Stephanie Garcia on LinkedIn: #nationallatinaday #latinapower #representationmatters (2024)

🌟 Celebrating Latina Day: Embracing My Journey and Empowering the Next Generation 🌟Today, on Latina Day, I reflect on my journey as a rising Latina leader in corporate America—a journey filled with challenges, growth, and an unwavering commitment to breaking barriers.As a proud Latina, I’ve learned the importance of staying true to my roots while navigating spaces that haven’t always seen or understood my perspective. My heritage has been my strength, fueling my resilience, my passion for excellence, and my desire to uplift others who walk a similar path.To all my fellow Latinas in the corporate world: we are here to redefine what leadership looks like. We bring a richness of culture, a depth of experience, and a fierce determination to succeed—not just for ourselves, but for our communities.Today, let’s celebrate the power of our collective voice and the impact we are making. Let’s continue to support one another, mentor the next generation of Latina leaders, and champion diversity in every boardroom and office.Here’s to honoring our past, embracing our present, and creating a future where Latina leadership is not the exception, but the norm.Tagging some of the wonderful Latinas who inspire me on a daily basis: Priscilla Dominguez, Maria Gonzalez, Mayte Espinal (She/Her/Ella), Mayra Romero, Stephanie Bravo Lopez#LatinaDay #LatinaLeadership #DiversityAndInclusion #ProudLatina #Empowerment

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As a LatinX in Tech, we only make up 8% of the industry but somehow represent 11% of tech layoffs. We need to celebrate us and to keep making a space for us in this industry. Being proud of being a LatinX is a resistance act.

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I mention #Latinas all of the time. Why? Latinas make most of the buying decisions for the 5th largest economy in the world worth 2 two trillion dollars. Latinas open businesses on a rate of 6 to 1 for their white counterparts. Latinas are 15 years younger than the average American.According to Nielsen, women lead America in defining fashion, food, beauty trends and community. Why would you look past Latinas? It's a business IMPERATIVE to include them in your plans, especially if you want your brand to have a future. #HispanicMarketing #Latinidad #Mujeres #Empresarias

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A little late, but celebrating a belated International Women's Day with all of our current and past rockstar women at Onova!Jyoti S. Lagan Bansal Stella He Rachel Chen Riya Kumar Ying G.A little history of the % female breakdown at Onova over the years:2019: 50% (Helen), team size: 22020: 60% (Helen, Rachel T., Freya), team size: 52021: 62.5% (Sabrina, Helen, Lindsay, Bonnie, Rubaina), team size: 82022: 44.4% (Sherry, Kelly, Ruiying, Helen), team size: 92023: 33.3% (Ying, Rachel C., Sara), team size: 102024: 46% (Jyoti, Lagan, Stella, Rachel C., Riya, Ying), team size: 13Over the last 5 years, we've averaged 49.37% female representation at Onova. I'm REALLY proud of this fact, especially given that we have never intentionally aimed for this. We are very fortunate to have attracted so many talented women early on in their careers.Of course, gender isn't the only dimension of diversity that we pay attention to. While there's still room for us to grow in other dimensions, it's important to celebrate the wins along the way! We pay attention to these diversity metrics to ensure we bring diverse perspectives in everything we do.

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To Every Latinx with Big Dreams...✨Today, I participated in an incredible panel about Latina empowerment. It filled me with a sense of belonging and a fire to tell all of you: YOU BELONG WHEREVER YOUR DREAMS TAKE YOU.As part of the International Women's Day initiatives, Latinas@ EMEA in partnership with HOLA ERG, collaborated with WE CREATE SPACE to bring a live panel discussion exploring the diverse cultures and experiences that Latina/x/e women and gender-fluid people bring to every corner of the globe.Big Kudos to the amazing speakers, organizers and folks who joined the event from every corner of EMEA.Key Take-Aways from the session:✅ Be yourself and proud of who you are.✅ Understand how your own intersections might shape your experiences✅ Regularly engage in conversation of intersectionality, privilege and oppression. ✅ Engage in active allyship to those who are not always heard or represented. Create spaces for them to be seen and celebrated.And now? Let's turn these takeaways into action. How can you be an active ally in your workplace? Share it with me in the comments!#InternationalWomensDay #LatinasInTech #WeCreateSpace #intersectionality #belonging

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Happy International Women's Day - from our Peaple team <3 #inspireinclusion is the 2024 theme, and for our Peaple team connection and strategy session today, we decided to symbolise this as Peas in Pods. Everyone belongs, we're all peas in this pod together. Personally, this day is important to me for two key reasons:1. I like to be reminded to share my appreciation and gratitude to women who inspire me, and who have created opportunities that historically did not exist for women. And men / others too - for showing up in a way that acknowledges that the context I'm in is not always set up for me to be my best and take action to change that for me and other women.2. It's a reminder that our experiences aren't the same simply because of who we are. It challenges me to continuously check myself on this. When I have an influence on someone's experience in the workplace, how can I best set them up for success, to bring their full magic, without unnecessary barriers. Then we all win.

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My initial reaction after reading the "State of Latinas in Corporate America” report was to keep quiet about being the only Latina inmy University of Chicago master's programand in every job I've held. Now, my daughter is the only Latina in the gifted program at her school. However, I can't stay silent when the self-promotion gap is real for women, especially minority women. It's not a complaint; it's a fact. Without acknowledging these facts, we can't achieve real change. The report has excellent recommendations.“Only 1 percent of C-suite executives are Latina. If this trend continues, Latinas will not be able to catch up to other groups of women—let alone men—in leadership roles and will remain the most underrepresented group at the highest levels of corporate America.”“(…) cultural norms—particularly those around gratitude and “keeping one’s head down” at work—can make it harder for Latinas to engage in workplace behaviors important to getting ahead, including promoting their accomplishments and vocalizing their desires to advance. To get ahead at work, one Latina explained, “you have to brag about yourself. You have to sell yourself. You have to put yourself out there.” Yet these actions often feel inauthentic to many Latinas.➡Understanding these cultural norms—and not mistaking them for a lack of ambition or drive—is important for companies committed to retaining and advancing Latinas.” https://lnkd.in/gQSjkpZx

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Multiple broken rungs face Latinas in the U.S. corporate workplace. New research from Lean In sheds important light on the extreme low rate of Latinas in the C-suite, which stands at 1%. For starters, Latinas are the least represented group at the corporate entry level. They then face the steepest drop in representation from entry level to the C-suite. White men’s representation increases 64% from entry to C-suite level. Latinas face a decrease in representation of 78%. The Lean In data finds that Latinas and Black women face the highest hurdles from entry level to management, and that Latinas and Asian women face the steepest barriers from director to VP level.Gender diversity in leadership leads to clear financial and operation benefits for corporations and their investors. True gender diversity encompasses racial, ethnic, ability, and all measures of diversity. We will not tire of saying it. More women – and more diverse women – are needed in the top rungs of workplaces in the U.S. See our latest analysis of equality-focused investing at bit.ly/GLIQ.#Latina #WomenInLeadership #GenderDiversity #WomenAtWork #DiversityEquityAndInclusion

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A new report by Lean In In reveals that Latina women face the steepest climb to #leadership and are the most underrepresented group in senior positions. Learn about the barriers Latina workers face and how organizations can make their success a priority. #DEI #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #DiverseLeadership https://bit.ly/45RnUEg

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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 8 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲. What is the history and significance of this day? 💁♀️ Originating from 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐞𝐭𝐤𝐢𝐧'𝐬 demand for a dedicated platform for women's rights at a conference in 1910, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 1911.💁♀️ Women across various countries, including Russia, Denmark, and Germany, rallied together, forming organizations and protesting for 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚.👉 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 1975, International Women's Day became a global event, raising awareness and challenging societal norms.👉 This year's theme,"𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧: 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬,"emphasizes the need to provide growth opportunities in education, economics, and social development for women, benefiting both individuals and the economy.👉 The theme also includes the "𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧" 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧, highlighting the voices of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures, advocating for empowerment and betterment for all.𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

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