BLACK WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
About BWLC
The Black Women’s Leadership Council (BWLC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Xerox recognized independent employee resource group that exists to aid in achieving company diversity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.. BWLC was started in 1986 by eighteen trailblazing black women in Xerox with the purpose of addressing the unique challenges that black women faced in the workplace while attempting to promote leadership and development opportunities at all ranks in the company.
Mission Statement
The Black Women’s Leadership Council serves as a catalyst to advance professional development and address issues unique to Black women in the Xerox workplace. We work to forge partnerships with senior management that facilitate the hiring, retention, promotion and development of Black women while fulfilling Xerox’s business needs in the communities where we do business.
Mission Statement
Black Women’s Leadership Council Serves as a catalyst to advance professional development and address issues unique to Black Women in Xerox workplace. We Work to forge partnership with senior management that facilitae the hiring, retention and developement of Black women and satisfy business needs
Vision Statement
worth, knowledge, skills and successes.
Vision Statement
Own Our Own Destiny / Chart Our Own Course
Black Women will be recognized and rewarded for their worth, knowledge, skills and successes.
A Word
From Our President
40 years ago, eighteen Xerox Senior leadership women founded the Black Women’s Leadership Council. At the intersectionality of race and gender, Black women have a unique experience within the workplace. Studies have shown the many challenges that Black women face from micro-aggressions to imposed societal norms. The constant pressure to conform has both personal and professional implications. This impact is evidenced in the lack of representation with Black Women making up single-digit percentages of management and C-Suite Executives nationwide, despite being one of the most educated populations.
BWLC has created a space where Black Women feel seen, valued, and heard. We are not just welcomed to the table, but together, we will bring folding chairs as we extend and build tables. Here the Black woman is cared for holistically as we climb the ladders to break the glass ceilings and build bridges to cross the glass cliffs.
Dominique Wright
