The Center for Asian Pacific American Women (apawomen.org) and OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates are co-hosting the 2022 Women of Color Conference March 10-12, 2022. The purpose for the conference is to empower the attendees through learning, connecting, and sharing with one another. The pandemic has impacted all of our lives, especially women of color. The goal is to unite and support one another as allies and create hope for our future doing these difficult times. You are invited to hear from the incredible speakers that are lined up for you. Speaker information will be released starting this week.

Registration link to purchase tickets: http://tinyurl.com/wcc22 and the conference agenda will be released very soon. To celebrate Lunar New Year, discounted ticket price are available for the entire month of February:

  • $15 for February
  • $25 for March

Examples of sessions include:

  • Women in the Workplace 2021 – What does the data say? Join us as LeanIn.org presents us with the data of what women of color are facing during the pandemic.
  • International Women’s Panel – Do women face the same issues in Japan, Italy, South Africa? Let’s find out.
  • Executive Fireside Chat – What’s on the minds of high-level executives right now? How do they address the impact of the pandemic? What was their career journey like? Get insights from these incredible leaders.
  • Social Justice Hackathon – The Hackathon participants are the individuals currently in the Unleash the sHERO in You! Women of color cohort that is stewarded by CAPAW. This first inaugural class is graduating at the conference.

Agenda times:

3/10 Thursday Evening

3/11 Friday Full day starting 8:45 AM – 5:30 PM CT

3/12 Saturday Full day starting 9 AM CT – 3 PM CT