Cheryl Contee, CEO of The Impact Seat Foundation, spoke at the 2023 Women Over 50 Conference that took place on February 8th, 2023. Hear about what this chapter of life means to her and examine the differences in life and perspectives for women of color and white women over 50.

1. What’s Next For You?
Is it the same for Black women
and White women over 50?
cheryl@impactseat.com
@ch3ryl

3. Our goal is to create
a world in which
women, particularly
women of color,
succeed as
business leaders.

4. AUNTIE KAREN

8. AKA Abuela, Wisdom-Keeper etc.

9. Korea’s Hwangap & Chinese Elderly Rights Law

10. The Cost of White Supremacy

11. White Men Are Not The Enemy

12. It’s Never Been Better to Be a White
Woman of a Certain Age

13. It’s Never Been Better to Be a White
Woman of a Certain Age

15. “No one can
make you feel
inferior without
your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1941

16. Know Your Value!

17. Bet on Yourself
● Don’t Let Anyone Make You Their Black
Sidekick
● Carry Your Blackness Proudly
Everywhere You Go
● Subvert Stereotypes and Do You
● Disrupt Oppressive Power Structures
● No Need to Codeswitch, Show Up as
You Beautifully Are
● Always Expand Your Consciousness
● Get Together - Black Community is
Invincible When We Get Together

18. Bet on Yourself
● Don’t Let Anyone Make You Their
Sidekick or Side Piece
● Carry Your Femininity Proudly
Everywhere You Go
● Subvert Stereotypes and Do You
● Disrupt Oppressive Power Structures
● No Need to Apologize, Show Up as You
Beautifully Are
● Always Expand Your Consciousness
● Get Together - Women in Community
are Invincible When We Get Together

19. Questions?