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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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Jump event in Paris - Special offer for WIL Members Only!
24 May 2012
WIL Members are offered 10 places for an exclusive price of 350€ instead of 750€ htva to join the upcoming JUMP
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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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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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Appeal for Europe
30 November 2011
We call upon each and every one of you, not to question or doubt the values and objectives of the European Union (EU) in times of crisis, but rather to express your strong support for the Union – now more than ever.
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EU as a Model of Multicultural Governance
14 September 2011
On 5 July, during our biannual meeting, Professor Viviane de Beaufort looked at EU as a model of multicultural governance, a thought-provoking issue for decision makers, which should be shared with those who couldn’t join.
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Elena Bonfiglioli named Senior Director Health EMEA, Microsoft
02 September 2011
Elena will be leading Microsoft’s efforts to support and develop the community of Health professionals in the EMEA region; growing the company’s partner strategy, increasing engagement with health providers, professionals, payers, users and partners; engaging with decision makers and showcasing how Microsoft products and solutions can bring real health impact for a better tomorrow to the region.
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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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Women expect less
06 June 2011
Female European students expect to earn 21% less than men after their graduation (men expect a graduate starting salary of €40,898). The findings come from a recent report from the Swedish consultancy Universum ran in top 100 European academic institutions.
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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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Commission eyes corporate governance
02 May 2011
A public consultation on improving corporate governance in Europe, until now usually based on self-regulation, was launched at the beginning of April by the EU Commission, backing up the adoption of the Single Market Act.
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WIL partners AmCham France in the Women Leadership Program
22 March 2011 - Paris, France
WIL and AmCham France will advance their women in leadership agenda in a series of common actions. In this respect, the two entities will run the AmCham Women Leaders Program, under the guidance of Thaima Samman, WIL President and Partner Cabinet Piton Samman, and Nathalie Wright, member of the COMEX and Public Sector Lead for Microsoft France.
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Delphine Ernotte appointed Executive Vice-president of Orange France
01 March 2011
WIL member Delphine Ernotte was appointed Executive Vice-president of Orange France by Stéphane Richard, newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom – Orange. She was previously acting as Deputy Executive Vice President for operations in France alongside Stéphane Richard.
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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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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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EU launched flagship initiative “Innovation Union”
05 October 2010
To boost investment in research, Brussels is committing itself by building on the strengths of the single market. This month, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn launched the "Innovation Union" flagship initiative for the Europe 2020 strategy.
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Beatrice Covassi appointed EU representative in charge of the Digital Agenda and ICT in Washington DC
05 October 2010
"I am thrilled to be the first EU Digital Agenda Counselor in DC and I am strongly committed to strengthen EU-US relations on all the pillars of the Digital Agenda. ICT offers powerful means to face some of today's global challenges such as reducing energy consumption, supporting an ageing population, strengthening health services, and delivering better public services”, says Beatrice.
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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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Marina Niforos appointed Managing Director for AmCham France
23 August 2010
Marina Niforos was one of the co-founding partners of WIL while she was at INSEAD, and will be assuming new responsibilities as Managing Director at American Chamber of Commerce in France as of September 6th, 2010. Marina will be responsible for running the operations of the business association on a day-to-day basis.
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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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Women Equity for Growth & La Tribune Award women in business
02 June 2010
Many of today’s achievements of women in business receive scant media coverage. However, globally three quarters of the employment opportunities created between 1990 and 2006 have been taken by women...
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Orange hires tech-skilled women
31 May 2010
According to Gartner consultancy, IT costs worldwide should increase by more than 5% this year.
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Agenda Release for the Biannual Meeting in Brussels
28 April 2010 - Brussels
Have a look at the agenda of our biannual meeting! We will be joined by exceptional speakers and we are still expecting exciting confirmations, which will give us some great opportunities to learn, to exchange and to network.
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Report on IT Skills among Immigrant Women
14 April 2010
A study conducted by Microsoft among 530 immigrant women in 5 EU countries identified how access to IT is critical to improving social and economic status and finding a job.
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Membership fees for WIL
08 March 2010
Evolving from an informal network to a not-for-profit organization will not change the quality of our membership as we will continue co-opting only high-level women who fulfill the WIL criteria.
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Studies and recommendations on UK Female Entrepreneurship
20 January 2010
UK is renowned for the pro-entrepreneurship policies the government has put in place, but as in most of the EU Member States, the gender-related data is still insufficient to measure the opportunities that lay for women.
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New Gender Diversity Research Fund in INSEAD
17 July 2009
INSEAD and Unilever established a research fund in leadership and diversity with a gift of €3M in honour of its recently retired CEO, Patrick Cescau.
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The European Gender Policy Roadmap
17 July 2009
The EU Commission analyzed its gender equality roadmap for 2006-2010. Belinda Pyke and Daniela Bankier were involved in the discussions, which addressed gender mainstreaming and the ways to limit the effects of the economic crisis on women.
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US Partner for WiL
02 June 2009 - Washington D.C.
GlobalWIN, an organization based in Washington D.C., will work together with WiL to will enable women to step up in their careers.
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Cyberellas at the Starting Point
30 April 2009
Bringing together the best practices of industry, public organisations, academia, NGOs, the Code is developed as a web address-based tool where other entities are invited to consult, bring improvement suggestions and sign.
