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.
A friend once showed me a graph of his salary progression over the years (yes, he’s that person), it looked like those generic graphs you see on cartoons: smooth, up, and to the right. My heart sank, is that what mine was supposed to look like? Because let me tell you, the best way to describe my career is: turbulent.
While companies are returning to the classic (read: before corona) understanding of "the office", the question of the working conditions becomes acute as ever. Some are praising office perks and water cooler chats; others are already missing showering during the morning coffee break. I personally stand somewhere in between. The office provides immediate communication and group problem solving; dressing up to work raises my discipline levels, and, quite frankly, the coffee machine is way better than the one I got at home.
Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been running an Ambassador program in various companies such as Red Hat, Kiwi, Creative Dock, SAP, NNIT and Public Group. The Femme Palette Ambassadors created a Women’s Support Group in their organizations and keep organizing monthly sessions to discuss topics such as self-confidence, personal brand, imposter syndrome, etc. In this article, we asked the Ambassadors from Red Hat-- Michaela Malatin (the Ambassador Program Lead) and Gabriela Borutova to share their experience.
We spoke to Laura Meadowcroft, a Senior Finance Manager at Sainsbury’s, who got paired up with her mentor, Lana Vukovic, a Finance Director Serbia / Croatia at DXC Technology about their mentoring journey. Learn more here.
People seek to make a career change for various reasons, you might be feeling unsatisfied in your role, you’d like to earn more money, or your goals and values have changed. Find out what are the steps to make a successful career change here.
Now, when many people have relocated and continue to work from home, finding a mentoring programme that will help you achieve your goals and connect with someone more experienced wherever they are in the world is crucial. Find out why you need a mentor here.
Do you need someone to help you navigate your career, overcome challenges, identify pitfalls, inspire you to get a promotion, or start a side-hustle? Find out how to find the right mentor in the UK here.
