Employ a Woman

Key Features

  • Meet top employers
  • A fantastic opportunity to hear from and chat with outstanding women who have made significant achievements in the workplace.
  • Free CV reviews
  • Professional development (woman2woman) sessions
  • Networking opportunities
  • A fantastic opportunity to chat with recent graduates who have secured fabulous jobs despite the economic downturn.
  • Image consultations
  • Competitions and giveaways
  • Pensions for Women’ clinic

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A Noxious Environment: Bullying in the Workplace


iStock_000009129481XSmall_1_.jpgby Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, MI)

Have you ever berated an employee or colleague in front of other employees? Told an employee they were lucky to have a job at all? Used a minor mistake to demonstrate to others how incompetent you think that employee or colleague is? Taken credit for another colleague or employee’s work? Used personal information about a colleague or an employee against them in a work setting? Commented negatively on another employee’s style of dress in front of others (even though it was within the dress code)? Set an impossible goal for an employee without giving them adequate instruction or direction? If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, you might be a workplace bully.

According to The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), workplace bullying is defined as, “repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse, offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating or intimidating, and work interference (sabotage) which prevents work from getting done.”

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Breakfast Briefing: Bonus and Staff Incentivisation

As part of the Women in Technology ongoing partnership with internationally recognised law firm Kingsley Napley, we are hosting a series of employment law related breakfast briefings. This series of free events is specifically aimed at the HR and recruitment contacts within our network as well as senior technologists with team management responsibilities.If you don’t fall into this category of our membership but would be interested in the topic, please get in touch because if there is enough interest from other members, we will look into running an evening event with a similar theme for a larger audience later in the year.

This briefing is taking place from 8.30am (for 8.45am start) until 10am at the Kingsley Napley offices – Knights Quarter, 14 St. Johns Lane, London, EC1M 4AJ. The nearest tubes are Farringdon and Barbican.

Bonus and Staff Incentivisation
Tuesday 2nd June 2009 – 8.30am (for 8.45am start) to 10am

Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension payout and the controversial bank bonuses have been widely derided in the press. This seminar will discuss contractual obligations around bonuses and the threatened legislative changes in this area.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Sarah Lilley – slilley@womenin.co.uk – including the following details:
* First Name
* Surname
* Company
* Job Title
* Email Address
* Contact Number

Please note, there is no charge to attend this breakfast briefing.

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Tactics for Shameless Self-Promotion at Work

WomanHandshakeHI_1_.jpg“Today, more than ever before, it’s important that those who are in a position to benefit your career know who you are and what you’ve accomplished,” says John M. McKee, author of Career Wisdom–101 Proven Ways to Ensure Workplace Success. He’s put together a list of “shameless self-promotion” tactics he recommends to help establish a positive high profile and let others know about your achievements “but in a way that is not construed as bragging or conceit.” McKee, who works predominantly with women executives, recently spoke with The Glass Hammer about the ins and out of implementing such tactics.

Capitalize on Fortuitous Chance Meetings

As we have reported many times on The Glass Hammer, having an elevator speech—a two- or three-line message about your contributions— is an important first step in self-promotion according to McKee. “Being in an elevator with someone is a great chance. If you know who they are, it is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, using your name and department, thus increasing you get visibility. All you are trying to do is to get with anybody who is in a position to have impact on your career to know who you are and understand your contributions. Memorize your speech so you may capitalize on fortuitous chance meetings.” He adds, “Based on my experience with my female clients, women miss this opportunity more often then men because they tend to answer the [“how are you?”] question quite literally, sharing how they are personally, while guys use it as self-promotion. A guy in the same situation might just say ‘I’m just delighted with the way the project is going.’”

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Webinar: In-house vs. outside counsel: who decides?

Given the marked increase in economic and business risk anxiety, it’s no surprise that in-house counsel are scrutinizing litigation costs and, in many cases, seizing control of much of the discovery process. This webinar will explore the changing relationships and roles of in-house and outside counsel around what often is the single largest cost in a legal proceeding…electronic discovery. In this webinar you will learn about:

  • The in-house and outside counsel e-discovery management paradigm: its history, evolution, changing in-house counsel perspective, and outside counsel concerns
  • How in-house and outside counsel can work together to gain control over e-discovery spending
  • The potential pitfalls of too much in-sourcing, and how IT, Compliance, records managers and third party service providers can help or hinder


During the discussion, our panel will share their expertise on how companies, their outside counsel and third party consultants and providers can work cooperatively together to achieve cost-effective and risk conscious results.Register here

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Integrating Corporate Responsibility

To be an effective CR manager today requires not only knowledge of corporate responsibility but also an understanding of business and the skills to engage with colleagues across your company. This highly practical programme has been specifically developed to provide participants with the knowledge, understanding skills to be effective.

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20th Annual San Francisco Conference of the Professional BusinessWomen of California

Keynote Speakers

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IP Licensing Forum Update

Maximizing Profits through Intellectual PropertyThis new conference will present innovative case studies of licensing trends relating to intellectual property. Designed for General Counsel, IP Counsel and Licensing Executives, this program will examine how your intellectual property has changed in light of the recession. There are new opportunities to pursue and some agreements that should be revised. Learn how to use your IP to be more competitive in these changing times.

Topics to Be Discussed Include:

  • How Does the Recession Affect Your Intellectual Property?
  • Mock Licensing Re-Negotiation of Software License
  • IP Securitization
  • Licensing Mistakes
  • Cross Licensing Agreements, Partnering and Joint Ventures
  • International Trademark Licensing
  • Trends in Licensing based on Recent Cases
  • Celebrity Endorsements
  • Ethical Issues to Consider

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AWT Workshops & Speaker Series – Getting LinkedIn with Nick Chavis

Benefits of Using LinkedIn for Your Job Search and Career Networking

Nick Chavis will discuss the benefits of using LinkedIn for Job Search and Career Management. He will share how to use LinkedIn to be more effective in your daily work and show how to using it effectively may open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already may have. Whether conducting a current job search, or for ongoing career management and personal branding, Linkedin is a tool that can help everyone network more effectively and efficiently.

EXPERIENCE the POWER of POSITIVE CONNECTIONS!

With the growing demands of business, and the level of competency and the need for dedicated professionals continues to increase, this program provides opportunities for expanding your professional network, learning and knowledge, building confidence and personal development.

AWT’s Professional Development Program consists of Workshops, Mentorship, Speaker series, and Technology Forums to provide educational opportunities.

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Ask-A-Recruiter: How Much Does Your Past Salary Impact Future Prospects

istock_000005168521xsmall1.jpgContributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart

I am planning to accept a job that pays below market because everything else about it is ideal, and I expect to move in two to three years anyway. How much impact will the lower salary have on my future negotiations?

This was a question from one of our last coaching telecalls. I commend the caller for considering other factors than salary in her job decision (she had really done her research but I didn’t include all the details for space reasons and to preserve her confidentiality). At the same time, salary history carries a lot of weight in future salary negotiations so the decision to take a lower salary now will require extra work in the future:

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