Women’s History Month Resources

Since 1987, March has been known as Women’s History Month in the United States. This designation provides a month to lift up and celebrate women of the past, present, and future. As a 100% woman-owned firm, we celebrate our history every day! Here are some resources for you to use in deepening your knowledge and practice.

Find out why we follow these 11 iconic women in Twenty Teachers in 2020

The animated movie Moana has beautiful and relevant lessons in leadership for us. Read more in Leadership Lessons from A Voyager — Loftis Partners.

Women have a long history as trailblazers and pioneers. Read about two of our favorite women here:

Honoring bell hooks and Honoring Dorothy Lee Bolden

Read how three women nonprofit leaders are building strategic partnerships right now - Nonprofit Leadership Share Secrets to Building Strong Partnerships.

With the 2021 Summer Olympics as our backdrop, our blog series titled This Woman’s Work series highlights the different challenges women face as we are asked to bring our whole selves to work.  

·       This Woman’s Work: What Women Bring to Work — Loftis Partners (highlighting Sha-Carri Richardson)

·       This Woman’s Work: The Caregiving Dilemma — Loftis Partners (highlighting Allyson Felix)

·       This Woman’s Work: Taking Care of Yourself — Loftis Partners (highlighting Simone Biles)

·       This Woman’s Work: Getting Paid Your Worth — Loftis Partners (highlighting the US Women’s National Team for soccer)

We also highlight several women in our EDI resources.

·      In The Country We Love: A Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

·      It’s Not What It Looks Like by Molly Burke

·      Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Joy Harjo

·      Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad

·      Critical Race Theory by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic

·      So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

·      The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

·      Using Your Power: Privilege, Organizing and Action (video)

·      Respect, Principles and Solidarity: Concrete Tools for White Women to Dismantle Racist Systems (video)

·      Race Equity Cohort Programs (virtual group)

·      Reducing the Negative Impact of Bias in the Workplace (virtual class)

·      Racial Equity Institute (REI) Training (virtual class)

·      Co-Creating a More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive World with Appreciative Inquiry (virtual class)

·      Dismantling Racism Works (web workbook)

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