Michaela Krajíčková is one of those mentees who reminds us exactly why we do what we do. She went from seven years in legal practice to managing luxury glass installations across European markets. In this mentee spotlight, she shares how joining the Femme Palette mentoring program helped her move beyond execution and into a more strategic, confident version of herself. From salary raise to a clearer sense of direction, her story is proof that sometimes you do not need to reinvent yourself. You just need the right person in your corner to help you see what was already there.
At Femme Palette, we want to support women and other underrepresented group members in growing their careers and achieving their professional goals. It’s for this reason that we started our scholarship fund to provide financial support to selected participants in our Mentoring program. Mentees Nicole Martincova, Magdalena Morong, and Natalia Bondar are all scholarship recipients who decided to work on their professional development with their personal mentors. We asked them to tell us more about their goals and ambitions, as well as how they’ve benefited from mentoring so far.
On October 8th 2022, our Prague community gathered for the second annual Femme Palette conference. 250+ attendees enjoyed a full day of panel talks, presentations and workshops in the beautiful space of WPP Campus. Building and expanding on last year’s first Femme Palette conference, the 2022 program included a range of topics encountered by women in their careers. Let’s take a look back on the big day and its highlights!
Doctor Zuzana Střížová’s work is proof that women are just as accomplished and successful in the fields of science and medicine as men. As a clinical immunologist and researcher, she has many accomplishments to be proud of. In this interview, we talk about how stress and a busy schedule can have physical repercussions, the challenges women face in the medical field, what she takes the most pride in, and much more. Come meet an inspirational female figure in medicine and research, and recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science award!
Want to land a job in product management? Or are you already a product manager and are feeling stuck in your career progression, or want to know how to improve your skills and level up? Joining a product management mentoring program might be just what you need. In this guide, you will find out all you need to know about mentoring in product management.
Figuring out how to balance motherhood and career is a question which so many women around the world ask, and, at the same time, a problem to which we still haven’t found a simple solution. We can however look for inspiration to other women who are combining these roles and find out how they do it. That’s exactly what we talked about in this interview with Karolina Sustrova, Head of Operations and Regional CSR Lead at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. Find out what led her to return to part-time work after maternity leave, what are her practical tips for work-life balance, her perspective on mom guilt, and much more!
Femme Palette recently co-organized a workshop on financial wellness run by Eva Hlavsova and Laureen Hollge from the online investment platform Fondee. During the workshop, many interesting insights were shared on the topics of women and finances, and how to achieve financial wellness, and so we decided to put together 5 steps shared by Fondee for improving your financial wellness.
Today, in the 21st century, there are still many biases around women in business that have become a blocker to professional development. The stats don't lie: for every 100 men, around 85 women are promoted to management roles (Gallup). In 2021, the number of female CEOs making it to the list of Fortune 500 organizations was less than 9%, statistically still being an all-time high (Fortune.com).The good news is there are many ways how women in the workplace can be supported. One of the initiatives that can help both a woman and the organization is the mentoring program. Read on to learn why mentoring for women is essential, what are the benefits of female mentorship and how to get started.
Throughout these past 14 years, I have been seeking balance and striving to create for myself and for those around me an environment for growth in which we will not pay too high a price (such as burnout, damaged health, ruined relationships, etc.). And looking back, I would have been very glad to have received these five tips on how to grow but not burn out sooner.
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