PWN Global Newsletter Q3 2017
Q3 2017
Dear PWN
Community,
Balanced Leadership – the Time is Now!
“What a great idea", "Walking the talk!",
"Love this!", "Very inspiring.", "Leading by example", "A great step
forward for PWN Global", "Role modelling for Balanced Leadership", "A
GREAT DECISION!”.
These are just some of the comments from the many
women and men who have been thrilled and excited by the news that the
PWN city networks have elected female and male Co-Presidents of our
Global Federation Board.
Together with our team of newly
elected Global Board members, we are really looking
forward to the challenge of developing and growing our world-leading
gender balance network in the year ahead.
It has been clear to us for some time that while
women’s networks are essential to support women and
their career development, if we really want to make a major difference
to gender balance, we need to engage men. Men
control 80% of executive positions and command the majority of people
manager roles, so men have a large influence on women’s careers. How
they recruit, develop and promote their female talent is
crucial to whether these women feel valued and see career
development opportunities. The working environment and culture these
leaders create and the workplace policies they adopt on key issues
such as flexible working and equal weight for paternity/maternity
leave all make a major difference to retaining their high
potential women.
We know of the evidence that teams are more effective when they
are gender balanced. We know that organisations that have
leadership and a strategy on gender balance perform better and are
more enjoyable places to work. And increasingly we are seeing that men
coming into the workplace and men developing their careers also want
balance, or integration, between their work and home lives. They want
to spend time with their families, care for their elder relatives,
develop interests outside of the workplace, while still having the
potential to develop satisfying and rewarding careers.
We continue to build on our heritage of being a
network for professional women, run by professional women. For this
reason we will always offer development opportunities that address the
specific needs of our female professionals. Our webinar series has
already offered a plethora of personal leadership development
opportunities on subjects such as 4 Phases of a Women’s Career,
Shift Into Thrive, Handling Ordinary Sexism, Coping as a Working
Parent and many more – you can read more about these in the article
below, or see them here.
PWN Global recognizes the need for balanced
leadership and is now leading the way with our own balanced
leadership. We hope to be an example for business and organizations
that want to join us in prioritizing balanced leadership as
the key to innovation, growth and talent retention.
We would love for you to unite with us on the
journey, and transform the organisations we all work for, into truly
gender balanced workplaces that enable all of us to lead productive
and fulfilling lives.
So, if you haven’t done so already, get in touch with us,
join a
local city network, volunteer and
help us make a difference – you’ll have a great experience,
develop yourself and, very importantly, have a lot of fun!
Enjoy your read and make sure to share the
news.
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Sonya Richardson
Co-President,
PWN Global
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Rob Baker
Co-President
PWN Global
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PWN Global
Balanced Leadership
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PWN Global has
taken historic move in appointing joint female and male Co-Presidents
to Global Federation Board, meeting balanced leadership in its own
organisation, and reflecting the mission... |
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PWN Global
Entrepreneurship
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We are proud
to announce that Betina Mazzarino, PWN Global's VP Entrepreneurship
has been awarded the EU Leadership Award for her incredible work with
the highly acclaimed Virtual Entrepreneurship... |
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PWN Global
Mentoring
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Are you a
global manager or seeking a leadership career with a focus on
international actions and global markets? Then the PWN Global
International Mentoring Program (IMP) is for you. |
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PWN Global
City Network News
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Back in June,
PWN Paris held its first Garden Party at Le Stade Français. They
managed to attract a 30% male audience - something that has been
unprecedented in their history. Read the full story. |
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PWN Global
President of the Quarter
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PRESIDENT OF THE QUARTER
"If definition of
energy and passion would be exemplified by a person, that person
definitely would be Virginia." Just one of the wonderful
comments that we received... |
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PWN Global
Member Offers
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MEMBER
OFFER: INSEAD’s Global EMBA is still accepting
applications for their prestigious programme starting this year, and
PWN members have the chance to apply for an INSEAD PWN Scholarship.
Do... |
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Want to stay
safe when you travel on business, or for pleasure? PWN Global partner,
Maiden Voyage, has launched its Female Travel Safety Training
eLearning Series! Written by women and industry... |
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PWN Global
Corporate Partner News
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We would like
to send a huge congratulations to Mercer for being named in The Times
list of Top 50 Employers for Women. We've known for some time what a
great employer Mercer is! |
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PWN Global
Strategic Partner News
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In October
2017 Women's Forum Global Leadership Meeting will take place in a
dedicated space in the Carrousel du Louvre - an unmatched
international showcase for women’s views and
voices. |
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Oslo
Innovation Week sets the agenda for business solutions to UN's
Sustainability Development Goals. The 50 events that make up Oslo
Innovation Week will push the world forward by
combining... |
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Expert's
Corner
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BRILLIANT!
What do you do when you realize you have a bias, even against
yourself? Kristen Pressner is the Global Head of Human Resources at a
multinational firm, and a tireless advocate for, and... |
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What a great
find! Sundae Beam's 'Expat Happy Hour' podcast where she interviews
former PWN Global President, Marijo Bos on how she developed her
career with the power of networking. |
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Last week,
co-founders Amanda Scott and Zella King decided to release Personal
Boardroom’s intellectual property and tools so that anyone can use
them. That means YOU! |
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Research
Corner
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In October,
NEWSWEEK will publish a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) special
report, introducing proven, as well as new and promising, approaches
for increasing overall diversity & inclusion (D&I)
&... |
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Blogger's
Corner
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We read books,
take classes, participate in seminars, and keep up with the latest
info on social media to gain knowledge and increase our understanding
of a topic. But that’s the easy part – it’s... |
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PWN Book
Review
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The most
successful organisations are those with the most diverse and engaged
workforces. Studies show an 80% improvement in business performance
among those with high diversity levels. |
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PWN
Recommends
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That's right -
we now have 19 hours of great personal development content available
to all PWN Global members, just one click away! You can pîck and mix
the subjects, the frequency and the... |
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Something to
Make You Smile
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In the last
year of primary school children at Amsterdam International Community
School (AICS) are asked to answer a big question - something not
easily answered by searching the Internet. Iona... |
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