Facilitator
Zed Xaba – Conflict Coach and Facilitator
Ms NtombiZandile (Zed) Xaba is a highly experienced trainer, facilitator and independent consultant with over 35 years’ experience. Zed is a WomenLift Health facilitator, as well as an independent consultant in the arears of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Conflict Transformation and Personal Leadership. Learn more
Akhona Tshangela – Director, Southern Africa
Ms. Akhona Tshangela is a public health professional with over 15 years of experience, including as a pioneer at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, where she co-chaired the science, regulations, and standards technical working group during the COVID-19 response. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Pretoria and a Bachelor’s in Human Genetics from the University of Cape Town. As the Southern Africa Director for WomenLift Health, Akhona is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and the vital role of female leadership in public health decision-making. Learn more
Redefining Work/Life Balance for Women Leaders in Public Health
We envision a world where diverse, accomplished leaders collectively transform health outcomes. To realize that vision, we seek to expand the power and influence of talented mid-career women in health and engage with senior institutional and societal leaders to catalyze systemic change for gender equality in health leadership. We work in East Africa, India, Nigeria, North America, and Southern Africa and continue to explore outreach to other regions.
PowerUp Workshop Series
The PowerUp Workshops series are free and open to mid-career women working in public health in all the regions we work. The workshops are hosted virtually, focus on developing leadership skills, and fostering meaningful connections between women leaders in health within a regional context. The topics rotate with each workshop. We encourage women leaders in public health in each region to join us, and use these workshops as an opportunity to learn, engage with other women leaders, and build community.
Redefining Work/Life Balance for Women Leaders in Health
22 November @ 14:00-16:00 SAST
WomenLift Health is hosting an interactive virtual workshop to provide mid-career women working in public health in Southern Africa with the information and tools to move towards a more productive and sustainable way of managing the boundaries between their work and personal lives.
Women leaders in public health are dealing with complex challenges, competing demands, fast-paced work environments, and the burden of domestic responsibilities without additional resources or support. The challenge of balancing work and personal priorities has been heightened following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
“Balance” may suggest that “work” is competing with “life,” implying that one is always working against the other, rather than functioning in harmony, often evoking a tightrope walk between the two. This workshop aims to reframe this notion into a more integrative and harmonious approach, rather than striving for a neat 50/50 split.
PowerUp Objectives:
This session will help you develop a more sustainable approach towards maintaining harmony between your work and personal life. You will:
- Explore your preferences and how you prioritize your life;
- Understand the strengths and challenges associated with your personal priorities and preferences; and
- Identify and build a more harmonized approach that is tailored to your preferences.
Registration Details
Please note that in order to enroll in the session, you should complete all sections of the registration form.
You are eligible for the workshop if you identify as a woman
This virtual workshop will be conducted in the English language and is free of cost.
WomenLift Health PowerUp Workshops are interactive. By signing up, participants agree to participate in the full session, which includes plenary discussions and breakout group activities.
Enrollment will be on a first-come-first-served basis, as spots are limited.
*Although women at all career stages are welcome to register, we believe participants who are at the mid-career stage will benefit most, as the content of the workshop has been designed with mid-career women health professionals in mind (10–25 years of experience working in the public health sector). If the number of registrants exceeds our capacity, women who are within the preferred experience range will be given priority.
Registrants should await an email confirming their spot in the workshop. Please check your spam folders if you did not receive an email.
Facilitator
Zed Xaba – Conflict Coach and Facilitator
Ms NtombiZandile (Zed) Xaba is a highly experienced trainer, facilitator and independent consultant with over 35 years’ experience. Zed is a WomenLift Health facilitator, as well as an independent consultant in the arears of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Conflict Transformation and Personal Leadership. Learn more
Akhona Tshangela – Director, Southern Africa
Ms. Akhona Tshangela is a public health professional with over 15 years of experience, including as a pioneer at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, where she co-chaired the science, regulations, and standards technical working group during the COVID-19 response. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Pretoria and a Bachelor’s in Human Genetics from the University of Cape Town. As the Southern Africa Director for WomenLift Health, Akhona is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and the vital role of female leadership in public health decision-making. Learn more
We envision a world where diverse, accomplished leaders collectively transform health outcomes. To realize that vision, we seek to expand the power and influence of talented mid-career women in health and engage with senior institutional and societal leaders to catalyze systemic change for gender equality in health leadership. We work in East Africa, India, Nigeria, North America, and Southern Africa and continue to explore outreach to other regions.
PowerUp Workshop Series
The PowerUp Workshops series are free and open to mid-career women working in public health in all the regions we work. The workshops are hosted virtually, focus on developing leadership skills, and fostering meaningful connections between women leaders in health within a regional context. The topics rotate with each workshop. We encourage women leaders in public health in each region to join us, and use these workshops as an opportunity to learn, engage with other women leaders, and build community.
Redefining Work/Life Balance for Women Leaders in Health
22 November @ 14:00-16:00 SAST
WomenLift Health is hosting an interactive virtual workshop to provide mid-career women working in public health in Southern Africa with the information and tools to move towards a more productive and sustainable way of managing the boundaries between their work and personal lives.
Women leaders in public health are dealing with complex challenges, competing demands, fast-paced work environments, and the burden of domestic responsibilities without additional resources or support. The challenge of balancing work and personal priorities has been heightened following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
“Balance” may suggest that “work” is competing with “life,” implying that one is always working against the other, rather than functioning in harmony, often evoking a tightrope walk between the two. This workshop aims to reframe this notion into a more integrative and harmonious approach, rather than striving for a neat 50/50 split.
PowerUp Objectives:
This session will help you develop a more sustainable approach towards maintaining harmony between your work and personal life. You will:
- Explore your preferences and how you prioritize your life;
- Understand the strengths and challenges associated with your personal priorities and preferences; and
- Identify and build a more harmonized approach that is tailored to your preferences.
Registration Details
Please note that in order to enroll in the session, you should complete all sections of the registration form.
You are eligible for the workshop if you identify as a woman
This virtual workshop will be conducted in the English language and is free of cost.
WomenLift Health PowerUp Workshops are interactive. By signing up, participants agree to participate in the full session, which includes plenary discussions and breakout group activities.
Enrollment will be on a first-come-first-served basis, as spots are limited.
*Although women at all career stages are welcome to register, we believe participants who are at the mid-career stage will benefit most, as the content of the workshop has been designed with mid-career women health professionals in mind (10–25 years of experience working in the public health sector). If the number of registrants exceeds our capacity, women who are within the preferred experience range will be given priority.
Registrants should await an email confirming their spot in the workshop. Please check your spam folders if you did not receive an email.
