PWA Milan supports and promotes the W.I.N. Conference, our members are entitled to a special discount for partners. See below an overview of the program of the Conference, which will take place in Paris, October 6-8.

The W.I.N. 2010 global leadership conference is the 13^th in a series of visionary leadership events that inspire thousands of women, enhance their careers and improve business practices. Be a part of it:

Day 1 – The global picture – setting the stage  Awareness of the most pressing global issues, new trends in society, and the forces shaping the environment in which we live and work

Day 2 – The future of work The winning organizations and enterprises of the future and the people who will create and lead them

Day 3 – Growing as individuals   How each and every one of us personally can realize our vision, how we find clarity and mobilize and move our projects to fruition

Day 4 – Post-conference workshops   Exploring your creativity through writing, theatre and art

Plus discussion forums: Women on Corporate Boards, Women in Media, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Empowering Women, Women’s Networks

During the three-day interactive forum, we will explore the authentic journey and the importance of how you do all you do as a way towards realizing your vision. Panel sessions and workshops are complemented by social and professional networking events and free one-on-one coaching sessions. The full brochure is now available on our website.

Rates until 15^th September

(including Euro 100 discount for WIN partners – PWA Milan included)

Standard Ticket Euro 1495

Subsidized Ticket Euro 995

 Standard Ticket: applies to all professional participants (entrepreneurs, consultants, corporations etc).

Subsidized Ticket: for women in transition, students, pensioners, NGO members, individuals.

(This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts or network savings)

Learn more or register at www.winconference.net (selecting your women’s network to get your discount)

A couple of days ago I was surfing on Facebook when I came across a post from Caterina Della Torre – founder of Dol’s – on a horrible advertisement on photovoltaic (click here to see the advertisment).

I was commenting on the above mentioned adv suggesting that the only way to impact such attitudes is to focus on what companies care about: money and profit. I thought about the most recent compaign from Diesel (Be stupid), that irritated me so much that it convinced me to cancel Diesel from my list of potential brands in case I need to purchase a pair of jeans.

I am sure that being outraged because of a communication campaign or a specific policy is not enough to put pressure on companies’ attitudes and behaviour: we have the power to make things happen by simply deciding not to purchase products that are publicized in a way we feel is offensive for women and their dignity.

Is there a similar experience you would like to share with us? Which was the advertising campaign that irritated you most?

But most important of all, do you think that PWA Milan should take an active role on this and support a moral persuasion initiative against companies that don’t respect our dignity?

On Thursday June 24 at 9.15 in Milan at Palazzo del Lavoro Gi Group in Piazza IV Novembre, 5 Moms@work and Bi Group will present the first outcomes of their project on work/life balance during the workshop entitled “MOMS @ WORK: più valore per le aziende, più valore per le mamme che lavorano”.

If you want to read the agenda of the workshop click here, if you want to register for the event click here.

A research from HBS shows that talented women are better than talented men at keeping the start shining after they change jobs.

“Women who are star performers on Wall Street tend to fare better than men after changing jobs. Why? According to HBS professor Boris Groysberg, star women place greater emphasis than men on external business relationships, and conduct better research on potential employers. Plus: Businesswomen are asked to share career experiences”, read the article “How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs” at http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5949.html

Or read the comment from The Glasshammer at http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2010/06/15/why-female-stars-succeed-in-new-jobs/

On June 10th Pari o dispare presents the event “Donne nei media e in pubblicità: per una diversa immagine delle donne in Italia”, the event will take place in Università Statale di Milano at 16.45.

If you want to read the program click here. The event is free of charge, please register by sending an email to segretariapod@gmail.com.

The Norwegian Embassy has organized on Tuesday May 25th an event on the role of women as an opportunity and resource for the economy, providing a benchmark between Italy and Norway.

Click here to view the agenda of the event and here if you wish to know more about all the initiative related to Norweek.

The event is free of charge and you don’t need to pre-register, however if you want to make sure you have a reserved seat, please send a confirmation email to milan@innovationnorway.no

An interesting post entitled “Più donne nei CDA” on our special event “Ready-for-Board Women: diamo voce alle donne”, that took place on April 26th.

If you want to read the post, click here.

A research conducted by Cornell University on 25.000 couples with both partners working shows that when the husband works too much, women’s career are negatively impacted with increasing % of women leaving their job.

If you want to know more, read the article “Donne, la carriera è più difficile con un marito che lavora troppo” published today by La Repubblica.

Join us  Monday, April 26 for PWA’s first “Ready-for-board Women” event of 2010, hosted and co-sponsored by Università Bocconi.

At our November event, we presented the result of our project: our list of 72 women with the profiles and competencies necessary to contribute effectively as board members. Our guest panel of male decision-makers then shared their views on why so few women sit on Italian boards of directors.

This time we’re turning the floor over to the women: come hear from several of these 72 women who are joining us to discuss their experiences and what strategies are required to effect change

Participation is free, registration is required (register here). Men are welcome at this event.

Monday 26 April 5.30-7.30 p.m.

Location: Aula Magna, Università Bocconi Via Gobbi 5, Milan

The event will be held in Italian.

To download the program, please go to www.sdabocconi.it/ready_for_board_women; to register, click here

Don’t miss the third edition of webalfemminile, a 24h non stop – only online – of interviews, debates and discussions to demonstrate how technology can be an extraordinary support to women both in their personal and in their professional lifes.

This editions theme is “la Donna del 2010″ – a survey that will define the distinctive characteristics of today’s women, 10 years after entering the new millenuim. Many interviews and videoquizes available for you to contribute to the initiative.

If you want to know more click here