PWN Global Newsletter Q1 2018
Welcome to the New Year
Dear PWN
Community,
2018 has gotten off to a powerful start for women
across the globe. Be it for Oprah’s
historical Golden Globe Award speech or the latest
insights on the significant
impact of having more women in leadership positions,
understandably this year’s International Women’s
Day theme for March 8th is #PressForProgress. We have
momentum so wherever you are, make sure to ‘press for progress’
now.
How? As Oprah says: “…it will be because of a
lot of magnificent women…and some pretty phenomenal men who are
fighting hard to take us to the time when nobody has to say
‘MeToo’ again…”. Or as the latest
McKinsey research shows that articulating and cascading
CEO commitment galvanizes the organization, we at PWN are once again
confirmed in our commitment to inspiring women ánd men to accelerate
our mission of achieving gender balanced leadership.
You yourself may be a ‘magnificent woman’ or
‘a pretty phenomenal man’ who is constantly making sure your
workplace and your social environment is becoming more inclusive. With
the digital era changing our daily patterns and way of life, the time
is now for more women to take the helm.
After all, leadership roles matter. According to
the latest McKinsey insights, companies in the top quartile for gender
diversity on executive teams were 21% more likely to outperform on
profitability and 27% more likely to have superior value creation.
Again, the business case has been made more robust, so now the task at
hand is to make it happen.
At PWN we will support you in doing so through
our outstanding network of professionals, our inspirational events,
our top of the class mentoring and entrepreneurship program, our
leading webinar series among many other great initiatives at local
level
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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Q1 2018 newsletter introduction note
authored by Sonya Richardson.
PWN Global
Balanced Leadership
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PWN London is proud to announce the
appointment of Greg Young, as Vice President for Balanced Leadership
of the UK city network of PWN Global. PWN works to accelerate gender
balanced leadership in... |
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February 19 2018 |
18:30 -
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Bizkaia
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PWN Bilbao is seeking active volunteers
and participants to launch its new Men on Boards initiative. The
launch event will take place on the evening of 19th February 2018. If
you want to get... |
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IWD 2018 is
going to be bigger and better than ever. If you're planning an event
at work, or event in a social enviroment, don't forget to order your
event pack from IWD. It's a great kit of... |
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PWN Global
Mentoring
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In preparation
for our International Mentoring Programme 2018 launch, we are seeking
mentors. Do you have what it takes? |
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Do you want to
be part of an exciting adventure?
As we launch our global Mentoring
program, we need you to help make it the best-in-class program it
deserves to be! |
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PWN City
Network News
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Hi Anna,
you're PWI Brussels' VP for Partnerships but you are closely working
with the events team. We have seen some interesting changes at PWI
Brussels' events lately. |
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In 2017, PWN
Lisbon reinforced its strategic role model, networking and training
initiatives in relevant areas to career building, leadership and
talent consolidation, addressing a variety of... |
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Our mission to
advance women in leadership has many layers and while each city
network is constantly working at the bottom of the pyramid through
everyday pillar programs and initiatives, a major... |
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PWN New
Networks
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After several
month of discussion, PWN Lagos finally launched with a fanfare -
holding its first leadership empowerment programme titled
“Professional Grooming for Girls (PGG)” in December
2017.... |
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At the end of
October 2017, a group of professional women in Sofia, Bulgaria got
together to launch the PWN Sofia city network. The event was powered
by the internal women’s organization of... |
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PWN President
of the Quarter
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Ana Torres was
recommended as PWN Lisbon President by the former PWN Lisbon
President, Monica Santiago in March 2016. Following this
recommendation, Anna was elected unanimously by the members
of... |
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PWN Member
Offers
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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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INSEAD’s
Global EMBA is calling for 2018 applications for their prestigious
programme, and PWN members have the chance to apply for an INSEAD PWN
Scholarship. Do you dare to be bold, like these... |
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PWN Corporate
Partner News
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Amazon and PWN
Global have signed yearlong a partnership agreement to work together
in 2018. Amazon is giving a laser focus to attracting and retaining
more women across all levels. The goal of... |
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As a result of
our new partnership with Amazon, we are delighted to be able to share
with you the roles that Amazon is currently recruiting. For the full
list of roles in the Fulfillment and... |
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Creating a
diverse and inclusive culture in your organisation is not just a nice
thing to do, it is a must have. The business
case is clear that diversity will improve your
organisation’s... |
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What would you
do if you had no limits? We live in a world of constraints—some are
physical, some cultural but they are always personal. Lack of time,
fear, stereotypes and self-doubt are just... |
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Expert's
Corner
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It's the start
of 2018 and many companies are planning programs to increase their
employee's well-being. These tend to focus on increasing physical
activity (think exercise challenges), nutrition... |
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Being a mother
enriches your life. Why shouldn’t it enrich your career?
Multi-tasking, planning, staying calm in stressful moments – these
are all amazing mother skills but also highly
valuable... |
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Conference
organisers are often apologising for their lack of female speakers and
panellists with the excuse 'We just can't find the women!'. The
Brussels Binder database is an online, free... |
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Research
Corner
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Employers
often recognise the responsibility they have, as primary income
providers, to ensure that their employees are financially secure
throughout their working lives and into retirement.... |
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Any of you
lucky enough to have been at Oslo Innovation Week, last September,
will hopefully have had the chance to meet the wonderful scientist, Yasmine
Boudiaf. She presented her work on how she... |
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Award-winning
author and former PWN Global Webinar presenter, Lynn Schmidt, has
asked us to share her latest piece of research with you. Lynn says
"We need the input of women (only) on a
short,... |
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Blogger's
Corner
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The recent
spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace has led employers from
Hollywood to Westminster to think about how they treat women. This,
alongside the introduction of the new... |
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I’m all for
us taking responsibility for our own actions and this isn’t going to
be a blog about how to blame the rest of the world, but it does help
to know how your own brain is busy tripping... |
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Book
Review
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Many women,
and a minority of men, are deciding that ‘adequate’ marriages are
inadequate. They are driving an explosion of ‘grey’ divorce and
remarriage in the over-50s. With children departing... |
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