Module nine, encourage networking opportunities. Research has repeatedly shown that a strong professional network is vital to career advancement and success. Other studies have shown that men tend to have larger, stronger professional networks then do their female peers. Women may miss out on networking due to enrich ideas about the genders and willingness either their own or male colleagues to engage in mixed gender networking, or due to family conflicts that prevent them from accessing networking opportunity. A key strategy in developing women leaders is creating and encouraging networking opportunities for women both within the organization and outside of it. Create a women's networking group.

One of the simplest and most powerful steps you can take to encourage women's networking within your organization is to create a women's networking group. Peer networking groups have been shown to be valuable sources of support, mentoring and development. Work with human resources or another appropriate division to create a networking group for women employees, or several. If it makes more sense to have groups that are geared for women at different levels of the organization, administration or management, then be sure that employees are aware that the groups or groups exist. You may fit this group into already existing peer networking groups, or it may be the beginning or a larger program that encourages peer networking. in a number of ways, encourage women to join organizations.

Encourage women within your organization to join women's professional organizations. You may need to make women aware of such organizations. You can provide literature, discuss them and employee reviews, or invite representatives to come talk to your employees. Women's professional organizations are a valuable sources of development and training, networking, support and information when possible subsidize membership fees. In addition to encouraging women to join such organizations encourage and reward participation, such as presenting at conferences, or holding leadership positions within the professional organization. Networking builds confidence No matter their gender leaders need confidence.

Studies show that a strong network helps to build confidence. Because networking gives people a chance to build in new skills, as well as build relationship. It builds self confidence and self esteem. Because women may sometimes lack the confidence needed for leadership, or be perceived to lack the confidence needed due to ideas about gender and enrich barriers to women's leadership. Developing confidence is vital. Investing in women's networking is an investment not only the individual confidence of women employees, but in women's leadership more broadly in your organization.

Networking and recruiting, having strong networking opportunities for women and you organization can be a major asset when attempting to recruit women. networks are a major way that people of all genders hear about job opportunities. When you are looking to recruit qualified women, it is likely that women in your organization may have the perfect candidate in their own networks. encouraging women to network with women in their field or industry can be a major step forward in recruiting more women. professional networking organizations are also a major way to recruit through advertising jobs, on their websites, or in their newsletters, by attending their events, to meet women in the industry or field and by getting your organization known as a place that supports women's leadership and development. Encourage Women to network benefits individual employees, but also has the potential to benefit the organization as a whole.

Case Study, the renda left her old job because after five years, she had reached the highest position she could. While there were positions above her. It seemed that men always promoted or hired from outside. She decided it was time to move on. When she started at Tech core, she was assigned a mentor Suzette. During their first meeting, Suzette gave the redness of literature on a professional organization for women and the technology sector.

Suzette told her that if during the joined tech court would pay half her membership fee. Suzanne also told heard about the one a month networking lunch for women, that tech court sponsor. It's a great way to meet other women here. And she learned about how to be better all together. Following sunset suggested Dorinda Jones join the professional organization and started going to the networking lunches. She was amazed at the diversity of talented of women she met something that had never happened at her former job.

A few months into the job. The window recommended her friend provided apply for an open position at Tech Corp to