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t has been almost a full year since my journey as a participant in Leaders for Tomorrow (L4T) of- ficially came to an end, but look- ing through the many messages of encouragement and support still being shared in our group chat, it


feels as though this program has transcended the boundaries of the ETFO building and continues to operate within us. Leaders for Tomorrow offered our di-


verse group both intentional and spontane- ous learning opportunities, and the connec- tions we formed during and between the four sessions endure. Aſter 20 years and over 440 participants, it is safe to say that ETFO is


succeeding in the goal, as described by Carol Zavitz in Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Trans- forming Lives Trough Women’s Union Edu- cation, of equipping women from designated groups “with the skills, knowledge and net- works needed to access leadership positions within the union.” Leaders for Tomorrow is an ETFO Wom-


en’s Program created in 2004 to bring women members from designated groups (First Na- tions, Métis, Inuit; member with a disability; 2SLGBTQ+; and/or racialized) together in a supportive space, not to see how we can fit into the mould of “a leader” but to help us better understand how we already are lead- ers, how to recognize and hone our power,


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