IKONI Institute · Inaugural Study · 2026
A first-of-its-kind international study examining how Black women experience work, leadership, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, and economic mobility across geographies and generations.
IKONI Institute · 2026
Across countries, sectors, industries, and career stages, Black women are reexamining their relationship with work. Some are leading organizations. Some are building businesses. Some are caregiving. Some are recovering from burnout. Some are rebuilding after layoffs, discrimination, or career disruption.
The IKONI Institute exists to document what is happening — to identify patterns, elevate lived experience, and inform the future.
"The data will reveal the specifics, but the truth is already clear: Black women across the diaspora deserve to be heard, and the world is finally going to have to listen."
Dr. Jade Singleton
Your voice will contribute to one of the first global efforts dedicated exclusively to understanding Black women's labor across geographies and generations.
IKONI Institute · The Global State of Black Women's Labor
IKONI Institute · 2026
The report is coming. Add yourself to the list and you'll be among the first to receive it — plus an invitation to our inaugural debrief, where we'll walk through what we found together.
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IKONI Institute is dedicated to advancing understanding of Black women's relationship with work, wellbeing, leadership, economic mobility, and labor globally. Our research is designed to be rigorous, usable, and grounded in lived experience — producing knowledge that serves Black women, not merely describes them. Learn more at ikoni.org →