Let’s all “Rise & Shine” this year for the Year of the Rooster! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy New Year! IPWS is about connecting professional women in Shanghai and as we turn to celebrate this Chinese New Year, we’re looking ahead to consider just how the ‘early bird gets the worm’ in this 2017 Year of the Rooster! The first thing about rooster years in the Chinese zodiac is about being punctual – traditionally in China’s ancient time, the crow of […]
Epermarket is one of our IPWS annual sponsors, and this month as we push through wintertime, we all think it’s time to reflect on healthy eating for professional women, and why we should consider the fuel we’re running on in our busy professional lives. IPWS is about educating & informing professional women in Shanghai, so every so often you’ll see something from our sponsors to support your lifestyle in this vibrant busy city. We all know that healthy eating is one […]
In October, IPWS President Tiziana Figliolia was invited to speak on her experiences working with our international professional women’s community at the 2016 Shanghai Women’s Federation Conference. She spoke on the topic of women empowerment and invited the audience to consider a new approach about gender equality in the workplace, and what corporations need when taking action. Attending the conference, more than 300 scholars, artists, entrepreneurs, chiefs of international organizations and non-governmental organizations participated in the forum, focusing on gender […]
We are proud to announce IPWS is sponsoring two tables at Chi Fan For Charity this year! It has been exciting seeing Chi Fan for Charity grow beyond Beijing over the years and especially as one of their main beneficiaries is a subject close to our hearts at IPWS: supporting & educating women. This year, IPWS will be sponsoring two tables to directly support the international charity: Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC) a wonderful organisation dedicated to helping young women from impoverished areas of Western […]
Are you a professional woman new to Shanghai? IPWS have always been a welcoming platform for professional women in Shanghai and to make life easier, we’ve asked a few of our members if they could go back and share some advice on starting their professional lives in Shanghai, what would they say? Here’s 8 Things to know, when starting your professional career in Shanghai! 1. Digital World One of the top responses from the IPWS community was: get digital. Apps and Smart Phones […]
The World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW) is a bold and daring leadership program focused on developing young women for leadership roles that will address and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The purpose of World Academy is to advance and accelerate women’s leadership worldwide. Its mission is to empower women through the discovery of their passion, purpose, and path to success, calling forth the full expression of human possibilities through collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Growing from a […]
IPWS have welcomed That’s Mandarin as an annual sponsor for a number of years, and wish all the team & their students a Happy 10th Birthday! To celebrate, That’s Mandarin has a special gift for IPWS Members, read on! That’s Mandarin was founded in 2005 by a former Chinese teacher who taught foreigners in a local university and through private lessons. He noticed that students struggled with the traditional textbook learning method, which made Chinese language uninspiring and uninteresting. This […]
It was a great turn out for IPWS & Lean In Shanghai’s weekend event; “Growing Careers from East & West“, and a well rounded discussion on international career development and talent leadership, seen through the eyes of Chinese and Westerners. IPWS & Lean In coordinated this event together, and have a great partnership covering the various ages of professional women in Shanghai. While sharing mutual values both groups believe in connecting and supporting women. Close to 100 people heard from a collection of Shanghai’s best talent […]
Last night, IPWS hosted an event: ‘The Chinese Consumer: How to Reach a Shifting Market’, because after hearing in late 2015 of a ‘slowing’ doing in the Chinese economy, we wondered where that left the Chinese Consumer in 2016. In the UK, the US and Europe, a ‘slowing’ down can lead to recession… but that’s not the case in China we’ve heard. Brands and marketing in China can be a buzzy topic! In researching for the event, we found this […]
