PWN Global Newsletter Q3 2019
Boards and Awards!
Dear PWN
Community,
Congratulations to the USA soccer team for
winning the World Championship in Lyon! It is so inspirational to see
how this team was able to become world champion for the fourth time
and used their status to stand up against inequality and encourage to
bridge the gaps that still exist on this planet. Particularly
impressed with Megan
Rapinoe and her direct, uplifting determination to give a voice to
inequality. Ladies, we salute you.
Why should equality and bridging gaps be
on your radar?
Research, testimonials and numbers show that if
men and women are equally represented in any domain, the world becomes
a better place. We all know this, and we all acknowledge it. Why is it
that it seems so difficult to make this happen? The change is slow,
and although we might feel we are not making any progress, in the
words of Oprah
Winfrey, "a new day is on the horizon" .
PWN will continue to be part of this change,
encouraging men and women to take on this challenge and to light the
path for the next generations. Our next generation of soccer players
shouldn’t be debating about equal pay for their accomplishments, and
women shouldn’t be put in a situation where they are evaluated based
on gender instead of their results.
Celebration!
Let us celebrate the change that is happening
all around us by lifting up the people and organisations who are
blazing the trail. This is our intention for the PWN Global Gender
Balanced Leadership Awards that are taking place on 10th October 2019
in Dublin this year. Join
us and let's celebrate what we have accomplished so far.
As newly elected presidents, we like to say thank
you to our outgoing Co-Presidents, Rob Baker and Sonya Richardson and
their Board, for all their hard work and for giving us such a solid
foundation to build our dreams upon. We are lucky to have you around
for a little while longer, so that we can learn from your experience
and celebrate the progress we made at the Awards in October.
As we approach holiday season for many of you, we
would like to wish everyone one a restful time and an opportunity to
take a break with family, friends and loved ones wherever you
are.
Enjoy this edition and please remember to forward
it to your friends and colleagues who you think will enjoy it
too.
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Carina Furlong Co-President, PWN Global
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Sheila Gemin Co-President PWN Global
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PWN Global
Gender Balanced Leadership Awards
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Most people
accept that gender balanced leadership is morally the right thing to
do - and yet, despite heaps of research by organisations such as
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PWN Global
Federation Board News
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This quarter
has felt somewhat like the end of an era as our entire ExCo transition
out of their PWN Global Board roles, to make way for our next cohort
of leaders.
Despite being
volunteer... |
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PWN Global
Volunteer Opportunities
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The world
needs more entrepreneurs and at PWN Global we want to encourage
professional women to pursue and achieve their business ideas and
professional purpose. |
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After an
amazing round last year, our city network in Vienna is preparing for
the PWN Vienna Mentoring Program 2019/2020, and this year they're
opening the call to mentors around the world!
PWN... |
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PWN Corporate
Partner News
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There are many
ways for you to get up to speed with what gender balance is and how it
can support better working environments. Education and training are
always primary resources to learning.
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Expert's
Corner
PWN Member
Offers
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Anyone reading this newsletter has, at some point,
signed up to recieve news from PWN Global. We think we can make the
connective leap that anyone who signed up also has a vested interest
in... |
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Book
Review
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Previous PWN
Global Webinar host, Karen Morely asks in her book: What does it take
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News Round
Up
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For the first time in U.S. history, there are more college-educated
women than college-educated men in the workforce. According to Pew
Research , there are 29.5 million women with at least
a... |
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Ginni Rometty is current chair, president and CEO of IBM, an empire
worth $113.9 billion, with over 350,000 employees. After seven years
in the role, she seemingly stands testament to the
fact... |
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The burden of proof has been met. Diverse boards make better
decisions and lead to improved company performance. Yet despite the
research, validation, prodding by institutional investors
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Women have been earning more college degrees than men since the
1980's and now, for the first time, there are more college-educated
women in the workforce than college-educated men.
Minority... |
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