x   ‘Women in Power’ involves seven organizations from Spain, Romania, Lithuania, United Kingdom and Malta aiming to promote professional leadership and the empowerment of women working in traditional sectors.   More information

The 'Women in Power' project presents its free online training   The course aims to promote professional leadership and the empowerment of women working in traditional sectors   ‘Women in Power’ wants to facilitate the participation and access to education through a free online training available in several languages, giving women the opportunity to acquire skills and competencies that will improve their sectoral and managerial skills, thus promoting gender equality and the advancement of women in the European society.   Access training here

INNOVATIVE TRAINING PATH   ‘Women in Power’ training will support women to acquire news competences, but also to reflect on their current skillfulness by making them aware of the multitude of skills that they have gained already in their chosen sector and through life experiences. It will aim to improve their confidence, self-belief, and motivation and therefore make managerial and executive roles more accessible to them.   GENDER AND FEMINISM The reality in figures. Brief history of Feminism. Basic concepts of equality. Gender and diversities. Women in the labour market. Female leadership in the company. GENDER POLICIES AT THE WORKPLACE Global and European gender policies. Gender Mainstreaming. CSR and good business practices. Reconciliation and co-responsibility. Professional barriers. Female empowerment at the work place.   MOTIVATION AND GOAL SETTING Exploration of barriers and overcoming barriers. The puzzle of motivation. Personal development- motivate yourself. Motivation- intrinsic and extrinsic. Breaking bad habits and making new habits. Goal Setting and SMART goals. Positivity and staying motivated. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NLP Overcoming barriers. Understanding paradigms and production of meaning. Different Learning Styles. Action Planning Reflection & learning. Exploring positivity and positive female role models.   EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Cross-cultural communication. Conflict management. Negotiation. Business and organizational communication. Changing role of communication technology in the work place. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Basic management notions. Human resources management. Leadership. Women's contributions to management. Time management. Risk management. Management tools.   CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Personal career research. Factors affecting the choice and content of the work. The role of the work place in human resource development. Effective work competences. Multidimensional career barriers to work satisfaction.

FINAL CONSORTIUM MEETING     The ‘Women in Power’ project comes to an end after having achieved the objectives set.   More information

AMUEBLA PRESENTS THE 'WOMEN IN POWER' PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   'Women in Power'Dissemination Activities   On October 29th at 10:00h, the Assembly Hall of the Convalescence Building in Murcia (Spain) hosted the final presentation event of the Erasmus+ ' Women in Power' project, in which three round tables were held to discuss gender equality, female leadership and barriers to women's career advancement.

INOVA HOSTS A LEADERSHIP SKILLS WORKSHOP IN SHEFFIELD   'Women in Power' Dissemination Activities   On October 23rd, Inova Consultancy delivered a multiplier event in Sheffield (United Kingdom) as part of the Women in Power project. This event aimed to present the work of the project so far. Ideas and thoughts on women working in traditional sectors were discussed along with the barriers and challenges they face in finding promotional opportunities in their chosen careers.

RTxC HOSTS A DISSEMINATION EVENT IN BUCHAREST   'Women in Power' Dissemination Activities   The event was organised on October 25th as one of the parallel sessions of the TexTeh IX – Advanced Textiles for a Better World conference. This was a perfect opportunity to present the project as this is an international event that is important both for the research and for the industrial textile community and it brings together all the parties involved in the industry, from manufacturers to R&D entities, to education providers and to policy makers.

WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL SECTORS EVENT HOSTED BY CENFIM   'Women in Power' Dissemination Activities   On October 9th, CENFIM hosted an event was to present and make available to target users the three intellectual outputs developed during the 'Women in Power' project to help in solving gender inequalities in the European society through education. The workshop was targeted to end users as well as professionals and women associations, and had 28 attendees in total, mostly businesswomen and academics.

WDM PRESENTS THE PROJECT AT THE MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT   'Women in Power' Dissemination Activities   The event, held on October 7th, was organized to showcase and transmit the results of the Women in Power (WIP) project. It disseminated the results with other organizations, working women and education policy makers on the opportunities that the WIP provides through the e-learning platform, one of the key outcomes of the project.

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2019 STUDY OF GENDER DIVERSITY IN PRIVATE COMPANY BOARDROOMS   The gender composition of the historically male-dominated corporate boardroom is under scrutiny, as investors and even some legislators call for increased diversity. Advocates argue that gender diversity in the boardroom leads to better corporate performance and greater opportunity for women in the workplace.   WHEN WOMEN ARE ON BOARDS, MALE CEOS ARE LESS OVERCONFIDENT   One benefit of having female directors on the board is a greater diversity of viewpoints, which is purported to improve the quality of board deliberations, especially when complex issues are involved, because different perspectives can increase the amount of information available.   WHAT WOMEN IN THE BOARDROOM TELLS US ABOUT LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY   In its sixth edition, Deloitte’s report titled Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective examines women’s representation in the boardroom and in positions of senior leadership. The research uncovers some revealing findings about women in the boardroom world over.

GET TO KNOW THE CONSORTIUM   Seven organizations from five European countries     'Women in Power' has brought together a consortium specialized in sectoral and gender based projects that will contribute to spark the debate on women and leadership in traditional industries, as well as the need to educate women towards professional empowerment.

WHAT DOES THE EU GENDER EQUALITY INDEX SAY ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY?   The European’s Institute for Gender Equality’s Index country factsheets give an in-depth analysis of how each country in the EU is doing in gender equality. You can see how your country has progressed over time and learn about the greatest improvements and challenges in each of the six domains: health, power, money, work, knowledge and time.

About us   ‘Women in Power’ has been funded with support from the European Comisionan (2017-1-ES01-KA202-038258).  The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the author only, the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.   Get in contact   Website: www.womeninpower.eu

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