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JUMP event in Paris
04 May 2012
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5 Minutes with Paloma Castro
02 May 2012
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DataNews 'She Goes ICT' winners announced!
23 April 2012
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5th Edition of the Digital Platform web@lfemminile
16 April 2012
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Health and gender gap in the workplace conference, Avenir Femmes Santé
12 March 2012 - Paris
The topic of Health and gender gap in the workplace will be tackled in a conference organized by Avenir Femmes Santé at the French Senate on 12 March.
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WIL's 4th Anniversary Celebration Lunch event
6 March 2012 - Brussels
On March 6th, 2012, WIL has the pleasure to celebrate its 4th anniversary, through a luncheon with our first endorser, Viviane Reding, Vice-president for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship of the European Commission. During the gathering, we are going to discuss the issue of “Female Talent in the Pipeline...
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2nd session of the Women Be European Board Ready
13 February 2012
'It is time to help women to take their places on Executive Committees and Boards in order to make businesses more effective.' Viviane de Beaufort, Academic director of the programme
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New Book! Father-Daughter Succession in Family Business
07 February 2012
New Book! Father-Daughter Succession in Family Business A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Daphne Halkias, Paul W. Thurman, Celina Smith and Robert S. Nason
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Untitled promoting art and artists
07 February 2012
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Sixtine Bouygues, Director for Communication at the European Commission awarded the French Legion of Honour
09/01/2012
Sixtine Bouygues, Director for Communication at the European Commission, has been awarded the French Legion of Honour, on January 9 in Paris.
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WIL Member Diana Wallis running for President of the European Parliament
11 January 2012
On 17 January the MEPs will vote on who should be their president for the next 30 months. One of our members, British Liberal Democrat Diana Wallis (currently Vice-President of the European Parliament), is running as an independent candidate for the position to address EU’s ‘democratic deficit’.
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The Science Factor - Leading Girls Wanted
19 December 2011
Science Factor aims at solving a paradox of our days – high unemployment among young people is registered in France and all across Europe, and yet innovative high-tech companies encounter problems with recruiting new candidates. Under the auspices of the French Minister of Higher Education & Research and supported by Orange and Syntec, Science Factor is a contest aiming at inciting at least 1500 young people to opt for science education.
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GlobalWIN hosts WIL member & MEP Britta Thomsen
15 December 2011
On Monday, November 28th, Britta Thomsen, Danish Member of the European Parliament, met with Board Members, supporters, and staff members of the Global Women’s Innovation Network (GlobalWIN) at the offices of Time Warner, Inc in Washington, DC.
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Rep. Jo Ann Emerson - the New Co-Chair of GlobalWIN
01 December 2011
Bipartisan Leadership Strengthens GlobalWIN’s Efforts to Provide Women Voice and Opportunity in Science and Technology Policy Discussions
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ITU and the Girls in ICT Portal
30 November 2011
ITU and the Girls in ICT Portal A new website had been launched during TELECOM: 11.11.11 www.girlsinict.org The idea of the Girls in ICT is to continue to populate it with programs designed to get more girls and women interested in the ICT sector. So if you, your colleagues or contacts at WIL have new programs to add, please log on, register and add/edit.
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WIL biannual meeting in Berlin
24 November 2011 - Berlin
Held for the first time in Germany, the WIL high-level biannual meeting will gather some of the key European decision makers who are going to share their vision on increasing European Competitiveness, and transforming the economic financial and social crisis into an opportunity for growth. The event is going to gather together over 60 high-level women from different EU member states, including business women, CEOs, executives, European high civil servants, policy makers and academics, as well as German Members of the Network European Movement Germany.
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Global Forum in ICT WIL session - 8 November, Brussels
08 November 2011 - Brussels
Women in ICT – Developing Women Talents: the Winning Strategies to Nourish the Pipeline For the second time, the organizers of the Global Forum in ICT have handed over to WIL the mission to organize the session on women in the information society, which will take place on the 8 November in Brussels.
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Women for Europe and the Citizens’ Initiative
21 September 2011 - Brussels
On 21 September 2011, the Robert Schuman Foundation is organizing a conference entitled "Women for Europe and the Citizens' Initiative", tackling the link between the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) and achieving parity at the European Parliament, in Brussels.
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The European Gender Summit
01 August 2011
The European Science Foundation together with genSET and COST will hold a conference bringing together leaders in science research and in policy to discuss emerging trends and advances in understanding how gender issues impact science research and innovation at the European Level.
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Christine Lagarde speaking at the WIL Biannual Meeting
05 July 2011 - Paris
We're pleased to announce that Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment and candidate for the role of Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, has accepted our invitation to speak at the closing dinner of the WIL biannual meeting.
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Selections open for La Tribune Women Awards 2011
28 June 2011
La Tribune, French economic and financial newspaper, in partnership with Women Equity for Growth, are launching the second edition of Women's Awards, a competition that will award 7 female business leaders (CEOs and senior executives) in order to facilitate the emergence of new role models for women.
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International Symposium of the Corporate Counsel Women of Colour
08 June 2011 - Paris
WIL members and friends are invited to attend the Fifth Annual International Symposium of the Corporate Counsel Women of Color (CCWC) on June 8th.
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Internet governance talks open
06 June 2011
The growing impact of the internet over economy and job creation, human rights and privacy, called for a first G8 forum seeking to understand whether this new territory should be embraced in a new form of international governance.
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Seminar on women in private equity
23 May 2011 - Paris
A Seminar on "Women in Private Equity: New Frontiers in the MENA region," will be held in Paris, on May 23rd, examining the opportunites existing for the women in the region to actively participate to its development in the new regional context.
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Gender Quotas on Boards
24 February 2011
At a time when the world’s leaders were discussing at Davos the implications of a gender equality certification system for large companies, France was adopting a law implementing gender quotas on the boards of listed companies, while Germany was following close in step. What effects will these measures have on women at all levels of management?
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Head of WIL Job Opportunity
21 February 2011 - Paris, France
We are looking for an experienced candidate to become Head of the organization. The position involves driving forward WIL initiatives, under the guidance of the Board of Directors, and with the support of an intern.
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Women in Science, Innovation and Technology in the Digital Age high-level conference in Budapest
6th – 8th March 2011
Commissioner Neelie Kroes will chair a conference jointly hosted by the Hungarian EU Presidency and the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate General (DG INFSO)
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Gender quota plans disclosed in Davos
02 February 2011 - Davos
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos brought upfront women’s presence in leadership by instituting a gender quota for the Forum as well as by launching The Gender Equality Project.
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Global Employment Trends 2011
26 January 2011
While global economies are recovering, the global labor market is at a stubbornly elevated unemployment rate, reveals the International Labour Organization (ILO) in a recent report.
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2010 Mutationnelles study for Orange released
13 December 2010
Carried out for Orange, Mutationnelles 2010 reveals a shortage of female candidates in the ICT sector. For the first time, the number of female engineers is down in 2010, particularly in information technologies,where little is known about the many job opportunities available. However, 70% of engineers consider that gender mix within management is important, and that women's skills are increasingly well recognized in companies.zed in companies.
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CSR Europe is searching for an Executive Director
01 December 2010 - Brussels
CSR Europe is searching for an Executive Director to lead Enterprise 2020, an initiative meant to place Europe at the heart of CSR development through working with stakeholders on major global developments where business can make a significant contribution through innovative solutions.
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WIL members awarded with the highest honors by the French government
22 November 2010 - Paris
WIL Members Anne Bouverot, Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre and Béatrice Delmas-Linel were designated Chevaliers de l'Ordre Nationale du Mérite (Knights of the National Order of Merit), a prestigious award given by the French President in recognition of their services to the country throughout their professional careers.
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Claire Lee recognized as UK’s Technology Icon 2010
15 November 2010 - London
The Pink Shoe Club, founded by the Chief Advisor for the UK All-Party Entrepreneurship group (APPGE), recently launched the prestigious Icon Awards to recognise outstanding women across British business, professional and public life.
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EU pushes for increasing women’s presence in economic and social life
29 September 2010
Political pressure to enhance gender equality is increasingly visible at the EU level. While MEPs’ demands for implementing gender quotas in the EU diplomatic service may delay its launch, Commissioner Reding, as part of the new strategy, aims at opening a dialogue with CEOs on how best to achieve gender equality in company boardrooms.
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Treat us differently but equal
21 September 2010
While Belgium is listed among the top scoring European countries when it comes to entrepreneurship and the ease of doing business, a mere 2,91% of Belgian women have started their own business.
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EVE-olution Europe looks for an experienced Bureau member
16 September 2010
The Eve-olution Foundation Inc's mission is to economically empower women entrepreneurs in emerging and developing countries (80% of our planet) by offering them business–expert coaching from recently- retired business owners or executives from around the world.
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Ursula Burns, CEO Xerox awarded by AmCham France
09 September 2010 - Paris
AmCham France will be offering the 115th Benjamin Franklin Award to a well-known business woman, Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox during a Gala Dinner which awaits your confirmations.
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Françoise Le Bail appointed Director General for Justice
23 August 2010
Her portfolio includes civil justice, criminal justice, fundamental rights and citizenship and, as part of her priorities, she will be responsible with the development of comprehensive EU policy frameworks for judicial cooperation, drugs policy coordination, data protection, EU citizenship and contract law and consumer rights.
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Sixtine Bouygues takes a new role at the European Commission
15 August 2010 - Brussels
Sixtine Bouygues will be taking a thrilling new role in the Directorate-General for Communication, where she will make the best use of her previous experience. As the new acting Director for Communication Actions and Head of Unit Communication Strategy and Projects, her responsibilities will concern research, media monitoring and analysis, audiovisual services, media networks, and the development of the inter-institutional website Europa.
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UN Women
25 July 2010
After 4 years of negotiations, UN decided to set up the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). With an approved budget of minimum $500m, the Agency will start working in the beginning of next year and unify four existing UN divisions dealing with women's issues.
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Directory of Women Members of the European Parliament launched by MEP Mary Honeyball
06 April 2010
The directory acts as a guide for all those who are interested in pursuing a political career, and for all those who want to learn more about women members of the European Parliament.
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2009 Indicators in education and training
20 January 2010
The Commission has released the 2009 report on the progress in reaching the Lisbon 2010 objectives for education and training.
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Women’s Forum Global Meeting
15-17 October, 2009 - Deauville, France
The Women’s Forum Global Meeting ended with a full list of actions for women who want to have a social impact through the businesses and the technologies they develop or support.
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Global Clinton Initiative Focused on Gender Issues
September 23rd - New York, USA
The equal access of women to education, healthcare, jobs and political participation has been the core issue of this year’s Global Clinton Initiative summit.
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European Women Lawyers Association Congress
02-04 July, 2009 - Reykjavík, Iceland
Its 9th reunion, stressing upon fundamental rights and financial markets, will be held in Iceland, where one of our members, Daniela Bankier, is invited as speaker. Registrations can be submitted here.
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G9+ Institute Conference
01 July 2009 - Paris
The G9+ Institute, a club of alumni from 9 prestigious business and engineer schools, will launch a book on envisaged strategies for France, prefaced by the French Minister of State for the Prime Minister, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet.
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Jump Women’s Forum
30 April 2009 - Brussels, Belgium
Themed as “Can Women Rescue the Economy?”, this edition grouped participants who discussed and brainstormed in conferences ways to reinforce women's position in the economy. Thanks to Isabella for offering WiL members the opportunity to join.
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International Women's Day
30 April 2009
Robert Schuman Foundation presented the current statistics with regards to women’s representation in Europe’s politics (governments, national parliaments, European parliament) and in the economic area.
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WIL Members Lunch in Brussels
05 March 2009 - Brussels
On March 5th, the WiL network hosted a lunch during Microsoft’s Growth and Innovation day. The members had a chance to catch up and discuss about the future actions, particularly for the mentoring program.
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Girls in IT
18 February 2009
Thaima Samman was featured in an article promoting girls in IT.
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Members' Talents
18 February 2009
Congratulations to Odile De Chalendar who is a talented photographer in her spare time! She currently has an exhibition in the Les Temps du Corps Association in Paris where her works will be on display until 28 February 2009. To view her works click here.
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Women's Competition Network
03 June 2007 - Brussels
Women's Competition Network, a forum for senior EU competition law and policy professionals, is holding a panel discussion on the relationship between companies and DG Competition, in Brussels.
