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PWN Dublin: Event Host
July 22, 2026
As a visible presence at our events, the Event Host plays a key role in creating a sense of belonging and connection for every attendee. Working closely with the VP Membership Experience, they also help identify new members and individuals attending to “test the waters”, supporting meaningful connections that can lead to long-term engagement with the network.This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys meeting people, thrives in social settings, and wants to make a genuine impact on how...
Career Management
DCU Let's Lead 2026 - Scholarship Applications Now Open
June 17, 2026
At PWN Dublin, we believe that when women are given access to the right opportunities, support, and networks, they can achieve extraordinary things. That is why we are proud to continue our partnership with DCU's Let’s Lead Programme and offer two full scholarships, each worth €4,990, to PWN Dublin members for the September 2026 cohort.
Tara O'Sullivan, Let’s Lead Scholarship Recipient - Spring 2026
June 16, 2026
Tara O'Sullivan was awarded a PWN Dublin Let's Lead Scholarship in partnership with Dublin City University in the Spring of 2026. Here's the difference it has made to her.
Leadership
Career Management
Inspirational Stories: Annabelle Diamantino – Leading through Experience
March 29, 2026
For most of her career, Annabelle has worked in technology, an industry where gender imbalance is often not a theory, but a lived experience. Being one of very few women in the room shaped her understanding of leadership early on. It also sharpened her awareness of how confidence, opportunity, and visibility can be influenced by who is, and is not, at the table.
Inspirational Stories: Patricia Byron – The Wizard of Oz through my eyes.
March 28, 2026
Today, as an Executive Coach and co-founder of The Allyship Academy, I sit across from leaders (mainly women) facing their own mountains: imposter syndrome, burnout, career crossroads, and difficult conversations. I don’t hand them a map. I hand them a mirror and, if they want, some ruby slippers. Because they already have the courage. They already have the wisdom. They just have to learn it for themselves. Sometimes it really is as simple as three clicks.
Inspirational Stories: Pradipta Jha – Learning to Flap Her Wings
February 28, 2026
Pradipta grew up in Delhi, India, as an only child in a home where ideas, conversations and current affairs were part of everyday life. With both parents working as journalists, she was surrounded by stories, news and thoughtful debate from a young age. That environment shaped her curiosity and encouraged her to think independently.
Inspirational Stories: Sinéad Cullen – Clarity, Confidence and Values-Led Leadership
February 26, 2026
Sinead’s career is in financial planning, but her real work has always been human. She believes true financial planning blends mind, money and meaning; numbers only matter when they are connected to real values and real lives.
Inspirational Stories: Gráinne Schmitz – Learning Inequality by Living It
February 17, 2026
Like many women, my career has been shaped by ambition, resilience, and reinvention.
Inspirational Stories: Imelda Leahy – From Hard Work to Community-Led Growth
February 10, 2026
Imelda Leahy's quest for career progression and fulfilment led her to PWN and a supportive network.
Inspirational Stories: DCU Let's Lead Programme - Annette Cashell
January 23, 2026
Introducing - Annette Cashman - DCU Let's Lead 2025 Scholarship Winner!
Leadership
Career Management
Relationship Building
Welcome to the PWN Dublin Team: Carmen Ristuccia
January 13, 2026
Carmen Ristuccia’s story is defined by a decade-long mastery of the global digital landscape, fueled by an unwavering commitment to empowering women and driving social change, and by a very personal belief that technology and community can open doors that once felt closed.
Leadership
Technology
Career Management
Personal Branding
Innovation
Relationship Building
Gender Pay and Pension Gap in Ireland: Progress, Gaps, and the Corporate Response in 2025
December 17, 2025
The gender pay gap and the growing gender pension gap continue to be significant barriers to achieving workplace equality in Ireland. Despite meaningful progress in recent years, including stronger legislation and rising cultural awareness, the 2025 reporting cycle makes it clear that structural challenges remain. Understanding these gaps requires clarity around what the data actually measures.
Gender Balance/DEI
Leadership
Women on Boards
Wealth
PWN Dublin included in Balance for Better Business Annual Report 2025
December 9, 2025
We’re proud to share that PWN Dublin has been featured in the latest Balance for Better Business Annual Report 2025. For anyone unfamiliar, Balance for Better Business is a government-established, business-led initiative launched to champion more gender-balanced leadership across Ireland. It tracks the representation of women on corporate boards and senior leadership teams, promotes transparent reporting, and supports organisations to meet progressive targets for balance and inclusion.
Gender Balance/DEI
Leadership
Engaging Men
Women on Boards
Career Management
Wealth
Inspirational Story: Fiona Flynn – A Leadership Journey Grounded in Values and Community
November 11, 2025
Growing up in County Monaghan in the 1970s and 80s as the eldest of four (with three younger brothers), I was shaped by a strong sense of inclusion, fairness, authenticity, and community. These became the core values that have guided me throughout my life and leadership journey.
Mentoring
Leadership
Career Management
Personal Branding
Relationship Building
Interview: Neema Michael Shayo - Leading With Purpose
November 11, 2025
Neema Michael Shayo is a cross-border electricity markets expert at EirGrid Group (the Irish Transmission System Operator) and long-time Corporate Partner of PWN Dublin. Neema has served as an energy advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she provided strategic insights on energy access and development policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, Neema has contributed her technical expertise to the Renewable Fuels Taskforce under the Association of International Energy...
Mentoring
Leadership
Career Management
Inspirational Stories: Sylwia Brzozowska - Building Futures
October 22, 2025
Sylwia Brzozowska's journey to building TY Future, an award-winning platform connecting teenagers with real-world career opportunities, didn't follow a typical path. It required something most business success stories leave out: a partner willing to rearrange his entire life so hers could grow.
Gender Balance/DEI
Communication
Career Management
Relationship Building
Inspirational Story: Aparna Radhakrishnan - A Journey Rooted in Purpose
October 20, 2025
A legal professional and Certified Data Protection Practitioner, Aparna has built her career at the intersection of law and technology. She’s worked across multinational companies, semi-state organisations, and legal consultancies, and today she supports Ireland’s national public broadcaster in a privacy-focused role.
Mentoring
Career Management
Personal Branding
Designing the Future of Work Through Connection and Care
October 17, 2025
How do we build organisations where everyone can lead, belong, and thrive? At our annual Corporate Partner Roundtable—hosted by CPL—senior leaders from across our partner network explored the future of work, the contradictions of caregiving, and the leadership skill of the future: empathy. From Barry Winkless’s vision of the empowered, hybrid “multiverse workplace” to Elysia Hegarty’s reminder that caregiving isn’t a policy, it’s infrastructure, the conversation reaffirmed a shared commitment...
Gender Balance/DEI
Leadership
Career Management
Innovation
PWN Dublin: Finding Connection Through Communication
October 13, 2025
Alison Ross drives PWN Dublin’s digital engagement as Social Media Manager and shapes purpose-driven campaigns as a Campaigns Support Specialist at EirGrid. Fusing her passion for communications, sustainability, and inclusion, Alison crafts content and creative visual strategies that inspire connection and drive positive change.
PWN Dublin Inspirational Story: Emma Jane Clarke – Using Skills to Empower Others
October 1, 2025
Emma Jane Clarke’s professional journey began like many others – driven, focused, and rising through the ranks. Her hard work led her to a senior director-level role with Sport Ireland, where she was fulfilling her passion for leadership. But something was missing. “While I had a successful career path ahead, I felt it was time to use my skills to empower others.”
Mentoring
Goal Setting
Leadership
Career Management
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