PWN Paris Newsletter March 2019

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, 

The International Women’s Day was the occasion of many events, panels, conferences. 

All of them pointed out the progress accomplished over the last years but also put the light on the remaining journey: achieving equality in the workplace,  increasing presence of women at all levels of organisation, and especially in executive committees and in the industrial sectors.

How can we get there?

“Recipees” are known such as the recommendations of the Observatoire de la Mixité or scrutinizing companies with the publication of equality index, introduced recently by Muriel Pénicaud, Minister of Labor. 

However this not enough. Actions need to be taken both with women and men.

Too many women are still too shy and not audacious enough to propose themselves for higher jobs or negotiate higher salaries, despite high level of talent. Networks like Professional Women Network, are excellent and friendly environments to test, learn and share. Our activities are all geared towards inspiring you, developing/mentoring you or offering you occasions to exchange between members success, pain or best practices. 

As members, we encourage you to share with female friends and colleagues the value of joining a network, of course preferably PWN  ;) , and the benefits you are getting out of it. Be an ambassador.

We are also convinced that too many men are still not on board of the diversity journey. Several reasons to that: they do not understand what’s at stake, they fear that bringing women up the ladder will interfere with their own career or they are not at ease with managing women or being managed by women. Luckily not all men are in such a mindset with men like those adhering to movements like “Happy Men” or “Jamais sans elles” are fantastic allies of the diversity and equality battle. 

So lowering men and women barriers is critical. We need to join forces, working hand-in-hand men and women, asking men to be men-bassadors , building joint activities and create TOGETHER a positive dynamic. 

PWN has embarked on this approach starting with the launch of the reverse mentoring program, mentoring men by women, welcoming men in the events, engaging our partners. This is a start, we plan to go further. We’ll soon share our plan. 

With our warm regards,

Françoise & Cécile

Lady Of The Month

Pascale Auger, Directrice Générale Déléguée du groupe Rabot Dutilleul   Je me définis comme une femme de l’Industrie avec un parcours qui s’est construit en France et en Europe, avec une réelle alternance entre le monde des services et de l’Industrie et des... READ MORE

Congress 2019: Talent, Value Yours!

Check out this year’s program   For 23 years now, the PWN Paris members, volunteers and friends gather for the annual congress. One of the network’s major events, the congress closes the busy year with an opportunity to get... READ MORE

Nomination

Brigitte Grésy nommée à la présidence du Haut Conseil à l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes   Nous sommes extrêmement fières de la nomination de Brigitte Grésy à la présidence du Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes qui récompense un parcours tourné vers l'égalité,... READ MORE

Back On Our Latest Events

Speaker Dinner with Béatrice Lazat   The 7th of February I had the opportunity to attend one of the Professional Women's Networking events called "Speaker Dinner".   This was my very first date with PWN and I must admit that I... READ MORE

The Power of Listening   For those who missed this fabulous workshop here are the highlights from “The Power of Listening”, brought to us by Juliet Atkinson on February 19th, 2019 at the INC READ MORE

Running@PWN   Running or walking? Being active together, meeting professional women from different horizons, having fun … are different reasons why we are 40+ women from PWN in the “Running@PWN” group.  READ MORE

PWN Paris Women's Night to celebrate International Women's Day   La Women’s Night a été l’occasion de célébrer la journée des Droits des Femmes et ce pour la première fois à la Mairie du 17e où est domiciliée notre association. READ MORE

Our Members

PWN Paris onboards its new members in an informal and joyful atmosphere   More than 40 people participated in PWN Paris Welcome cocktail organised on 28th February at the renown Hôtel de l'Industrie. This monthly event is PWN Paris onbording programme that helps every... READ MORE

In The Press

Interview of Sandrine Martin, former co-President PWN Nice Côte d’Azur   Interview de Sandrine Martin, Directrice Générale du groupe Botanica, ancienne co-Présidente PWN Nice Côte d’Azur - Madame Figaro - 13 mars 2019 READ MORE

Inspiring Quote Of The Month

« Quoique tu rêves d’entreprendre commence le, l’audace a du génie, du pouvoir et de la magie »    Marie Eloy, invitée du tout dernier dîner au Sénat nous livre cette phrase du philosophe Goethe qui nous enjoint à prendre notre destin en main !

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