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 […]
IPWS is excited to announce Mentor Walks Shanghai will return in March 2017! Working in partnership with M on the Bund and the Shanghai chapters of AmCham, AustCham and BritCham, we’ll all return in 2017 for another year of monthly Mentor Walks for our communities in Shanghai. Mentor Walks brings together established women leaders and emerging women leaders in our community for a morning walk to discuss professional and personal successes, challenges and aspirations. Mentees have the incredible opportunity to seek advice from seasoned […]
Are you running out of ideas on the most efficient ways to network with somebody, but you have to increase your connections for work? IPWS asked our members on their ‘tried & true’ networking techniques and after reading the following tips, you’ll be prepared to meet new friends and colleagues. Remember Names The most fundamental social skill to have is often a lot harder than it seems. When you are meeting several people at a time or throughout the night, it is obviously important […]
IPWS has a unique partnership with Lean In China for we both aim to empower women through our communities and offer personal & professional development opportunities in various ways. It’s our great pleasure to announce their first nationwide survey results are out in a new White Paper from Lean In China, available below in Chinese and English. After Facebook COO’s Sheryl Sandberg famously encouraged women to “lean in” and actively pursue their goals in her book from 2013, Lean In China launched with […]
IPWS helped celebrate the 6th Annual Chi Fan for Charity on Saturday! A big congratulations to all the volunteers & organisers & restaurants who made the event a unique dining & fundraising experience for all! We sponsored two tables, inviting a range of high profile and well connected (while supporting IPWS) professional women to join our tables and dined at M Glam and Baoism… both Shanghai restaurants run by women. While IPWS hosted the two groups of women, we also were delighted […]
Are you looking for some personal career advice? Or maybe you’re getting ready to launch your own business? There’s something for everyone in November! Be sure to check out our entire calendar and if you feel like giving back to our IPWS community of professional women, it’s not too late to join our growing list of volunteers. SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER – Mentor Walks Winter is coming, so November’s Mentor Walks will be our final session for 2016! A wonderful way […]
Exciting news! International Professional Women’s Society officially launched the IPWS Volunteer Crew! Last week at a vibrant spot in Shanghai, IPWS held its first Volunteer Event to find active members and newcomers to support our team and operations. As you may know, IPWS is a globally influential community of women with diverse professional backgrounds. We provide members of our community with different platforms to connect, build networks, and foster personal and professional growth … and now our latest initiative is to […]
In our 5 Minutes With… series, we’re speaking to remarkable women about their career highlights, challenges, who they admire and advice they have for other women. In this edition of 5 Minutes With…, we’re featuring Ana Candida Perez, the Consul-General of Brazil. We were fortunate to host her at Navigating Borders: Women on the International Stage event on October 19. Read on! My biggest career challenge was: At a certain point in my career, I had two small children, I was studying for a […]
In our 5 Minutes With… series, we’re speaking to remarkable women about their career highlights, challenges, who they admire and advice they have for other women. In this edition of 5 Minutes With…, we’re featuring Guergana Guermanoff, the Consul-General, New Zealand Consulate Shanghai. We were fortunate to host her at Navigating Borders: Women on the International Stage event on October 19. Read on! My biggest career hurdle was: I left government and went to work for an advisory firm, which was working with a […]
