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🌍 POWERful Women Annual Conference 2025: Weathering Change – 5 Years to Anchor Gender Diversity in Energy
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
Season’s greetings from the POWERful Board and team!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2025. Your support ensures the business case for gender diversity remains front and centre. Wishing you a joyful and restful festive break. We can’t wait to see you in 2026!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2025. Your support ensures the business case for gender diversity remains front and centre. Wishing you a joyful and restful festive break. We can’t wait to see you in 2026!
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Season’s greetings from the POWERful Board and team!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2025. Your support ensures the business case for gender diversity remains front and centre. Wishing you a joyful and restful festive break. We can’t wait to see you in 2026!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us throughout 2025. Your support ensures the business case for gender diversity remains front and centre. Wishing you a joyful and restful festive break. We can’t wait to see you in 2026!
RWE’s AI-powered Inclusion Guide gives everyday advice on language and behaviour, helping people ask questions they might hesitate to voice. For Rachel and colleagues, the tool builds confidence and a more inclusive culture.
Read the story in our Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/622yvr4wdq
Read the story in our Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/622yvr4wdq
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
RWE’s AI-powered Inclusion Guide gives everyday advice on language and behaviour, helping people ask questions they might hesitate to voice. For Rachel and colleagues, the tool builds confidence and a more inclusive culture.
Read the story in our Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/622yvr4wdq
Read the story in our Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/622yvr4wdq
Maria feared a career break had pushed her out of STEM for good, but EDF’s STEM Returners programme helped her rebuild confidence and purpose. Inclusion isn’t just who starts, but who returns.
Read Maria’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/wq2bwqssbc
#DEI #EnergyTransition
Read Maria’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/wq2bwqssbc
#DEI #EnergyTransition
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maria feared a career break had pushed her out of STEM for good, but EDF’s STEM Returners programme helped her rebuild confidence and purpose. Inclusion isn’t just who starts, but who returns.
Read Maria’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/wq2bwqssbc
#DEI #EnergyTransition
Read Maria’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/wq2bwqssbc
#DEI #EnergyTransition
RWE’s Women in Trading Internship opened doors in a traditionally male field. For Florence, it built confidence; for mentor Elizabeth, it strengthened leadership. Representation drives innovation.
Read their story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/tbaconwr0i
#NetZero #DEI
Read their story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/tbaconwr0i
#NetZero #DEI
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
RWE’s Women in Trading Internship opened doors in a traditionally male field. For Florence, it built confidence; for mentor Elizabeth, it strengthened leadership. Representation drives innovation.
Read their story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/tbaconwr0i
#NetZero #DEI
Read their story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/tbaconwr0i
#NetZero #DEI
National Grid’s Mutual Mentoring programme pairs senior leaders with early-career colleagues. For Darren, it meant challenging assumptions and building empathy across generations. Inclusion starts with listening.
Read Darren’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/hvxesl9cqz
Read Darren’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/hvxesl9cqz
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
National Grid’s Mutual Mentoring programme pairs senior leaders with early-career colleagues. For Darren, it meant challenging assumptions and building empathy across generations. Inclusion starts with listening.
Read Darren’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/hvxesl9cqz
Read Darren’s story in our Powering Progress Report https://bit.pulse.ly/hvxesl9cqz
Ellie began her journey as an engineer on the SSE Renewables Graduate Programme. Today she’s lifting others as a mentor. Her story shows how inclusion grows when we create space for people to lead, learn & be heard.
Read Ellie’s story in our Powering Progress Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/rfdmppwxud
Read Ellie’s story in our Powering Progress Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/rfdmppwxud
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ellie began her journey as an engineer on the SSE Renewables Graduate Programme. Today she’s lifting others as a mentor. Her story shows how inclusion grows when we create space for people to lead, learn & be heard.
Read Ellie’s story in our Powering Progress Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/rfdmppwxud
Read Ellie’s story in our Powering Progress Report: https://bit.pulse.ly/rfdmppwxud
Proud to launch 7th Annual POWERful Women Leaders Coalition Report – Powering Progress: Driving DEI and the future of energy
The energy transition is a human challenge - an opportunity to build a truly inclusive industry.
See how we're turning ambition into action: https://bit.pulse.ly/5ojtecdok8
The energy transition is a human challenge - an opportunity to build a truly inclusive industry.
See how we're turning ambition into action: https://bit.pulse.ly/5ojtecdok8
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Proud to launch 7th Annual POWERful Women Leaders Coalition Report – Powering Progress: Driving DEI and the future of energy
The energy transition is a human challenge - an opportunity to build a truly inclusive industry.
See how we're turning ambition into action: https://bit.pulse.ly/5ojtecdok8
The energy transition is a human challenge - an opportunity to build a truly inclusive industry.
See how we're turning ambition into action: https://bit.pulse.ly/5ojtecdok8
Don't miss Jo Waterworth from Working Families at our conference!
In the workshop, they cover how employee networks can drive real retention, wellbeing and innovation.
💬 From Passion to Performance: Unlocking the True Value of Employee Networks
🗓 12 Nov
🔗 lnkd.in/ev4AXbSB
In the workshop, they cover how employee networks can drive real retention, wellbeing and innovation.
💬 From Passion to Performance: Unlocking the True Value of Employee Networks
🗓 12 Nov
🔗 lnkd.in/ev4AXbSB
October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Don't miss Jo Waterworth from Working Families at our conference!
In the workshop, they cover how employee networks can drive real retention, wellbeing and innovation.
💬 From Passion to Performance: Unlocking the True Value of Employee Networks
🗓 12 Nov
🔗 lnkd.in/ev4AXbSB
In the workshop, they cover how employee networks can drive real retention, wellbeing and innovation.
💬 From Passion to Performance: Unlocking the True Value of Employee Networks
🗓 12 Nov
🔗 lnkd.in/ev4AXbSB
⚡POWERful Women conference panel session 2: The Final Push - Achieving 40% by 2030⚡
Join leaders from Subsea7, DESNZ, Anthropy UK & RWE, moderated by Energy Institute CEO Nick Wayth, to explore action driving gender diversity in UK energy.
🕑 13:45–15:00
👉 Register: www.energy-inst.org/582102
Join leaders from Subsea7, DESNZ, Anthropy UK & RWE, moderated by Energy Institute CEO Nick Wayth, to explore action driving gender diversity in UK energy.
🕑 13:45–15:00
👉 Register: www.energy-inst.org/582102
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
⚡POWERful Women conference panel session 2: The Final Push - Achieving 40% by 2030⚡
Join leaders from Subsea7, DESNZ, Anthropy UK & RWE, moderated by Energy Institute CEO Nick Wayth, to explore action driving gender diversity in UK energy.
🕑 13:45–15:00
👉 Register: www.energy-inst.org/582102
Join leaders from Subsea7, DESNZ, Anthropy UK & RWE, moderated by Energy Institute CEO Nick Wayth, to explore action driving gender diversity in UK energy.
🕑 13:45–15:00
👉 Register: www.energy-inst.org/582102
AI is powering energy’s future - but without inclusion, the lights go out.
NES Fircroft & Energy Jobline have just released the Women in Energy Global Study 2025, backed by PfW & ALLY Energy. This research highlights both rapid adoption of AI & persistent gaps. Read now at: www.womeninenergy.org.uk
NES Fircroft & Energy Jobline have just released the Women in Energy Global Study 2025, backed by PfW & ALLY Energy. This research highlights both rapid adoption of AI & persistent gaps. Read now at: www.womeninenergy.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
AI is powering energy’s future - but without inclusion, the lights go out.
NES Fircroft & Energy Jobline have just released the Women in Energy Global Study 2025, backed by PfW & ALLY Energy. This research highlights both rapid adoption of AI & persistent gaps. Read now at: www.womeninenergy.org.uk
NES Fircroft & Energy Jobline have just released the Women in Energy Global Study 2025, backed by PfW & ALLY Energy. This research highlights both rapid adoption of AI & persistent gaps. Read now at: www.womeninenergy.org.uk
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤
Joanna Aunon, Chief Impact Officer at WiHTL and Diversity in Retail, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference panel on "Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape".
🗓 11:15–12:30.
Don’t miss it! Register now:
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1601715788...
#PfWConf #GenderDiversity #EDI
Joanna Aunon, Chief Impact Officer at WiHTL and Diversity in Retail, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference panel on "Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape".
🗓 11:15–12:30.
Don’t miss it! Register now:
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1601715788...
#PfWConf #GenderDiversity #EDI
September 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤
Joanna Aunon, Chief Impact Officer at WiHTL and Diversity in Retail, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference panel on "Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape".
🗓 11:15–12:30.
Don’t miss it! Register now:
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1601715788...
#PfWConf #GenderDiversity #EDI
Joanna Aunon, Chief Impact Officer at WiHTL and Diversity in Retail, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference panel on "Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape".
🗓 11:15–12:30.
Don’t miss it! Register now:
👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1601715788...
#PfWConf #GenderDiversity #EDI
👨👧👦 Key takeaways from yesterday’s Working Dads Summit 👨👧👦
Real change happens when men take extended leave.
💼 6 weeks’ parental leave at 90% pay = gamechanger.
🤝 Build your support squad.
📣 Contact your MP to push for progress.
👉 More: www.eventbrite.com/e/working-da...
#GenderEquality #ParentalLeave
Real change happens when men take extended leave.
💼 6 weeks’ parental leave at 90% pay = gamechanger.
🤝 Build your support squad.
📣 Contact your MP to push for progress.
👉 More: www.eventbrite.com/e/working-da...
#GenderEquality #ParentalLeave
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
👨👧👦 Key takeaways from yesterday’s Working Dads Summit 👨👧👦
Real change happens when men take extended leave.
💼 6 weeks’ parental leave at 90% pay = gamechanger.
🤝 Build your support squad.
📣 Contact your MP to push for progress.
👉 More: www.eventbrite.com/e/working-da...
#GenderEquality #ParentalLeave
Real change happens when men take extended leave.
💼 6 weeks’ parental leave at 90% pay = gamechanger.
🤝 Build your support squad.
📣 Contact your MP to push for progress.
👉 More: www.eventbrite.com/e/working-da...
#GenderEquality #ParentalLeave
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 John Evans, CEO of Subsea7, joins the #PfWConf panel “Five-Year Countdown - Who Needs to Do What to Achieve the 40% Target by 2030?” 🗓 24 Sept, 13:45. Don’t miss it 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w...
#GenderDiversity
#GenderDiversity
September 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 John Evans, CEO of Subsea7, joins the #PfWConf panel “Five-Year Countdown - Who Needs to Do What to Achieve the 40% Target by 2030?” 🗓 24 Sept, 13:45. Don’t miss it 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w...
#GenderDiversity
#GenderDiversity
🌟 Join POWERful Women at Solar & Storage Live! 🌟
Meet us 24 Sept, 14:30–15:30 (Networking Area) to explore why DEI matters + practical steps to attract talent, build supportive teams & unlock business potential. 🎟️ Free tix: secure.terrapinn.com/V5/step1.asp...
Meet us 24 Sept, 14:30–15:30 (Networking Area) to explore why DEI matters + practical steps to attract talent, build supportive teams & unlock business potential. 🎟️ Free tix: secure.terrapinn.com/V5/step1.asp...
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🌟 Join POWERful Women at Solar & Storage Live! 🌟
Meet us 24 Sept, 14:30–15:30 (Networking Area) to explore why DEI matters + practical steps to attract talent, build supportive teams & unlock business potential. 🎟️ Free tix: secure.terrapinn.com/V5/step1.asp...
Meet us 24 Sept, 14:30–15:30 (Networking Area) to explore why DEI matters + practical steps to attract talent, build supportive teams & unlock business potential. 🎟️ Free tix: secure.terrapinn.com/V5/step1.asp...
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 Gamiel Yafai MBE, Founder & CEO of Diversity Marketplace, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference 2025 panel “Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape” (11:15–12:30). Don’t miss it! 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w... #PfWConf #GenderDiversity
September 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 Gamiel Yafai MBE, Founder & CEO of Diversity Marketplace, joins the POWERful Women Annual Conference 2025 panel “Leadership in a Changing DEI Landscape” (11:15–12:30). Don’t miss it! 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w... #PfWConf #GenderDiversity
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 Excited to share that Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI, President of @nationalgrid.bsky.social Electricity Distribution & Chair of the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition, will launch the 2025 Leaders’ Coalition Report at our Annual Conference. Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w...
September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎤 Speaker Alert 🎤 Excited to share that Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI, President of @nationalgrid.bsky.social Electricity Distribution & Chair of the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition, will launch the 2025 Leaders’ Coalition Report at our Annual Conference. Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powerful-w...
📢 Delighted to welcome Nick Shorten, Exec President of Projects at Wood, to the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition. Joining during #NationalInclusionWeek, Nick will work with senior leaders to champion gender diversity and build a stronger, more inclusive energy sector.
September 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
📢 Delighted to welcome Nick Shorten, Exec President of Projects at Wood, to the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition. Joining during #NationalInclusionWeek, Nick will work with senior leaders to champion gender diversity and build a stronger, more inclusive energy sector.
🌍✨ National Inclusion Week 2025 starts today! We’re sharing #NIW2025 commitments, events with our Board & Ambassadors, and insights on why inclusion matters in energy ⚡ Inclusion = progress. Let’s spark conversations, challenge ourselves & champion change! 💪
September 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🌍✨ National Inclusion Week 2025 starts today! We’re sharing #NIW2025 commitments, events with our Board & Ambassadors, and insights on why inclusion matters in energy ⚡ Inclusion = progress. Let’s spark conversations, challenge ourselves & champion change! 💪
Our Chair, Monica Collings OBE, contributed to the new Menopausal Action Plan by Green Executives. Clear steps for employers to better support colleagues & build inclusive workplaces. Read here: www.greenexecutives.com/post/the-men... #MenopauseAwareness #Inclusion
September 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Our Chair, Monica Collings OBE, contributed to the new Menopausal Action Plan by Green Executives. Clear steps for employers to better support colleagues & build inclusive workplaces. Read here: www.greenexecutives.com/post/the-men... #MenopauseAwareness #Inclusion
📢 We’re delighted to welcome Great British Energy to the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition! CEO Dan McGrail will represent GBE, driving D&I and lasting change in the energy sector.
👉 Learn more: powerfulwomen.org.uk/energy-leade...
#DiversityAndInclusion #WomenInEnergy
👉 Learn more: powerfulwomen.org.uk/energy-leade...
#DiversityAndInclusion #WomenInEnergy
September 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📢 We’re delighted to welcome Great British Energy to the POWERful Women Leaders’ Coalition! CEO Dan McGrail will represent GBE, driving D&I and lasting change in the energy sector.
👉 Learn more: powerfulwomen.org.uk/energy-leade...
#DiversityAndInclusion #WomenInEnergy
👉 Learn more: powerfulwomen.org.uk/energy-leade...
#DiversityAndInclusion #WomenInEnergy
🤝 National Inclusion Week 2025 is almost here! Inclusion drives diverse teams, innovation & a stronger energy sector. Join us & UK organisations celebrating #NationalInclusionWeek with Inclusive Employers: www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/event/nation... ⚡ #NationalInclusionWeek2025
National Inclusion Week kick-off: Now is the Time explored – it’s time to level up - Inclusive Employers
Join our panel of experts who will provide practical insights for inclusion professionals looking to cement inclusion at the heart of their organisations.
www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🤝 National Inclusion Week 2025 is almost here! Inclusion drives diverse teams, innovation & a stronger energy sector. Join us & UK organisations celebrating #NationalInclusionWeek with Inclusive Employers: www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/event/nation... ⚡ #NationalInclusionWeek2025
🌍 POWERful Women Annual Conference 2025: Weathering Change – 5 Years to Anchor Gender Diversity in Energy
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
September 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌍 POWERful Women Annual Conference 2025: Weathering Change – 5 Years to Anchor Gender Diversity in Energy
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
🎟️ Tickets now open! Join leaders & changemakers for panels, workshops & networking.
👉 Register: lnkd.in/eNJaTJVF
#PFWConf #GenderDiversity
🌅 POWERful Connections Breakfast - 10 Sept, 8.30 - 10.00 AM
Join Emma Shute & Jenny Pollock (Women to Work) for a small-group coaching session to reflect, connect & plan your next career steps.
📩 Apply: natalia@powerfulwomen.org.uk
💻 Details: powerfulwomen.org.uk
#GenderDiversity #Leadership
Join Emma Shute & Jenny Pollock (Women to Work) for a small-group coaching session to reflect, connect & plan your next career steps.
📩 Apply: natalia@powerfulwomen.org.uk
💻 Details: powerfulwomen.org.uk
#GenderDiversity #Leadership
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌅 POWERful Connections Breakfast - 10 Sept, 8.30 - 10.00 AM
Join Emma Shute & Jenny Pollock (Women to Work) for a small-group coaching session to reflect, connect & plan your next career steps.
📩 Apply: natalia@powerfulwomen.org.uk
💻 Details: powerfulwomen.org.uk
#GenderDiversity #Leadership
Join Emma Shute & Jenny Pollock (Women to Work) for a small-group coaching session to reflect, connect & plan your next career steps.
📩 Apply: natalia@powerfulwomen.org.uk
💻 Details: powerfulwomen.org.uk
#GenderDiversity #Leadership
📢 POWERful Women at BIEE 2025!
Joanna Whittington will represent PfW at the BIEE Research Conference, sharing insights with energy pros, academics & policymakers.
🔗 Register & see discounted rates: www.biee.org/conference/research-conference-2025/programme
#DiversityInEnergy #BIEE2025
Joanna Whittington will represent PfW at the BIEE Research Conference, sharing insights with energy pros, academics & policymakers.
🔗 Register & see discounted rates: www.biee.org/conference/research-conference-2025/programme
#DiversityInEnergy #BIEE2025
August 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 POWERful Women at BIEE 2025!
Joanna Whittington will represent PfW at the BIEE Research Conference, sharing insights with energy pros, academics & policymakers.
🔗 Register & see discounted rates: www.biee.org/conference/research-conference-2025/programme
#DiversityInEnergy #BIEE2025
Joanna Whittington will represent PfW at the BIEE Research Conference, sharing insights with energy pros, academics & policymakers.
🔗 Register & see discounted rates: www.biee.org/conference/research-conference-2025/programme
#DiversityInEnergy #BIEE2025
🌟 We’re partnering with Solar & Storage Live! 🌟
Our Head, Georgina Worrall OBE, will speak on a keynote panel on accelerating gender diversity in energy leadership.
We’re excited to promote diverse leadership on this important renewable energy stage.
#DiversityInEnergy #SolarAndStorageLive
Our Head, Georgina Worrall OBE, will speak on a keynote panel on accelerating gender diversity in energy leadership.
We’re excited to promote diverse leadership on this important renewable energy stage.
#DiversityInEnergy #SolarAndStorageLive
August 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🌟 We’re partnering with Solar & Storage Live! 🌟
Our Head, Georgina Worrall OBE, will speak on a keynote panel on accelerating gender diversity in energy leadership.
We’re excited to promote diverse leadership on this important renewable energy stage.
#DiversityInEnergy #SolarAndStorageLive
Our Head, Georgina Worrall OBE, will speak on a keynote panel on accelerating gender diversity in energy leadership.
We’re excited to promote diverse leadership on this important renewable energy stage.
#DiversityInEnergy #SolarAndStorageLive