ARTICLES

Nov 22, 2021

Gayatri Spivak: Naming the Other Woman

By Annie Tran Having grown up in a non-Western environment, I felt a strange admiration for white feminism (before I recognised its...

Oct 26, 2021

Co-Founder Sara Kemppainen on Entrepreneurship and Setting Up WIL

WIL co-founder Sara Kemppainen recently sat down with Evolucio, the Leiden University College alumni network, to discuss entrepreneurship...

Oct 12, 2021

Should You Apply?

This advice on applying for jobs was kindly made available by Frank Ingruber. Frank is a retired Australian Ambassador living in The...

Jun 22, 2021

Reflections from the 2020-21 Board

As we transition to a new board, the 2020-21 board has taken time to reflect on the joys and challenges of WIL during this unique year....

May 29, 2021

Member Spotlight: Katharina Schwerdt

Welcome to our Member Spotlights. This is an attempt to bring more focus to one of our favorite things about WIL, the community! The...

May 19, 2021

Interview with Allyson Kukel, Part Two: On a Balanced Relationship to Technology

In the first part of this interview, we talked to Allyson about her journey to founding Rooted in Calm, being a woman in business, and...

May 14, 2021

Interview with Allyson Kukel - Foundations for Adulting: Cleaning your mental junk drawer

Last week, we were lucky enough to have Allyson as a speaker for our workshop Foundations for Adulting: Cleaning your mental junk drawer....

Mar 19, 2021

Financial Literacy – Women’s Edition

WIL already hosted several workshops on the topic of financial literacy. In December we hosted a workshop with David Zetland which you...

Feb 16, 2021

Resources for Taking Care of the Mental Health of a High-Achiever

These resources were recommended by Psychologist and Mental Health Ambassador Vassia Sarantopoulou. She is also the founder of...

Dec 19, 2020

Member Spotlight

Welcome to our Member Spotlights. This is an attempt to bring more focus to one of our favorite things about WIL, the community! The...

Dec 14, 2020

Nutrition and Well-being – An Interview with Audrey Dickinson

At the end of our WIL- Wellbeing Week, an exciting workshop was in sight: A workshop on nutrition to support winter well-being. The...

Nov 11, 2020

Insights from the G(irls)20 Summit: Interview with WIL Alumni Jennifer Pfister

“The voices of young women matter, they need to be heard because there is no future and there is no present without them” On the 24th of...

Oct 16, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament: Why a Gender Perspective Matters

By Hanna Dittmar

Sep 24, 2020

Female Empowerment through Public Speaking

An interview with our recent workshop hosts who talk about the importance of public speaking for female empowerment.

Jun 24, 2020

Final Words from the 2019/2020 Board

As the new board is taking over, here are some words of wisdom from the 2019/2020 Board. Thank you to all of our members and partners for...

May 9, 2020

Why the World Needs Female Leaders Now

With the current world situation, there are many things we can lament about, however, we can also use this period to take some steps to...

Mar 5, 2020

Charles' Guide to Linkedin

Charles Weiler-Ulin is the CEO at Holland Park Media, based in the Hague. He has further helped The Hague Tech, where our workshops our...

Feb 26, 2020

A Guide to International Women’s Day in The Hague 2020.

International Women’s Day is coming up soon! Since 1911, the day has been celebrated across countries and cultures. IWD takes place...

Feb 14, 2020

Radical Self-Acceptance: Dare to Lead

“Leadership is about creating change you believe in”. Manuela Damant opened Monday’s workshop by sharing this quote by Seth Godin. It...

Feb 3, 2020

Gender Inequality in Academia

Judi Mesman is the dean of Leiden University College and a professor of interdisciplinary study of societal challenges. She joined WIL...