London is one of the most exciting cities to build a career. Opportunities span across industries like technology, finance, creative arts, and startups. Yet with so many talented professionals competing for the same roles, progressing in your career can feel overwhelming. For women in particular, challenges like the gender pay gap, limited representation in leadership, and balancing personal commitments with professional ambitions make career growth even more complex. The good news? With the right strategies, you can move forward with confidence. Here are five proven ways to progress your career in London as a woman.
After a universally difficult year, and much of the workforce stuck in home offices with the lines between our work-life balances blurred, seeking creative ways to keep your teams feeling inspired is as challenging as ever. If your company offers learning and development budgets, they can be utilized as an effective tool to reinspire your team or colleagues.
What a weird year! 2020 has been challenging in so many ways. At the same time, many of us have taken this year as an opportunity to self-reflect and develop ourselves, on both a personal and a professional level. At Femme Palette, we’re glad that we could support you through all of this year’s ups and downs. To close out 2020, we wanted to share a year in review of all the initiatives that you were a part of and helped make a reality. Here are some of our big milestones this year.
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, then it is the ability to adapt. From balancing housework with our job requirements to homeschooling and sharing the same workspace with your partner. The coronacrisis has shown that we can essentially do anything, we just have to try. And it is the same with business. If you have long had an idea in mind but have struggled to introduce it to the market, what are you waiting for? Now is the best time to give it a go.
Do you have a women resource group in your company? If not, now is a great time to establish one. Why is it important, and what are the benefits of women resource groups? Let’s find it out together.
After having worked from home for many months now, our bodies have started to feel the difference. We don’t walk to work, we barely go and grab lunch outside, and instead, we spend most of our days sitting at the computer. How can we support our bodies and maintain good health in the future? We asked the founder of Fpohybu, Nela Dopanova, to share her tips and suggestions.
The disparity between men and women has been a long-standing matter. Famous actors such as Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch raised their voices in support of feminism. However, more can still be done in achieving greater equality between men, women, and other genders. And unless we all get involved, we will never fight the fear of being called a feminist.
Last year we launched a new initiative called the Ambassador program to help create women’s support group in the companies. The Ambassadors are creating a safe space within the company to discuss any career related questions to help women thrive in the workplace. Read about the experience of our ambassadors Julia Gumeniuk and Teodora Stojšin from Kiwi.com.
Are you wondering how to get into marketing and what skills should you develop to be successful in the area? In this edition of "Stories of professional women", we've interviewed three marketing professionals who were pleased to share their career journeys with the Femme Palette community.
