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The Professional Women’s Network in Stockholm

Sweden · Stockholm · National · See the Sweden profile · See the Stockholm profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 45% 74/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

The Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Stockholm represents the Swedish arm of PWN Global, a collective of over 24 professional networks dedicated to fostering gender-balanced leadership and ensuring equal opportunities across genders in all sectors. With a membership exceeding 3

3,500+ members
PWN Global (parent network) membership
90 countries
Countries represented in PWN Global (parent network) membership

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
The Professional Women’s Network in Stockholm — website
Power domain
Economic Power
Methods / tools
Gender Training, Competence development, Networking
Region (NUTS)
SE11
Keywords
gender balanced leadership, networking, global movement

Context

The Professional Women's Network (PWN) Stockholm is the Swedish chapter of PWN Global, a network of over 24 professional networks promoting gender-balanced leadership and equal opportunities across sectors. It is a non-profit run by volunteers.

Objectives

To support the advancement and empowerment of women professionally, advocating for equal representation and opportunities in leadership positions.

Activities

A structured mentoring programme for women's professional development, plus monthly after-work networking events for knowledge sharing and community building.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — Explicitly non-profit and volunteer-run, implying a low direct cost to operate relative to paid-staff models.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Ongoing monthly cadence of events and a mentoring programme; benefits build over a medium-term horizon.
Staffing & skills
Volunteer leadership team of PWN Stockholm, Part of the wider PWN Global network of 24+ national chapters

Conditions for success

  • Dedicated volunteer commitment
  • Regular monthly after-work events to sustain engagement
  • Structured mentoring programme

Where it fits

Governance type
non-profit membership association
Scale
local chapter (Stockholm) within a global network

Commonly funded by

Philanthropic / foundation funding CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values

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