Women in Leadership empowers women and women-identifying professionals to deepen their impact as managers, team leaders, and community leaders. This part-time program offers essential skills, a robust network, and the confidence to navigate workplace challenges and accelerate your career. Whether your goals are building your professional toolkit, strengthening strategic decision-making capacity, or expanding your influence, this program delivers practical frameworks grounded in the challenges and opportunities facing women leaders. You’ll engage in hands-on learning, expert-led discussions, and interactive sessions about navigating organizational dynamics, driving change, and leading with influence.
This Coro California program is offered in both the Greater Los Angeles Area and San Francisco Bay Area.
The application cycle has closed. Submit an Interest Form to receive recruitment updates.
Program Overview
Program Benefits
Ideal Candidates & Eligibility
Format & Curriculum
Session Cadence
Over 60 hours of immersive professional development in 10 sessions (5 pairs of back-to-back days) spanning four months. Cohorts run twice annually: Fall and Spring. Explore the program calendar for more information.
Curriculum Themes
Sessions explore the intersection of identity and leadership practices to expand professional capacity: managing teams effectively, negotiation and communication strategies, systems thinking and organizational analysis, mindfulness as a leadership practice to build self and social awareness, inquiry and critical thinking methods, trauma-informed leadership practices, stakeholder analysis and relationship building, and creating workplace cultures that foster trust and innovation.
Learning Approach
Coro’s experiential methods center active practice over passive listening. You’ll engage in case discussions, leadership simulations, peer exchanges, and reflective exercises. Facilitators create space for mindfulness, vulnerability, and authentic connection, fostering psychological safety for adaptive collaboration and innovation.
Program Philosophy
Coro’s approach emphasizes three core principles: active leadership practice as lifelong learning, relating productively across differences in identities and perspectives, and embracing curiosity and vulnerability as foundations for authentic leadership and meaningful change.
Cost & Financial Support
Tuition
Program tuition is $3,750 (subsidized from $7,750 by generous donors).
Scholarships
Coro provides partial, need-based scholarships and payment plans to qualified applicants. Complete the relevant scholarship questions in the application to be considered for financial assistance. Payment plan options are available.
Employer Assistance
Organizations benefit substantially when professionals develop leadership capabilities and cross-sector networks. Many participants secure employer financial support for tuition. Use the Program Benefits Guide to frame conversations about this strategic professional development investment.
Application Process & Key Dates
How to Apply
Complete the online application sharing your professional experience, leadership goals, and commitment to personal and professional growth. Review the Application Guide for detailed instructions and tips for crafting strong responses. Applications are reviewed holistically with priority for varied perspectives across sectors, organizational types, geographic locations, and lived experiences.
Application Deadlines
Application portal opens: May 2026
Early decision deadline: Mid-June 2026
(includes automatic $250 discount and early consideration for scholarship and cohort selection)
Regular decision deadline: Late-July 2026
Selection Timeline
Applications are reviewed following each deadline and applicants notified within two weeks of the deadline. Program tuition payments are due typically four to six weeks from your decision notification.
