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Upcoming Events2024-2025 Annual Theme: Grit, Growth, Gratitude
The journey of a woman, especially professionally, is an ever-evolving experience that, while integrated in the world, is still very unique to each of us. Women strive to break barriers, shatter glass ceilings, and pave the way for future generations through their careers. This journey entails embracing and representing grit, growth, and gratitude. For many women, particularly in the STEM industries, grit means tackling challenges head-on. Through grit and determination to continue the journey, women embody an infinite growth ability. Professionally, growth is not just about accumulating knowledge but also about evolving as individuals and as leaders. This means seeking out opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and continuous education. This the mission that WEST seeks to fill, and one of the many facets of the WEST community that our members love. As women grow, we reflect on the grit, growth, support, and opportunities required to get where we are, and embrace gratitude. For WEST, gratitude extends past the individual journey and leads us to generously give back to the community that has empowered us. After much reflection, as well as looking ahead to the future, these tenets, grit, growth, and gratitude, have been selected as WEST’s Annual Theme for 2024-2025.
jan16 Women & Money: From Exclusion to Empowerment This discussion, led by Pam Richardson, promises to be both enlightening and engaging, offering a blend of insights, lively dialogue, and thought-provoking perspectives. Participants will leave equipped with actionable strategies to position themselves to confidently and effectively receive and manage this historic transfer of wealth. This is not a sales pitch, it is a workshop to empower women to reach their financial goals.
Location: Pfizer, 610 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 jan21 Boundaries: Exploring & Setting Boundaries to Reduce Your Stress & Increase Your Confidence In this workshop, you will have the chance to identify the boundaries in your life that are most challenging for you. Is it saying "No"? Is it making time for self-care? Is it letting go of the guilt for arranging a girls' night out once in a while? Or is it getting creative on finding a way to say "Yes" to projects and goals you've been too busy to achieve?
You will learn from stories of women who identified what was most important to them, and trusted those beliefs. When these brave women identified their values around a situation, their ability to know what the right thing to do became obvious, and they never looked back.
Location: Alexandria Real Estate, 400 North Beacon Street, Engine Room, Watertown, MA 02472
Cost: Members: $15; Non-Members: $30 Jan30 Tips from Recruiters & Industry Leaders: Resume Building, Interviewing, and How to Get Your Resume In Front of a Hiring Manager Join WEST, Stratacuity, and hiring managers from Boston-based biopharma companies! Stratacuity, a biotech recruitment firm with over 20 years of experience connecting life science companies with the brightest talent in the Boston area, will bring their expertise in the R&D, Technical Operations/CMC, and Clinical Research/Regulatory spaces to put you in the best position as a candidate to land your next career opportunity. We will also be joined by 3 hiring managers actively working in the biopharmaceutical industry that will provide their perspectives on the following topics:
Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 feb4 Rise & Thrive: Visioning Tools to go from Stress to Success & Achieve Your Dreams Women’s health is disproportionately affected by stress and anxiety. Women have 30% more neurons firing at any given time than men, which supports their having stronger skills such as empathy, intuition, collaboration, and self-control, but it also makes women vulnerable to anxiety, depression, pain, and insomnia. Women leaders need tools that support our cognitive and mental well-being in order to thrive. Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 feb5 Become a More Confident Ally What does it actually mean (and not mean) to be an ally? Many well-intentioned professionals would like to be allies but they’re not sure how. They have concerns about overstepping or misreading situational cues. Or they feel uncomfortable having conversations about what support looks like to others. Regardless of your background, role or level, you can be an ally. In this presentation led by Kim Meninger, we will debunk common myths around allyship and explore actionable steps you can take to become a more confident ally. Plus a panel on what this looks like in the real world. Location: Alnylam, 675 W Kendall St., Cambridge, MA or Zoom
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 feb11 Get to Know WEST - Membership Open House This is a wonderful opportunity to explore more about WEST – what we’re all about, meet fellow members (including Ad Board and Board members), and learn more about upcoming activities and benefits. Come join us and engage in meaningful conversations, and discover all that we have to offer. Location: Zoom
Cost: Free to All feb19 Everything is Negotiable - Do it Skillfully! This session addresses key skills in negotiations to apply at any level - beginner to advanced. As a seasoned professional negotiator, Joy Conley Kacik will share rules, skills, tips and simple actionable steps that bring big returns. Location: Zoom
Cost: Members: $5; Non-Members: $15 feb26 From Self-Criticism to Self-Support: Transform Your Inner Dialogue Inner critics - the internalized voices of self-doubt and criticism - affect us all. They can negatively impact our careers, relationships, and overall well-being. At work, inner critic voices can sabotage your performance, productivity and leadership effectiveness. Learn how to recognize and overcome these self-limiting voices, in this workshop with the author Pallavi Srivastava. Join this workshop based on the book ‘Relationship With The Self: Actionable Inputs To Personal Growth And Change’ and learn directly from the author:
Location: Lab Central, 700 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Cost: Free to All mar12 WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking The WoW - WEST on Wednesdays Networking series has become one of our most popular! These events are great opportunities to network with other STEM professionals while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Location: Foley & Lardner LLP, 111 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02199
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