PWN Global Newsletter Q1 2023
Happy New Year!
Dear members
and supporters,
The Chinese New Year is upon us, and it's the
"Year of the Water Rabbit". In Chinese tradition, the year of the
water rabbit is one of peaceful and patient energy. We thought this
was a lovely analogy for the work of PWN Global and its sister
networks. That peaceful, patient energy is what helps drive our
volunteers to consistently develop and deliver initiatives that
advance gender-balanced leadership.
The transformational work that we do, doesn't
happen over night - we are changing hearts, minds, and entire cultures
to better understand the benefits of gender-balanced leadership, and
that takes immense patience.
And what keeps us motivated to create change?
Well, stories like the one we were saddened to read just last week -
Jacinda Ardern, the world’s youngest female head of government when
she was elected prime minister of New Zealand in 2017, is stepping
down.
We're sure they're many reasons for her decision,
but the line in her speech that really struck a chord with us was
that she "no longer had enough in the tank". Any women,
with family commitments, will recognise this feeling. At PWN, we
believe that by advancing gender-balanced leadership, there will be
fewer women having to make such hard, and radical choices.
Jacinda, we salute you!
What's New?
PWN Global's Board has been working hard to
onbard some new team members.
- Emmanuelle
Camus has been appointed as our new Global Head of Programmes -
you can read more about her activities further down.
- Monica
Santiago, founder and former President of PWN Lisbon will take on
the role of Global Head of Membership Experience & Network
Development (Monica is also a legendary Samba dancer - as anyone who
attended the PWN Offsite Meeting a few years ago, in Bucharest, will
remember!!).
Emmanuelle has actually been with us a while,
putting together a strong team that will be responsible for the launch
of our International Mentoring Programme. We will be talking
extensively to our City Networks over the next few weeks, and hope to
have an exciting announcement for members and extended community, with
more details, towards the end of February.
Other programs
are in the development pipeline and we are working to identify a team
of volunteers as Global Executive Leads, under Emmanuelle’s
coordination. If you're interested in supporting PWN Global's
International Programme Development, please keep an eye on the PWN
Global Volunteer webpage to find out more about the upcoming
opportunities.
Evidently, the PWN Global Board continues to
build the financial sustainability of the organisation in the
post-Covid era. Launching new programmes and evolving our member
platform will be key to our sustainability, so watch this space!
If you like the stories we share in our
newsletter, please feel free to share it with your own networks to
help spread the word about the work of the PWN Global network.
Warmest regards from your dedicated
Presidents
Virginia and Nadine
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Virginia Otel
Co-President,2021-2023
PWN Global
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Nadine Castellani
Co-President, 2021-2023
PWN Global
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PWN City
Networks
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PWN Dublin was
delighted, last week, to launch its annual Group Mentoring Programme
at the beautiful Clayton Hotel in central Dublin with the over-arching
theme of "Lead Into Your Future... |
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PWN Milan
together with 6 European city network (Rome, Paris, Nice, Madrid,
Brussels and Amsterdam) has been working on a fruitful
collaboration with the Italian fashion brand, Marina
Rinaldi. |
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The Women on
Boards (WoB) pillar of PWN Romania has grown, organically, and at
great speed in the last 6 years, reaching more than 100 people who
attended the various programmes. Women on Boards... |
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