Global Mentoring Walk (the Netherlands)

The Global Mentoring Walk is an annual initiative that brings together established women leaders to mentor emerging female talent through community walks, organised under the patronage of the Vital Voices organisation. The material reviewed describes a 2017 edition held in Amsterdam, promoted locally by Polish Professional Women, connecting women and girls across cultural, generational, religious and national boundaries.

The initiative aims to foster mutual support, empowerment and cross-generational mentorship among women, and to build a diverse, inclusive global network of female leaders advancing women's leadership.

The 2017 Amsterdam edition combined an opening session with two presentations: Dr Magdalena Sedek (Merck's Women in Leadership Programme) spoke on diversity and inclusive leadership, and Merida Miller (founder of Project Fearless) spoke on building confidence and leadership skills in young girls. The walk format pairs participants for one-on-one mentoring alongside group discussion on leadership, career growth and overcoming gender-based barriers.

The organisers describe the initiative as advancing gender equality and building more diverse, inclusive leadership communities over time, though this is a self-reported characterisation rather than an independently evaluated outcome; the source material states thousands of women and girls participate in the walks each year without giving independently verified attendance figures.