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ProWoc is Recipient of the Blaze Inclusion Award in Denmark and the Nordics

August, 30, 2022

We are so very thrilled that ProWoc is the winner of the Blaze Inclusion Award in Denmark and the Nordics. The award in the Catalyst category is given by the Diversify Collective from Norway and recognizes work done by an organisation or individual within DEIB. It is awarded to “an organisation that works to externally advance equality and equity on gender, race, ethnicity, disability inclusion, sexual orientation, and/or religion within society. A catalyst for change.” The organizations or individuals are nominated and then selected by voting across the Nordic region. The National Award was received in June 2022 and the Regional/Nordic award in August 2022.

We would like to thank all those who voted for us and have supported us along the way. Looking back, we can see the impact that we have had.

We catalyzed an increased focus on intersectional and ethnic diversity in Denmark

Djøfbladet: “Hey vi er lige her”
Børsen: “Vi skal simpelthen tale hojere og vaere bedre end vores kollegaer for bare at blive anset som ligevaerdige”
Børsen: “Toppen hos de storste virksomheder er hvid”
Berlingske: “Det danske mangfoldigheden-dilemma “

Børsen article | 5 Feb 2021:

ProWoc was featured in a cover feature by Børsen. The article is based on the interviews with ProWoc’s Selim Ablo-Nielsen, Phaedria Marie St Hilaire, Caroline Onyango-Dyregaard, and Divya Rao. The feature covered the increased focus on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in workplaces in Denmark, with organisations such as ProWoc working on helping companies bridge the gap in talent requirements and addressing unconscious biases at the workplace. From the origins of ProWoc, the feature also covered the highs and lows of being a professional woman of colour in Denmark, and how the programmes of ProWoc are meant to upscale the skill sets among ProWoc’s members by tailored programmes, such as the Mentoring programme and various Career Development Masterclasses.

ProWoc Featured in Djøfbladet | 26 January 2021:

We are excited to share a very special feature on ProWoc done by Djøfbladet now available online (in danish)! The article highlights the need for inclusion in professional spheres, a reporting from one of our events – Exclusive Conversations with Maria Pejter – and, first-hand accounts from our founding members – Selim Ablo-Nielsen and Phaedria Marie St. Hilaire.

TheLocal DK article | 8 March 2020:

ProWoc was featured in TheLocal Denmark’s International women’s day special. The Local is an English-language news portal. Founders, Selim Ablo-Nielsen and Phaedria Marie St. Hilaire spoke about the motivations and reasons for the founding of ProWoc, the unique needs of and situations faced by women of colour in professional workspaces, besides adding how career development programmes offered by ProWoc are helping bridge the gap.