POWERful Women

POWERful Women (PfW) is working to increase the representation of women at the top of the UK energy sector. Based @EnergyInstitute

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We're looking for a new Chair!⚡Could you steer the strategy of POWERful Women & help us achieve our goal of a gender-balanced, diverse and inclusive energy sector in the UK?

🌍If you have what it takes - or know someone who does - find out more here: https://t.co/jNiJEtWxJF

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We are looking forward to seeing Secretary John Kerry speak at International Energy Week 2025. PfW will be there too - so why not join us?  Check out all the details ⬇️

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We're thrilled to announce global climate statesman & former US Sec of State, Secretary @JohnKerry, as the 2025 Energy Institute President’s Award recipient.

Secretary Kerry will speak at the #IEWeek Awards Dinner in London on 27 February.

More at:
➡️ https://t.co/K0ph9j9wWK

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💬 “The Star Trek motto 'to boldly go where no (wo)man has gone before' has served me well!"
Our penultimate 10 quickfire questions for leading #womeninenergy are to Dr Nina Skorupska, former CEO of the REA, NED & PfW Ambassador.
🔗 https://t.co/DSEqRw1fRB
#10yearsofPfW

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“What would I tell my 10-year-old self? That being a woman of colour is something to embrace.”
Our latest #womeninenergy Q&A is with Amisha Patel, Head, Global Offshore Wind Alliance @GWECGlobalWind @IRENA and PfW Ambassador 👏
Read it here: https://t.co/HxrfrogbvS
#10yearsofPfW

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“The change I’d like to see? More men able to break out of prescribed gender roles.”
We enjoyed reading our new Q&A with leading #womeninenergy, featuring Angela Hepworth, Commercial Director, Drax & Elimini, and PfW Ambassador.
Read it here https://t.co/pYaErWG0zQ
#10yearsofPfW

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10 Quickfire Questions with Dhara Vyas, CEO of Energy UK 🚀

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re spotlighting leading women in energy. Discover what drives her, who inspires her, and her advice to her 10-year-old self.

Read her Q&A here: https://t.co/50yiV1gcib

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📣 Bridging the Gaps to 2030:
#PfWConf recording is live! 📽️Missed the conference? Catch the morning plenary here: https://t.co/7pSLbqJyBn

Thanks to our speakers & sponsors!

#GenderEquality #Energy

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Huge thanks to our workshop hosts: @MenForInclusion, @BainandCompany, @edfenergy and Emberson Marketing with great strategies on #inclusiveworkplaces #sponsorship #pluggingthedatagap #thepowerofcommunication

Lots of great ideas & practical tips to take away! #PfWConf

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It’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who joined #PfWConf 2024 & for the support of our fabulous speakers, sponsors & event teams. It’s been an energising and stimulating day! We’ll be sharing our highlights & the livestream recording soon – watch this space!  Until next year… 🙏

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Young Professional Board Member Ola Balbaa closes #PfWConf 2024: 'Carry forward today’s momentum. Commit to appointing female talent. Achieving diversity means breaking groupthinking & fostering inclusion. Advocate with passion & curiosity—sponsor, support & connect.'

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Jennifer Sharpling @BAWPUK & @metpoliceUK says that a big problem in policing used to be silence, noting a time where a woman police officer was asked to iron men’s uniform. Continuing to speak against these discriminatory practices has made a difference in the policing culture.

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'From 2012 to 2022, Canada increased their women representation in mining from 3% to 31.7%, largely driven by investors’, which highlights the importance of wider industry initiatives - Dr Stacy Hope @WIM_UK
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Sharon Salmon @WomeninRail & @networkrail says ‘the proportion of women has gradually increased year on year, reaching a high this year of 17.4%’, a figure released today.
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Next up our panel shares insights from outside the energy sector we can learn from w/ Sharon Salmon @WomeninRail, Dr Stacy Hope @WIM_UK, Jennifer Sharpling @BAWPUK and Dr Karen Squires @RCollEM, moderated by PfW Board Member Joanna Whittington

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Dr Stacy Hope @WIM_UK says they have ’approx 17.6% of women on boards now’ – progress has increased dramatically but there’s still a lot of work to do to improve the statistics.
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Jennifer Sharpling @BAWPUK & @metpoliceUK says ‘there are now more women Chief Constables. However, the company culture remains a problem – with couples in the Police, women partners are often expected to take time off to deal with home issues, even when the men ask to’
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Dr Karen Squires @RCollEM says ‘Health Education England has annihilated the restrictive requirements for less than full time employment… it’s made a massive impact on normalising flexible working’
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‘You do not need permission... go and challenge what’s not right @Baroness_Verma says, noting that having space on the table is essential to ‘creating the world we want’.
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