OEC launches mentoring program for women

In September, OEC launched its first mentoring program for women . With 50 participants, 25 of whom are mentors and 25 mentors, the initiative seeks to contribute to accelerating the development and preparation of women to assume new leadership positions in the short/medium term.

Structured to promote continuous learning, the program will have four stages, involving the formation of pairs, mentoring sessions, complementary development actions and a continued individual development plan.

“This is yet another advance in OEC’s Diversity and Inclusion strategy, which includes a series of initiatives and is in line with the commitments to business plurality and the company’s DNA of constant evolution and training of people”, says Ludmila Lavigne. , responsible for People and Planning.

Female representation has been increasing in the OEC in recent years. Today, 12% of the total members are women. Among leadership positions, the rate is 13%, a number that should increase as the program evolves.

Do you know what mentoring is?
A learning practice that consists of a relationship based on trust, in which two people exchange knowledge and experience with the aim of developing personal and professional skills, maximizing potential, improving performance and helping the mentee to become the person she wants to be.

Benefits for mentors: increased self-awareness as a leader and increased awareness of issues facing women, development of active listening, reinforcement of skills and knowledge and the spirit of service.

Benefits for mentees: development of specific needs, support to affirm and recognize strengths, greater confidence and a feeling of empowerment and expansion of the systemic and strategic.