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… IPWS Board Member & Events Executive Vanessa Narvios! What’s your name? What do you do, and how long have you been in Shanghai? Vanessa Narvios. I’m the Operations Director for the company that produces Brawl on the Bund, which is a white collar charity boxing event in Shanghai, Beijing, […]
IPWS members and supporters joined together at Hult International Business School on the evening of December 13th to learn more about one of the latest buzz topics for both professional and personal development – human energy management; a way to jumpstart your career & life efficiency. During this event, Rick Xu of Zenith Advisory guided the group through the foundational aspects of this interesting topic in an inspiring modern classroom setting, with nutritious meals provided by Saucepan and delicious wines […]
IPWS provides support to women across different platforms, and last week we were delighted to partner with Global Business Club (GBC Group) for their Prize Start Up Competition for Women Entrepreneurship, held at Xintiandi’s new Naked Hub. The competition involved eight participants pitching their Start Up concepts to a panel of judges and with a high energy level of passionate start up storytellers combined with audience enthusiasm, resulted in an overwhelmingly positive event for Shanghai’s entrepreneuring community. The GBC Group’s vision is […]
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 […]
Last Thursday, IPWS joined the British Chamber Shanghai’s Women in Business Focus Group, AustCham, SwissCham, BenCham and MayCham at the fabulously festive venue Calypso for an evening of busy conversations, as we celebrated our connections from the past year. It was a rich evening sharing networks and experiences for some of Shanghai’s top professionals with over 100 women gathering on the rooftop. We were joined by a large group of touring doctoral candidates, from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, from the […]
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 […]
International Professional Women’s Society (IPWS) provides platforms for dynamic women to connect, build networks, foster personal growth and develop professionally. IPWS Board Members make a difference by working towards our vision of connecting professional women and being an influential community in Shanghai and globally, based on our key values – Inspire, Grow, Lead, Connect and Embrace Diversity. Do you have a passion for building and supporting a community of professional women? Perhaps you’ve been a Mentor on our Mentor Walks program and […]
Last Wednesday, IPWS hosted ‘Becoming an Entrepreneur in Shanghai: The Good, Bad & Ugly’, an event where several established entrepreneurs ran round table discussions, speaking about their journey and brainstorming with our members. We asked several of the attendees to share their main takeaways from the event and by sharing their thoughts, there might be something in here for you too… if you’re taking a big entrepreneur leap or not! Alexandra Wang – IPWS Friend “The most difficult part of […]
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 […]
