PWN Paris Newsletter - 2017 Winter issue
Dear Members,
As the year starts, we
extend to you and your families our sincere greetings; we wish 2018
will bring you joy, health and the professional success you are
expecting.
2017 was again a year
rich of developments for PWN Paris. And we would like to
whole-heartedly thank you for your trust, faithfulness and commitment
to make it happen and contribute to promote balanced leadership.
Let us highlight some
of the great activities we run:
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Great
networking events, men friendly, in festive environments such as
Baccarat
· The "Women in
transition » program is now very active. Activities are centered
around sharing experiences, practivces, tips, energy; a nice example
of solidarity and we know how important it is is in uncertain
times.
·
Classical
and reverse mentoring programs made a hit as usual
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Professional development came up with a very strong program to
develop skills and value
·
For Top
executives committee, 2018 will be key with the publication of the new
edition “Guide de l’Administrateure” and specific events to
embark to the next level
·
The
Think-tank team is studying the ambition factor in women’s
career
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Entrepreneurship climax was in November with the Prize of the
Responsible Female Entrepreneur, awarded to Lucile Hamon, young
entrepreneur who created with Kesia Vasoncelos BatiPoenix, a digital
platform B2B (business to business) dedicated to the valuation of
materials from demolition or surplus.
Let us take the opportunity of this prize to
comment on women entrepreneurship.
Unfortunately they are still too few women
daring to create their start-up (25 % of companies only are headed by
a women in 2017 in France according to the association Femmes Chefs
d'Entreprise). It is not the envy which is lacking to them: 69 % of
women consider that starting/running a business is more rewarding than
being a salaried employee in a company according to the barometer
OpinionWay for the APCE of 2012. However their companies remain very
small (SMB): only 13 % of companies created by women have more than 2
employees!
Then why? What are the brakes? In the stand
that we recently published "so that the start-up nation is transformed
into responsible unicorn " (see below*) we call upon President Macron
and to his government to take measures to release women at the same
time from their daily mental loads, but also from material constraints
which their are affixed. We wait from now on for concrete political
actions to allow women to get more easily involved in the development
of their company and so to release the potential of the French
entrepreneurial "momentum".
Moving forward to 2018
From the survey we conducted in the fall
2017, it highlights that your main purpose to be a member is
professional development and creating opportunities through
networking. Spot on, it is our mission. Now it is our role, board and
volunteers, to craft the programs you expect.
We heard you about:
· Renewing themes covered during
workshops/events…,
· Bringing diversity in the
network (younger members, more international women…)
and
· Adapting events organisation
(affordability, time in the day…)
We will make our best endeavors to bring the
change your are looking for.
However, we won’t succeed without
you.
Be part of the story and make PWN a
collective success: share with us anytime your suggestions, be the
best PWN ambassador to your friends and company.
With our warmest and friendly regards,
Cécile Bernheim & Françoise
Derolez,
PWN Paris co-Presidents
* Read full article (French
version):
https://www.maddyness.com/entrepreneurs/2017/11/22/tribune-pour-que-la-startup-nation-se-transforme-en-licorne-responsable/
Entrepreneurship
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By Aude
Latouche
On November 7th,
took place the Prix de l’Entrepreneure Responsable
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Interviews and
Portraits
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By Sophie
Videment
PER 2017 : And the Winner is… Batiphoenix. The
7th edition of the PER (Prix Entrepreneure Responsable) was awarded
on the 7th of November to a young and passionate
start-upper... |
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It happened at
PWN Paris
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By Julie
Compagny
One of the events we are most
proud of at PWN Paris is our yearly Christmas Party. For this edition,
Maison Baccarat accepted to receive us gladly, giving us the
opportunity to... |
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By Caroline
Bertholier
How to combine the transmission
of some tools for a better work conflict management and an exchange of
personal experiences. |
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By Julie Compagny
It
is 7:30 pm when the participants enter in the beautiful room of Le
Restaurant du Sénat. Some are members of PWN Paris, others not, but
rapidly, they all sit and start to... |
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By Andrea
Vielhaber
The PWN Paris
running team “Running @PWN Paris” is a great mix of beginners and
experienced runners with a fantastic team spirit. We train regularly
and take part in races in... |
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PWN Paris
Mentoring
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By Sandy
Beky
Last November 8th about fifty of
us gathered in one of the rooms of the very prestigious Société
d’Encouragement de l’Industrie on the Place Saint Germain in Paris
to launch the new... |
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Gender
equality and private life
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by Avivah
Wittenberg-Cox
Professionally ambitious women really only have two
options when it comes to their personal partners: a super supportive
partner, or no partner at all. Anything in... |
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by Julie
Hebting
Maydee arose from my personal
experience -- the difficulties I had to balance my career and family
life after the birth of my child -- and from the observation that
women still... |
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Inspirations
et opinions
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By Nadalette La Fonta
Six
Once upon a time…I was one of you, a busy and
active, professional woman, PWN member since 2004, board member from
2005 to 2010, manager, coach, serving communities,... |
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By Sophie
Videment
There has been an intense debate
lately on the hopes and fears raised by the use of Artificial
Intelligence in all aspects of our daily lives, including our jobs,
homes, and... |
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by Sophie
Muffang
Femmes, osons pour réussir:
the affordable coaching to boost your career! |
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