Empa is a member of Advance.
Advance aims at increasing the share of women in leading positions in Switzerland. A program, involving different types of workshops, helps the member companies of Advance to reach their gender diversity objectives. The workshops (skill building, connect@advance, future workplace) are held either as webinars or on site and most of them are available to all Empa personnel from all fields of work.
What an International Women’s Day this was! The exhibition at Zürich Main Station was launched with a bang, and the IWD Flagship Event at the Neues Kunsthaus was truly memorable – including a huge birthday cake for the 10 year anniversary. Thank you for all your support in the «making of» of these two big events. The next ones are coming soon. Find out more and stay tuned! - Together we #advance faster!
DISCOVER THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Those of you who attended the vernissage on 8 March will agree: never has Zurich Main Station been so inspiring and thought-provoking!
- Watch the highlights of the opening ceremony here,
- or browse through the photo gallery here and re-live the momentous start of our exhibition.
- The exhibition is open until 22 March: don’t miss it, and tell all your friends and colleagues about it!
- Book a free tour in German or English
A MEMORABLE ADVANCE FLAGSHIP EVENT!
Thank you for celebrating International Women’s Day and the 10-year Anniversary of Advance with our great community! It was a blast to welcome you all at the Neues Kunsthaus live and see you on our online stream. We very much hope you enjoyed it and had empowering exchanges with other guests. A huge thank you to all the speakers and panelists. You were GREAT!
- For those who missed it: the recording can be viewed here
- The photo gallery will be available on our website shortly
'Skill building' workshops:
Target audience: For women in middle management (group leaders, department heads, members of the board).
Topics: Work-life balance, improving leading skills, improving self-confidence, deal with conflicts etc.
List of workshops and dates:
https://weadvance.ch/programs/skill-building
Registration:
Send an email to to ask for a place in a workshop. Three seats per year are available.
Upcoming workshops:
SKILL BUILDING
22 March 2023, 09:00-17:00, in Zurich in German
Develop a sense of personal power and work out your own strategy to assert yourself and maintain your integrity. Learn more here.
TEACH YOUR KIDS ESSENTIAL MONEY HABITS - FOR WOMEN & MEN
11 May 2023, 09:00-17:00, in Zurich in English
Whether you are a parent, godparent, grandparent or relative, if you want to accompany a child in learning about money, then this skill building workshop with Mara Harvey, one of our CEO speakers from our IWD, is for you. Watch her talk here, learn more here.
4 April 2023, 12:00-13:00, online in English
Do you want to know what 600 working women say about what really holds them back from being promoted? Get tangible, actionable solutions to stop the drop towards the top and join us for an online lunchtime heads-together with Anna Mattsson from McKinsey and Laura Guggiari from Biogen on how to de-bias the promotion process. More here.
'Connect@Advance' workshops:
Target audience: For everyone (men and women) employed at Empa.
Topics: Keep up your power, make home working work, maintain personal wellness in times of lockdown etc.
List of workshops and dates:
https://weadvance.ch/programs/connect-at-advance/
Registration:
Register yourself by clicking on the corresponding links below.
You must be logged into the Empa Intranet to use the links below.
Upcoming workshops:
CONNECT@ADVANCE
WE ARE SHORT OF TALENT! ARE WOMEN THE ANSWER?
28 March 2023, 18:00-20:00, in Zurich, in English, with Adecco
Join us to learn more about effective measures to counter the skills shortages in Switzerland and find out how diversity and inclusion can be part of the solution. Plus, discover opportunities that arise for women, leaders and each one of us! More here. Register here.
SWISS FEMALE LEADERS TACKLING THE NET-ZERO CHALLENGE
13 April, 18:00-20:00 in Zurich in English, with BCG
- A meaningful progress in sustainability goes hand in hand with solutions in social sustainability, especially gender equality. Hear from female leaders about their motivation and role in the net-zero challenge and get insights into success factors for empowering more women to take on leadership roles in the climate sector. Learn more here.
'BEST PRACTICE EXCHANGE – FOR HR, D&I AND LINE MANAGERS' workshops:
Target audience: For HR personnel.
Topics: Exchange best practices and learn from other companies.
List of workshops and dates:
https://weadvance.ch/programs/best-practice-exchange/
Registration:
Send an email to specifying which workshop you would like to attend.
Upcoming workshops:
BEST PRACTICE EXCHANGE – FOR HR, D&I AND LINE MANAGERS
16 May 2023, 13:00-14:30, at EY's office, Zurich
How are companies making inclusion top of mind in their leadership teams? What's really going on to make leaders think and behave differently and what's the impact on women in particular? Join us before the Advance General Assembly (happening on the same date) to gain new insights and exchange. Learn more here.
