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POWERful Women (PfW) is working for a gender-balanced, diverse and inclusive energy sector in the UK. We're hosted by the Energy Institute. Sign up to our newsletter: www.powerfulwomen.org.uk
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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
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
⚡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
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
🎤 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
👨‍👧‍👦 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
🎤 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
🌟 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...
🎤 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...
📢 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! 💪
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
🌍 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
🌅 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: [email protected]
💻 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
🌟 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
💡 Power your career & self-belief!

Join our next POWERful Connections breakfast, hosted by Women to Work, on 10 Sept 08:30 BST. Build confidence, grow your network & own your worth.

🔗 bit.ly/47nwLQU
📩 [email protected]
🚨 Public Appointment: Chair – GBE-N 🚨
Lead the UK’s civil nuclear future. DESNZ seeks a Chair for Great British Energy – Nuclear.

Apply by 27 Aug 2025:
🔗 apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8906#s...

Women leaders encouraged.

#Leadership #CleanEnergy
“Lonely at the top” - our Chair, Monica Collings OBE shares why energy needs more women in leadership in this powerful Energy Institute piece. A must-read for the future of the sector.
🔗 bit.ly/3SkCDvp
#womeninenergy #leadership
📢 We’re partnering with Utility Week Forum (25–26 Nov, London)!

Join 200+ senior leaders shaping the future of water & energy.

🎟️ Save £300 + 15% with code PW15: bit.ly/453k7Un

#UWF #UWF25 #utilityweek #utilityweekforum
The Lionesses are Euro 2025 champs! 🏆⚽️

We’re celebrating not just the win, but the resilience, leadership & unity behind it.

Adversity builds strength... and these women prove it.
Role models on & off the pitch 💪⚡️

#Lionesses #EURO2025
🚨 Reminder from POWERful Women:
Only 30% of UK energy board roles are held by women.
73% of companies have no women execs.
15 have all-male boards.
Just 8% of CEOs are women.

Progress is too slow.
📊 powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statis...
#WomenInEnergy #EDI
POWERful Women | Company statistics 2025
POWERful Women (PfW) is a professional initiative to advance gender diversity within the energy sector.
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