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Providing a community to help develop the talents of female Contract & Commercial Management professionals with the goal of preparing and qualifying more women professionals to be successful in the workplace.

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The mission of the Women’s Networking Group is to focus on leadership, development and networking opportunities for female contract & commercial management professionals by expanding your professional skills and professional opportunities to help you realize your true potential.

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IACCM Asia Pacific Conference, July 2019

Watch some of the highlights from this year's Asia Pacific Conference in Sydney. Thank you once again to everyone who joined us - delegates, speakers, sponsors, startup hub participants, Leaders of the Future and Awards finalists!

Diversity Breakfast - IACCM Europe Conference 2019

Japan's female future

The Japanese corporation, like Japanese society itself, has long been a rather rigid affair, with conservative HR policies and overwhelmingly male in its leadership and character. This is all poised to change, potentially dramatically, over the next two decades. Japan promises to have a far more female future, one that will challenge corporations to become more flexible, creative, and diverse.

IWD - Changing the Agenda?

There is no doubt that we still have significant work to do around the world to establish unquestioned gender equality. It remains a continued frustration that we are still having to 'fight' for a voice, for respect, for automatic access to opportunity. Figures show that globally, women's education, health and violence towards women remains worse than that of men. According to a report by the World Economic Forum, it could take another 100 years before that global equality gap disappears entirely. It's shocking.

Ask The Expert: Beyond Brand: The 5 Emerging Trends Revolutionizing The Way You Work In The World

Listen to this session where Nancy Solomon describes The 5 Emerging Trends Revolutionizing The Way You Work In The World, and asks: The world is changing. Are you? Record numbers of people are tired of the blame game, exhausted by business as usual, fed up with politics, and severely stressed in their lives. While the world seems to be spinning out of control, too many people are afraid that their opportunities for success will vanish. This is simply NOT TRUE.

Womens network meeting London - Corporate Social Responsibility

I would like to thank the ladies from CGI who organised and hosted the event on 9th February and the very interesting speakers who gave their time to further our knowledge. Meeting those who attended and participating in the discussions' was invaluable and I would recommend attendance at these workshops to anyone who wants to further their knowledge, network and friendships. This forum has certainly planted seeds for further consideration and development in my current policy role and for the future when I return to the commercial and contract management role . Thank you ladies

Women in the Workplace 2016

In corporate America, women fall behind early and keep losing ground with every step. See the articles and report at https://www.iaccm.com/resources/?id=9407 A great read.

Women's networking meeting, London : Putting your Strengths to Work

The next Women's Networking Group is scheduled for Thursday 6th October at Fujitsu Services offices, London. Male and female attendees are welcome, this event is free of charge to attend - http://www.iaccm.com/events/register/?id=2596. The theme of this event will be about understanding your strengths and using those to your advantage whether in the workplace or in your private life. In today's times, understanding your positive attributes and using these to make a tangible contribution by stepping up and putting those strengths to work is where the real pay-off will be found. We need to focus on our positives, rather than our weaknesses. This will be an interactive meeting, with plenty of opportunity to network with your colleagues to discuss our strengths, and when and how best to apply them. A detailed agenda will be issued closer to the event. We will hear Kyoko Mizuguchi Head of Legal & Commercial EMEIA and Miriam Knight, Director Legal & Commercial EMEIA, both senior directors within Fujitsu Services, presenting on their strengths and how they have used these qualities to aid their successful careers. For more information and to register go to http://www.iaccm.com/events/register/?id=2596

"When women lean in together we can accomplish more things" - so true!

Published on Jun 23, 2016 Emma Watson, Kerry Washington, Eva Longoria, Serena Williams, Megyn Kelly, and others thank the women who have helped them and encourage women everywhere to #LeanInTogether. Brought to you by LeanIn.Org and AOL's MAKERS, this video celebrates the power of women supporting each other - and the amazing things that happen when they do. Learn more at leanin.org/together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkOsH2KtW3o

Interesting BBC Quiz released 13th July 16: How much do you know about women at the top?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36774481 How did you fare?

Why VCs Aren't Funding Women-led Startups

Two very interesting articles one including the following quote from a spokesperson of Facebook, Nicola Mendelsohn 'Women make up half the population - they make effective business leaders and unbelievable entrepreneurs, so it's shocking that more aren't part of the UK's small business community today. Based on what we're seeing from the Facebook community, we believe we have an opportunity to help more women. So today we're kick-starting an effort called SheMeansBusiness to help more women turn their great ideas into thriving businesses' Interested to hear your opinions on this. http://www.itv.com/news/2016-05-26/one-in-ten-women-lacks-the-confidence-to-start-a-business/ http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/vcs-arent-funding-women-led-startups/?utm_source=kw_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016-05-25

Women hold the key to UK economy unlocking extra £10.1bn, Facebook says

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/women-hold-the-key-to-unlocking-101bn-for-uk-economy-by-2020-facebook-says-a7049761.html The study found that the UK is missing out on a potential £10.01 billion boost to the economy by not tackling the challenges facing women who want to start their own business, according to a new research by Facebook. One in ten women (2.7 million) want to start their own company but feel the lack of confidence to do so. If just a fifth of potential female entrepreneurs were empowered to start a business they would build over 340,000 new businesses and create 425,000 jobs. The study determines that the UK is one of the worst countries in Europe for gender equality The study found that 25 per cent of those surveyed said a lack of confidence is one of their key barriers and 24 per cent feel they do not have the right business skills. What do we need to do to boost our confidence and believe in our talents?

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/companies-with-more-women-executives-are-more-profitable.html

A new study finds that your gender ratio among company leaders impacts the bottom line. Companies with more women executives are more profitable.

Many gender differences are really power differences in disguise.

This article entitiled: "It's good to be the Queen . . . but it's easier being the King" from McKinsey emphasizes that the one clear difference between men and women in the United States and most of the world: the amount of power each has in society. As a result, gender stereotypes constrain the behavior and actions of women. Here's the link to the article: http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/leadership/Its_good_to_be_the_queen_but_its_easier_being_the_king?cid=mckwomen-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1510

Business Insider Article: Women are the next China

Here's an interesting article released today by Business Insider on how closing the gender gap in employment and salaries would result in an economic boost in most countries: http://www.businessinsider.com/women-could-be-the-next-global-growth-engine-2015-10?nr_email_referer=1&utm_content=COTD&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20%28moneygame%29:%20Women%20are%20the%20next%20China&utm_term=Markets%20Chart%20Of%20The%20Day According to US Trust's Joseph Quinlan, women are "the most underutilized and under-leveraged resource in the world." Read the article and let us know what you think - could women's further participation in the economy be the next China?

Remembering Donna Messer

Many of you may remember meeting Donna Messer, the "Queen of Networking", a key speaker at one of our Americas Conferences and a motivator for us at the Women's Networking Group breakfast. Sadly, Donna Messer passed away earlier this month. She will be missed although her networking tips and techniques will remain with us forever. Her obituary can be read at: http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5542344-oakville-networking-guru-donna-messer-has-died/

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IACCM Asia Pacific Conference, July 2019

Diversity Breakfast - IACCM Europe Conference 2019

Japan's female future

IWD - Changing the Agenda?

Ask The Expert: Beyond Brand: The 5 Emerging Trends Revolutionizing The Way You Work In The World

Womens network meeting London - Corporate Social Responsibility

Women in the Workplace 2016

Women's networking meeting, London : Putting your Strengths to Work

"When women lean in together we can accomplish more things" - so true!

Interesting BBC Quiz released 13th July 16: How much do you know about women at the top?

Why VCs Aren't Funding Women-led Startups

Women hold the key to UK economy unlocking extra £10.1bn, Facebook says

http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/companies-with-more-women-executives-are-more-profitable.html

Many gender differences are really power differences in disguise.

Business Insider Article: Women are the next China

Remembering Donna Messer