Kimberly-Clark Professional’s Post

Navigating the early stages of a career can be challenging, especially when it comes to developing robust communication skills. The ability to express oneself clearly and wield influence in professional settings is a journey that often relies on experience and exposure to diverse circumstances. ❗ NOW, imagine the additional hurdles faced by early career women in male-dominated industries. In the dynamic landscape of today's workplaces, effective communication is the cornerstone of success. However, for our early career women, these skills can feel like a distant summit, particularly in industries where gender imbalances persist. In the third module of the First Five Program by Trellis Collective, we delve deep into the unique challenges faced by women in their formative years in male-dominated sectors. We've meticulously identified barriers hindering the development of communication skills, providing actionable insights and strategies to overcome these obstacles. 🔗 Connect with Trellis Collective Today! Learn more about our First Five Program here: https://loom.ly/VsAqD6I #FirstFiveProgram #LeadershipDevelopment #InclusionMatters #TrellisCollective #CommunicationSkills #HRDevelopment #EffectiveCommunication #WorkplaceCommunication #CollaborativeCulture #StrategicCommunication

March is #womenshistorymonth designated to commemorate and encourage the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history, and today is #internationalwomensday. At MEPPI, we recognize that in order to succeed, innovation, creativity, and risk-taking need to be part of our business culture. We believe that by investing in our employees and having employees with different backgrounds, experiences, relationships, perspectives, and behaviors, it helps us perform better as a team and results in our better understanding customers' problems and delivering better solutions. One measurable diversity we strive for is to increase the number of women in our professional, management, and executive positions. MEPPI's #ProfessionalWomen'sNetwork (PWN) exists to provide professional women an opportunity to network with each other, to serve a a forum for career topics, and to provide learning and leadership opportunities to participants. The PWN's priorities are development and retention of our current professional women, recruiting and external networking for growth, and outreach for increasing the pipeline of women in STEM fields. Happy Women's History Month and International Women's Day! To learn more about careers at MEPPI, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eCpXj7j #careerfeaturefriday #wearehiring #STEMcareers #womenengineers #womenleaders #MEPPI #TeamMEPPI

Celebrating International Women’s Day ♀️ This year's theme, #InspireInclusion, highlights how important it is to encourage environments where women from all backgrounds feel empowered and included. At Interacoustics A/S, we work actively with empowerment and inclusion to get more women into leadership and science roles where they have traditionally been underrepresented. Among other things, we work actively with diversity biases in our recruitment process: “In recruitments, people generally – and this is proven by research – have a tendency to look for people who are similar to themselves, for instance same gender, education or past experience. We want to make sure that our leaders are aware of this so-called affinity bias so they can act differently on it in a recruitment process. We also work actively to ensure gender-neutral wording in our job adverts as we know that certain words appeal more to men and other words more to women,” Carl Emil Reith, HR Business Partner, states. For Interacoustics, our employees are our biggest asset 🙌 And thus the work continues to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace 🤝 Happy #InternationalWomensDay! #DEI

After our last inspiring interview, we are delighted to present another power woman from our network today: Aafke te Focht, as Manager Operations, is a female successor in the family-run company Eggink verpakkingen B.V. We asked her some interesting questions about "women power and succession“! 👏 ☑️ As a female successor in a leadership position, you represent a positive step towards gender diversity and equality in our industry. Have you experienced any challenges on your way to becoming a female successor in a leadership position and how did you overcome them? Aafke te Focht: "I am a (female) successor, I am a mom, I am a partner and I am Aafke. The challenge is to find a good balance between these different roles and focus on the right things at the right time. This varies from being great in managing all to sometimes be overtaken by events. Particularly the latter are the moments I try to continue learning from. I need to step out of my comfort zone to be able to succeed in all roles: sometimes good is good enough, delegate more and try to feel comfortable with the fact that you are (sometimes) feeling uncomfortable.  I’m quite new in this industry and therefore have a lot to learn. Our experienced and knowledgeable colleagues and partners are supporting me in this role. Together with my professional judgement, intuition and gut feeling it helps me finding my way." ☑️ Promoting women in management positions is an important focus for many companies. What measures do you recommend to other companies to encourage women to apply for succession positions and successfully step into these positions? Aafke te Focht: "Diversity is really important and in my opinion it is essential to provide everyone with the possibilities to keep developing themselves, to learn, experience and step out of their comfort zone. It is also important to support women, but also men, in being able to maintain a right balance in work and private life." ☑️ Can you give us an insight into your vision for Eggink? How do you see PackSynergy's role in realizing this vision? Aafke te Focht: "We are a family business, being in the second family (te Focht) for a few years now. We have all fundaments that are essential for a successful family business, but there is a need to take the next step. Renewing and expanding our e-commerce platform is one of them. In addition, we focus more and more on sustainable and innovative packaging solutions.  PackSynergy’ is one of the essential partners providing us a network, knowledge and products in this search to sustainable and innovative solutions.  For me personally it is really valuable to have the opportunity to share challenges, experiences and information with other PackSynergy partners. It is an open culture, where we are all eager to support and help each other in taking the next step." Thank you Aafke te Focht for this inspiring interview! 🤝 #packsynergy #network #womenempowerment

I'm torn between feeling like IWD is something I should champion, and something I should ignore. I certainly don't feel like equality for women in business is a thing - I've seen too much. I just question whether a day people get to parade their support is all that useful, or helpful to the cause. I have written many times on LI and other social channels about the realities of being a woman in leadership and tech, and some of the crazy that I've seen in my 25+ year career. For the most part, I feel like companies ignore inequity, and lean on "best person for the job," "the best candidate we could find" or "they didn't want us, what could we do?" mantras. Everyone should realize by now that this is damaging to company culture, and company success. This is also called "taking the easy way out," btw. Fostering diversity of all kinds takes work and purpose. We all have some biases, I am far from perfect. But, I also recognize that the people we find for jobs are often from our networks, which inevitably are filled with a lot of people who look like us, and oftentimes people who are different don't want to work for companies where they don't think they will be able to be successful. This cycle continues until someone/s breaks it. It's that simple. Here's to everyone who is working to break the cycle. Every day.

As someone who's passionate about my career and constantly striving for growth, I've encountered my fair share of challenges in a patriarchal world. One issue that I've found particularly frustrating is the phenomenon of "mansplaining." Mansplaining, for those who may not be familiar, refers to the tendency of some men to condescendingly explain things to women in a manner that assumes they have less knowledge or expertise on the subject. It's a behavior that can be subtle yet insidious, often undermining the confidence and contributions of women in professional settings. As a woman in her mid-30s, I've worked hard to establish myself in my field and earn the respect of my peers. However, despite my qualifications and experience, I've found myself on the receiving end of mansplaining more times than I can count. It's disheartening to have my ideas dismissed or my expertise questioned simply because of my gender. But I refuse to let mansplaining hold me back. I'm determined to continue speaking up, asserting my knowledge, and advocating for myself and other women in the workplace. To my fellow career-driven women who may be experiencing similar challenges, I want to remind you that your voice matters, your ideas are valuable, and you deserve to be treated with respect and equality. Let's continue to support each other, challenge outdated norms, and strive for a more inclusive and equitable workplace for all. #WomenInBusiness #Empowerment #BreakingBarriers #GenderEquality #CareerDriven 

🌍 Engaging Men in DE&I: A Shared Responsibility 🌍 DE&I isn't just a women's issue—it’s everyone’s issue. Throughout my career, I've seen the powerful impact when men step up as allies. From male mentors who broke down barriers for me to entrepreneurs and scientists who use their influence to support women and minorities, their actions create a ripple effect that transforms cultures. Yet, many men feel uncertain about their role. To truly engage them, we need to create safe spaces for learning and growth, where empathy leads to action. Through initiatives like Investors for Climate, I’ve seen how male allies can drive inclusive change, particularly in fields like climate tech, where diverse voices are crucial. 👉 Read more in my latest article: https://lnkd.in/g_QEpQr3 #DEI #MaleAllies #Inclusion #Leadership #GenderEquality #FutureOfWork Tagging some of my favourite male allies: Steve Levar, Peter Castellas, Steve Melhuish, Corey duBrowa, Rod Bristow, Benjamin Horton, John Lombard, Rueban Manokara, Anthony M. Watanabe (he, him, his), Luke Jones, Marc Nicholson, Ruchdi Hajjar, Robert Baigrie CFA, Jonathan Fein, Mike Amour, Mayur Singh, En Lee, Farhan Shah, Peter B. Williams, Nim Sivakumaran, Nic Gorini, Thaddeus Lawrence, Gregory Mirabaud, George Arnold, Eric Favila, Jamal Maxey, Maxwell Nee, Barry Palte, Tony Á. Verb, Andrew Pearce, 🌱 Franko Ali, Charlie Ill, Ravi Nahappan, Paul Ark (Polapat Arkkrapridi)

This is a great reminder from Rachel Bergman about how unconscious (and even conscious) bias can move us to take the easy path for building our teams. After all, we do this with personal relationships right? We seek out people who like us, and are like us. It just makes things easier. But just as in our personal lives, we lose so much in our need to be life long learners when we take the easy way out. And by the way, this isn’t a DEI or IWD post per se (though there is applicability). This is a question your own biases in every dimension as a leader. That’s what your companies need, and what the marketplace needs.

Hey LinkedIn fam! 👋 Today is all about celebrating the awesome women who are rocking it in engineering. But let's be real, it's not always sunshine and rainbows in a field that's been historically dominated by men. We've all heard the stories (or maybe even lived them ourselves). Women are being overlooked, underestimated, or just plain not taken seriously because of outdated stereotypes. It's time to kick that to the curb! 💡 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀!) ⏺ 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨: Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, having a mentor (male or female!) who gets it can make a world of difference. ⏺ 𝘼𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙀𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨: Let's celebrate our wins, big and small, and lift each other up. The more we shine a spotlight on women's achievements, the harder it is to ignore our awesomeness. ⏺ 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙐𝙥: It's not always easy, but when you see bias happening, don't be afraid to call it out. You might be surprised how many allies you have in the room. 💪 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 "𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲" Creating a more inclusive workplace is everyone's responsibility. Men, we need you to be part of this change too! Let's work together to build a world where everyone feels valued and respected for their skills, not their gender. What are your experiences with bias in the workplace? How can we create a more inclusive environment for everyone? Let's hear your ideas! #WomenInEngineering #DiversityAndInclusion #BreakTheBias

🧿Dear Women & Soka Sisters, Marching towards a Gathering of 20,000 YWDs in July 2024💯 I am using this platform and this campaign as an opportunity, at least till July (also being my birthday month), to encourage and spread awareness about the beautiful interplay of feminine and masculine energies through my blogs on social media.💯 DAY - 1 LADY... YOU ARE NOT A MAN! ✅️ In today's competitive era, where women are forced to be equal to or above a man in order to achieve materialistic goals, we are eventually and unfortunately forgetting the true essence of being in our feminine or being in our respective balanced energies. Our femininity is not a weakness but a profound source of grace and strength. Accepting our differences along with the fact that the work men can do, we do it more gracefully and with elegance. Accepting the fact that true collaboration between men and women arises when both are in their truest and most balanced states. A man in his balanced masculine energy and a woman in her balanced feminine energy complement each other perfectly, creating harmony rather than competition in every aspect of our lives, be it personal or professional. We must march forward together, celebrating our unique qualities and fostering a deeper understanding and respect between the energies of femininity and masculinity to not only have a harmonious home but also a non-toxic and supportive workplace. In Conclusion All I wish to tell people, especially women, is that, as the title says—Lady, you are not a man! Let us embrace our unique feminine essence with pride and confidence. Finding unity in our diversified strength, Shreya Shah ✅️Note: This is an original blog. Do not copy. Plagiarism is a crime. Share with due credits. #Shreyashahectofficial #ShreyaShahOfficial #shreyashaheducationalcounsellingandtraining #Softskillstraining ##softskillstrainershreyashah #WomenEmpowerment #FeminineEnergy #MasculineEnergy #GenderHarmony #Leadership #WomenInBusiness #WorkplaceDiversity #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #Balance #Equality #Collaboration #Inspiration #Motivation #WomenSupportingWomen #GenderEquality #SokaGakkai #Support #Empowerment