Promoting female role models

Role models inspire us everyday

Empowering girls

Girls should know they can be absolutely anything they want

Everyone can become a leader

We can all be leaders and the best way to become one is to get inspiration from another

Womentoring is more than a network or a program: it’s a mindset!

Womentoring started as a small idea: what if there were more female role models? Wouldn’t gender bias be just an old memory? While there are plenty of male role models in most industries, female are still under-represented, especially in the STEMs but also on boards.

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Our goal: gender equality

Women running companies

Womentoring was born in November 2018, right after Web Summit. It took us a while to understand what could be expected from young women to empower them. After months of asking questions, we finally decided to launch our platform.

  • Women thinking they could make it to the top 32% 32%
  • Men thinking women have equal talent whatever the field 71% 71%
  • Women discouraged by the glass ceiling 49% 49%
  • Men not aware gender bias does exist 87% 87%

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A little inspiration?

Queen Elizabeth II: A Symbol of Graceful Leadership

Important dates April 21, 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II's birth in London, United Kingdom. December 11, 1936 - Her father, King George VI, ascends to the throne following the abdication of her uncle, King Edward VIII. February 6, 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes queen...

JacQueline kennedy onassis: Gracious & Resilient

Important dates July 28, 1929: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, New York. September 12, 1953: Jacqueline Bouvier marries then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy in Newport, Rhode Island. January 20, 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th President...

Greta Thunberg: A Role Model for Environmental Activism

Important dates January 3, 2003: Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Greta Thunberg's journey to becoming a global climate activist began with her early years in Sweden. 2018: Sparked her activism by starting school strikes for climate change outside the Swedish parliament...

Angela Davis: A Symbol Of Resistance

Important dates January 26, 1944: Angela Yvonne Davis is born in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 1967: Davis becomes involved in civil rights activism during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and joins the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). At this...

Melanie Perkins: A Role Model for Women in Tech

Important dates January 1, 1987: Born in Perth, Australia 2007: Co-founded "Fusion Books" for online yearbook creation 2013: Co-founded Canva, a graphic design platform 2021: Canva achieve a valuation of over $15 billion, becoming a unicorn company under Melanie's...

Sheryl Sandberg, An Anchor Of Social Media’s Growth

Important dates August 28, 1969: Sheryl Sandberg is born in Washington D.C 1991: She gets her Bachelors Degree in Art in Economics 1991-1993: She works in India working on health projects 1993: She enrolled into Harvard Business School 1996: She works as Laurence...

Yuri Nakahara, Activist For All Minorities

Important dates  May 19, 1921: birth of Yuri Nakahara in San Pedro California December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor bombing, her father arrested quickly after 1943: Executive Order 9066 is issued, Yuri and her family gets sent to concentration camps 1946: Yuri gets married...

Ella Fitzgerald, “the queen of jazz”

Important dates April 25, 1917: birth of Ella Fitzgerald in Newport News, Virginia 1932: Her mother passes away November 21, 1934: She gets discovered during a performance at Apollo Theater 1935: She joins Chick Webb's orchestra 1939: Webb passes away, leading to...

AMELIA EARHART, THE WOMAN WHO CHANGED AVIATION

Amelia Earhart was an aviation trailblazer and writer who was the first woman to fly across The Atlantic, to fly from Hawaii to California individually, and much more. In her short life, she displayed what is possible for any woman who is willing to fight societal...

Oprah Winfrey- Media trailblazer and women rights activist

Oprah Winfrey has established herself as one of the most significant figures in the media and more giving celebrities in the world today, and her upbringing makes her accomplishments even more impressive. Let's dive into the story of Oprah Winfrey..Important dates...

Our programs

Leadership mentoring program

This program is designed to help mentees get empowered though mentoring by senior women.

Reverse mentoring program

The reverse program addresses digital adoption by senior professionals. Juniors are here to show the way!