Employers for Equality

WHERE? 
Everywhere. Digitally via Zoo
Register here: https://e4e.corsizio.com/register/6a43979a6879da6e4b522a83

WHEN?
Thursday, 17.09.2026 • 16:00 – 17:00 Uhr

LANGUAGE?
English

WHAT?
In this Impact Session, Erica Chenoweth – Academic Dean for Faculty Development at Harvard Kennedy School and one of the world’s leading scholars on civil resistance and political change – shares what their groundbreaking research reveals about how small, committed groups can shift entire systems.

Chenoweth’s work, including the influential 3.5% finding, shows that large-scale transformation often begins with a minority willing to act with discipline, courage, and strategic clarity. Their award-winning books and global datasets (NAVCO, WiRe, Crowd Counting Consortium) have changed how governments, organizations, and movements understand power.

In this session, they will explore:

• Why nonviolent movements succeed more often than violent ones,
  
• What patterns distinguish impactful collective action and 
  
• What leaders can learn from social movements about navigating resistance and dri
• ving change.

Leadership means designing systems – not just managing your own career. This session explores how we can create collective impact, how evidence-based strategies advance equality, and how we can move closer to our 50:50 leadership mission. This session is more than inspiration – it is a call to collective action.