle Weston’s powerful blog resonated deeply. She named the gaslighting many women feel as the “crisis of men” dominates headlines while female executives still battle for basic recognition. “Inclusion isn’t selective,” she reminds us. Yet the implication lingers: Should women step back so men can catch up?
What if I told you that getting dressed is one of your most strategic decisions?
Every day you make important decisions: About your team, your business, your time, your family….
But when was the last time you decided how you want to be seen? Not from the demand, not from the duty. But from purpose.
Because yes: dressing is also a strategic decision.
It’s not about fashion. It’s about Mindset & Purpose
The most damaging barriers to female leadership aren’t written in policy manualsโthey’re embedded in the invisible networks that determine who gets the breakthrough projects. After nearly 20 years coaching female executives and watching talented women plateau despite exceptional performance, I’ve seen how informal gatekeeping systems operate with surgical precision to limit women’s access to the opportunities that create leaders.
The corporate playbook sold us a lie: that success is a straight line upward, measured in promotions and paychecks. But at 40+, youโve earned the right to rewrite the rules. Midlife leadership isnโt about climbing โ itโs about curating. Like a master gardener pruning an overgrown tree, you now discern which branches (roles, goals, relationships) bear fruit and which drain vitality.
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