More than 200 women from all over Europe attended the first EuropeanPWN conference in Madrid Thursday February 10th and 11th.
“Tapping into talent: The promise of Business Recovery” was the title of the conference: a great opportunity to listen to charismatic and inspiring speakers and share with them thoughts and actions.
Give a look at some pictures from the conference here.
PWA presents PWA member and SDA Bocconi professor Simona Cuomo: “ Perché le donne non chiedono”
Come emerge dalle ricerche sul tema, una delle possibili interpretazioni del pay gap esistente tra gli uomini e le donne nelle stesse posizioni, è legata alla difficoltà femminile di negoziare.
Esprimere le proprie esigenze ed i propri bisogni in modo chiaro viene spesso visto dalle donne come una invasione degli spazi e bisogni dell’altro.
Occorre allora imparare a progettare in modo consapevole i momenti negoziali cercando di valutare in modo corretto l’impatto di eventuali richieste. Un approccio razionale aiuta a contenere gli inevitabili momenti di emotività, sia nel senso di una auto riduzione delle richieste, sia della delusione connessa ad eventuali aspettative deluse.
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About Simona Cuomo
Dopo un’esperienza aziendale nel campo del marketing e della comunicazione, Simona dal 1998 è docente di leadership in SDA Bocconi. Esperta e studiosa dei temi legati al comportamento organizzativo e allo sviluppo e gestione delle risorse umane, è autrice di numerose pubblicazioni in questo campo.
E’ coordinatrice dell’ Osservatorio sul Diversity Management , dove ha sviluppato progetti di ricerca e di intervento in partnership con aziende multinazionali.
Appassionata dei temi legati all’individuo diventa psicologa e counselor professionale, dopo un percorso di specializzazione conseguito presso il Centro Berne di Milano. E’ iscritta alla S.I.C.O dal 2005.
Fondatrice e parte attiva del Network di professionisti BeYOUGroup che unisce specifiche competenze, esperienze ed attività di studio, nel campo del career coaching e dello sviluppo professionale ed organizzativo (www.beyougroup.com).
Cocktails 7-8 p.m. / Presentation 8-9.30 p.m.
NH President Largo Augusto 10, (MM San Babila, Duomo)
Free for members, €20 for guests, payable by cash at the event
Members please register your attendance in the calendar section of www.EuropeanPWN.net
For guest reservations please register here, or for additional information, please contact speakers@pwa-milan.org
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?
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
“We have to deplore that women’s talents are not being tapped to their full potential. If Europe is to achieve its goal of becoming a dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in a globalised world then we have to make better use of women’s talents and skills” Viviane Reding – Vice-President of the European Commission Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
The European Commission Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities issued today the report “More Women in senior positions – key to economic stability and growth”, that examines the current situation and trends and also considers ways in which the advancement of women can be supported and accelerated to get more women in senior positions.
If you want to download the report, click here
“Cambiare si può – Economia, etica, equilibrio sociale: nuovi paradigmi per la società post-crisi” is how this year’s edition has been entitled. Two days of forums, round tables, panels and workshops.
PWA Milan sponsors the Conference and partnered with Gammadonna in the organization of the round table “Donne leader, destinazione CdA”, that will be held on January 28th at 14.30, and will present the Ready-for-board Women Initiative.
If you want to read the full program of the conference, click here; if you want to know more go to www.gammadonna.it and if you wish to register please click here.
SDA Bocconi School of Management offers a partial scholarship to female candidates applying to the Executive MBA, intake May 2010 This Executive MBA (http://md.sdabocconi.it/home/partime_ita.php) is structured around 10 week-long on-campus modules combined with distance-learning activities, making it possible to gain an MBA while working.
The program equips experienced managers with multi-dimensional skills and strategic thinking relevant on an immediate basis, and help them hone their analysis and problem solving skills.
SDA Bocconi is dedicated to the recruitment of female participants as strategy towards ensuring diversity within MBA programs.
For more information about this merit-based Scholarship: http://md.sdabocconi.it/home/Borse+di+studio+e+esoneri_112020030032008.html
Application deadline: November 30, 2009.
NYTimes Magazine
The Way We Live Now
The Power of the Purse
By LISA BELKIN
Published: August 23, 2009
Philanthropy among women isn’t new. What they’re financing is.
Formazione24ore, the training division of Il Sole 24ore, is announcing the second edition of the Master Donne & Business – Costruire la leadership.
The Master is devoted to the development of soft skills that will allow women to advance and improve visibility in the corporate context in which they operate and make their everyday performances more effective. For more information and the detail program click here.
PWA members are entitled a 20% discount on the regular price, if you are interested please write an email to president@pwa-milan.org to receive the customized registration form.
As part of the IE Foundation’s dedication to supporting professional women throughout their career development process, the Foundation has partnered with the European Professional Women’s Network (EuropeanPWN) to bring top women from across Europe to Madrid for advanced studies in management. The collaboration includes various joint initiatives, including a scholarship program which will see 2 or more EuropeanPWN members receive scholarships worth a combined total of 50.000€.
To qualify you must have been an active EuropeanPWN member for at least 2 years, reside in a country where the EuropeanPWN has local representation, and have definitive admissions to an IE master program.
For more information about EuropeanPWN Scholarship is available at this link.
