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INSEAD WOMEN IN BUSINESS

INSEAD WOMEN IN BUSINESS. What does ‘Women in Business’ mean to you?. How many of you have experience with ‘women in business’ organisations? What were some of the goals of these organisations and how did they go about achieving it? Anything you particularly liked or did not like?.

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INSEAD WOMEN IN BUSINESS

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  1. INSEAD WOMEN IN BUSINESS

  2. What does ‘Women in Business’ mean to you? • How many of you have experience with ‘women in business’ organisations? • What were some of the goals of these organisations and how did they go about achieving it? • Anything you particularly liked or did not like?

  3. INSEAD Women In Business • Mission • Enable women to be successful in future leadership roles • Promote gender diversity • Goals • Provide members with a discussion forum for gender diversity issues • Give women relevant tools for the business environment • Organise events with companies and external speakers • Provide networking opportunities with fellow INSEAD students • Develop mentorship with alumnae

  4. AFTER INSEAD BEFORE INSEAD • Attract more women • Led by INSEAD Diversity Initiative • Seek to make a difference to gender diversity at INSEAD and an impact on business itself through innovative practices, research, teaching and outreach • Motivate accepted women • Scholarships • Calling/E-mail campaign • Open days • Mentorship program • Building long-term relationships • Alumni events • Reunions • National Associations • Networking • European Professional Women’s Network (EPWN) : one free year membership • Forte Foundation • Business and Professional Women (BPW) • LinkedIn How do we do it? WITHIN INSEAD • Activities for students • Networking with executives, faculty and connecting with other women networks • Guest speakers • Training, workshops, experience sharing, club interaction • Make IWIB visible & professional • Strong presence at recruiting events • Consistent communication: newsletter, website • Company sponsorships

  5. IWIB Committee in Fontainebleau Maryline Marquet Sonal Bahl Eline de Graaf Rita Sahajpaul Pratima Aiyagari President Campus & External Liaison, Events, Sponsorship & Marketing Events Alumni Liaison & Mentoring Program Website & Newsletter

  6. A sample of events organised in the past • Negotiation Workshop with Prof. William Maddux (FBL) and Prof. Horacio Falcao (SGP) • Guest Speakers: Successful Female Entrepreneurs in SGP • Panel Discussion: Women in Consulting (sponsored by BCG) • Women's Forum: Women in the Workplace - Attracting and retaining female talent • Women's Forum: Women and Money - Are Women Better Investors?

  7. Current roadmap for the coming months… January • Coffee Chat with Women Entrepreneur Christine Chauvet • Meeting with Patricia Barbizet, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of PPR, a French multinational specializing in retail shops and luxury brands February • IWIB McKinsey Event – Panel and Skill-Building March • IWIB Conference with Cap Gemini: ‘A global transformation program’ April - May • IWIB Negotiation Workshop led by INSEAD Prof. William Maddux • Guest speaker: The Importance of Gender Diversity in Business

  8. How can you become involved? Structure Current Focus / Responsibilities President • Coordinate activities across IWIB functions • Active involvement in events Sponsorship / Marketing / Treasurer • Sponsor/ scholarship sourcing • Combined in Fontainebleau Campus & External Liaison • Liaise with Singapore campus, campus contacts, (e.g. Gender Diversity Initiative, Career Services), other campus clubs (e.g. Entrepreneurship, Consulting, INDEVOR), etc Website & Newsletter • Web site maintenance • Article / Newsletter postings • Determine list of events for the year • Take the lead on organising events, with help from other IWIB members Events Alumni Liaison & Mentoring Program • Mentorship program continuation • Involvement in alumni events

  9. Email us if you are interested! Email any of the committee members to let us know that you are interested in becoming involved. If you have a preference for a specific area of the club, then feel free to include it

  10. You can also visit us on the Web! http://www.insead.edu/clubs/iwib/

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