— PROWOC Celebrates
Honouring extraordinary women in our network.
ProWoc Celebrates | 35 Edition, May 2026
Caroline Onyango-Dyregaard
Associate Director, Head of Governance, Risk, Ethics & Compliance | WHO Foundation
This month, ProWoc spotlights Caroline Onyango-Dyregaard — With a career spanning the pharmaceutical, shipping/logistics, and manufacturing sectors. Caroline, trained as a lawyer in the U.S., began her career in Washington, D.C. as a litigating attorney before moving into corporate legal and compliance roles.
Best advice, “Do not self-select out. Apply for the role, speak up in the room, ask the question and take the opportunity. You do not need to be perfect or have every answer before you are allowed to try.”
Click the link to Read Caroline’s inspiring story.
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From our community
Mastering workplace culture does not mean fitting in perfectly. (Part 9)
🌍 When ‘Maria’ joined a Danish tech company as a senior specialist, she noticed that despite her hard work and great performance, she rarely received explicit praise. This is not unusual: Danish work culture often downplays self-promotion and personal accolades.
💫 Exclusive Conversations with Samantha – Key takeaways
Last week, ProWoc welcomed Samantha Almon Adeluwoye, Global Director of Content and Social Media at Maersk. This event was expertly moderated by ProWoc member, Steffí Dexter Miranda.
Growth and transformation are intentional and happen by design. (Part 8)
At ProWoc, we believe growth does not happen by accident.
Growth and transformation are intentional and happen by design.
🌟 Mentors advise. Sponsors advocate. (Part 7)
Mentors advise. Sponsors advocate.
Different roles and both are needed to progress your career.
🚀 A Harvard Business Review study found that professionals with sponsors are 23% more likely to advance their careers.


