The European Professional Women’s Network and Connecting Women

are organising the next:
‘EPWN/CW Hague Borrel’
Tuesday 21 September 2010, 19:00-21:00
back at ‘The Pasta Company’ in The Hague!
After our Summer Break, we are looking forward to meet again in the Scheveningen Harbour for our monthly EPWN/CW Hague Borrels. The next one will take place on Tuesday 21 September 2010 from 19:00-21:00 at The Pasta Company in Scheveningen Harbour, members and guests are welcome!

Cost and registration
The cost of the Borrel is €12,50 per person. This will entitle you to two drinks and tapas. You are asked to pay this upon arrival, for which you will receive a token to redeem your drinks at the bar. Additional drinks are at your own cost.
Please make sure you register your attendance (either as a member or as a guest) via the EPWN website http://europeanpwn-amsterdam.net/events/borrel-in-den-haag-september (click “register as” above this post).
Alternatively, you can send an email to Erika at erika@bothassistanceandsupport.nl.

Please don’t forget to de-register if you are not able to make this event! We need to confirm the number of attendees with the restaurant 24 hours in advance.

Directions to the venue
We are returning to the venue where we held the first Hague Borrel this year and by popular demand we went back in March. Hopefully our third time at The Pasta Company will be as successful as the previous visits. Although the address is Dr. Lelykade 24a, it’s best to go to the Schokkerweg and to take the stairs down to the restaurants. The Pasta Company is the last restaurant in the row, next to Lemongrass. For more details about the venue, go to www.pastacompany.nl. There is plenty of free parking.

If you are travelling by public transport, take tram #17 from Den Haag Centraal Station (richting Statenkwartier) and get off at the stop called Van Boetzelaerlaan. Or take tram
#11 to the Duinstraat stop.
We are looking forward to seeing you all and to enjoying yet another very exciting networking evening!
Don’t miss out on our next networking evenings; please take note of the following EPWN/CW Hague Borrel dates and be sure to keep them free in your diary:
Tuesday 12 October 19h00-21h00 (earlier than 3rd Tuesday, due to school holidays)
Tuesday 16 November 19h00-21h00
Tuesday 14 December 19h00-21h00 (earlier tham 3rd Tuesday, due to school holidays)
Warm regards,
Anna Farrenkopf, Erika Both & Karin Bosscher
European Professional Women’s Network / Connecting Women

Organisational Savvy for Women

What makes an individual successful in the “political arena”? According to research successful politicians possess both mental empowerment (they “think and feel” positively about politics) and the skills to build a powerful reputation, network and presence within the organization.

Plenty of women excel at public relations, relationship building and conduct themselves with style and grace. All of this comes easy to women. Research shows that women are more intuitive, able to use both the right and left side of their brains simultaneously and more emotionally intelligent. They possess the skills that lead to success in the political arena.

So why do women struggle with “being political”?

Michelle Brailsford, founding partner of Jupiter Consulting Group, will codify the rules of the game to help you identify our power source, how you are perceived, and to read the organisational politics in situations. With this knowledge you will be able to develop strategies to gain power, build alliances, manage perceptions about yourselves and your teams and to be “political whilst maintaining your ethics”.

If you have ever:

• Been unable to sell a great idea

• Failed to receive credit for work well done

• Been underestimated or pigeon holed

• Felt left out of a key network

• Found you had a negative image or reputation within your company

• Been unable to uncover the hidden success criteria of the organisation

… you may have underestimated the impact politics can have on your success. This event will open your eyes and help you to be more successful in the political game.

Participants are welcome to network from 19:00 to 20:00.
The program begins at 20:00.

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members (no charge) and guests (guests are welcome at a cost of 25 Euro which includes snacks and drinks). Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact Caroline van Leuven, our VP Membership.

Equality is enshrined as a principle at the heart of the European Union, yet only about one-third of Euro MPs are women. Gender discrimination remains widespread in Europe.

Here European Commission Vice-President Margot Wallstrom explains why she is campaigning to get more women into senior EU positions. This is part of a viewpoint series ahead of the June European elections.

From BBC News:

• Viewpoint: A fair deal for women

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is to be a key driver of sustainable European growth and competitiveness through the stimulation of world-leading innovations with a positive impact on economy and society.

The mission of the EIT is to grow and capitalise on the innovation capacity and capability of actors from higher education, research, business and entrepreneurship from the EU and beyond through the creation of highly integrated Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).

• European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Article from HarvardBusiness.org:

Europe Invests in Women Leaders – by Sylvia Ann Hewlett.

Sylvia Ann Hewlett is an economist and the founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy where she directs the “Hidden Brain Drain”—a task force of 35 global companies committed to fully realize female and minority talent. She also heads up the Gender and Policy Program at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.