Gender Mentoring Expands Across Organisations

AXA Winterthur, with the support of European Diversity Research & Consulting, has established a Gender Mentoring programme to bring their career motivated women into the higher ranks. With the participation of the entire board, 77 women applied for the programme and 43 were matched with higher-level Mentors in the first year. The symbiotic relationship provides the opportunity for each pair to learn from each other through exchanging experiences, asking specific questions about career management while receiving personalised tips for success, and networking in different business areas and levels. With the full support of top leadership, the interest of high potential women and a successful first round, AXA Winterthur is propelling change towards gender equality.
Organisations in France are also beginning to work together to reach gender equality through a new programme from BoardWomen Partners (BWP). This programme utilises the best of French business leaders, including a AXA Group Head, to increase the percentage of women on the executive levels and boards of large companies in France. For the first time, the CEOs and presidents of boards of very large companies in France who believe that gender diversity will contribute to better governance are working together towards a common goal.
Based off the ‘FTSE 100 Cross-Company Mentoring Programme’ created by Peninah Thomson, the programme develops a pool of pre-nominated women through direct access to CEOs and Chairmen of the boards. The pairs consist of a mentor, who is a president of a participating company, and a Mentee, the member of another company participating in the program. Each Mentor nominates one or more high-level women to be matched with another mentor. To date, the programme has brought together 20 presidents and 20 Mentees.

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