Local conference calls for global, authentic and feminine leaders

Learning, networking and growing as a leader. The WINConference has been helping women and men model a new leadership –a global, authentic and feminine one –for the last 20 years. This year, for the 20th Global WINConference, once again 700 leaders – 90% women from 60 different countries – and over 50 speakers will meet on 27.28.29 September at the Radisson Blue Scandinavia hotel in Oslo, Norway.

WIN founder Kristin Engvig: “We need to address sexual harassment in the workplace with a fiercer feminine leadership”

There has been lots of news on gender violence in the workplace lately showing how bad leadership can harm people, especially women. Let’s look at the culture of harassment that pervades the tech industry, starting from Uber and its former CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick who has been held accountable for Uber’s culture of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination towards female employees.

“The list of men who have lost their jobs in technology this year for either a direct or peripheral role in alleged sexual misconduct is long: Dave McClure (500 Startups) Justin Caldbeck and Matt Mazzeo (Binary Capital), Amit Singhal, Ed Baker and Emil Michael (Uber). They stepped back because they were held accountable by the victims who kept silent for long for fear of retaliation and who have now started to speak up” says Kristin Engvig, WIN founder and managing director. “Sexism harms women and business. Today people are asking for sustainable business and products, for authenticity and consistency, and we can no longer avoid addressing problems such as gender equality, discrimination and harassment. We need to change the culture in the workplace – people must be considered more important than more profit. It is time for a fierce global, authentic and feminine leadership”.

The theme of the conference: Creating a Thriving Future