{"id":1060,"date":"2021-03-08T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:49:04","slug":"salesforce-womens-network-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/eu\/blog\/salesforce-womens-network-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2021 with Salesforce Women\u2019s Network BE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International Women\u2019s Day 2021 (March 8th) is a great time to celebrate the achievements of women throughout the world, as well as work to raise awareness of and take action against gender inequality. It\u2019s something that Salesforce as a business holds very important, as we strive to build a diverse workforce with <a adhocenable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/company\/equality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equality at its core<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there have been many global advances in terms of gender equality, but we don\u2019t yet live in a gender-equal world. For example, worldwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/womens-day\" target=\"_blank\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">2.7 billion women<\/a> are legally unable to have the same choice of jobs as men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/company\/equality\/equality-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">equality groups<\/a> within Salesforce is the Salesforce Women\u2019s Network, and as well as the global network, there are individual branches across the world. We spoke to the co-leads of the Salesforce Women\u2019s Network in Belgium, Senior Strategic Account Executive, Ilse Lemmens, and Customer Success Manager, Manon Verhaeghe, about women in tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elevating-women-s-voices\"><b>Elevating women\u2019s voices<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining Salesforce, Ilse worked in the logistics industry, another male-dominated area, for 18 years. As a software engineer fixing satellite and computer problems on container ships, she was in a highly technical role, surrounded by men and in an atmosphere that wasn\u2019t always woman-friendly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s always been passionate about equality and diversity and has taken that passion into each role she\u2019s had ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What I\u2019ve always tried to do in all of my jobs is make sure that women\u2019s voices are elevated.<\/p>\n<cite>Ilse Lemmens<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=International%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Day%202021%20with%20Salesforce%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Network%20BE\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=International%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Day%202021%20with%20Salesforce%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Network%20BE&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"International Women\u2019s Day 2021 with Salesforce Women\u2019s Network BE\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/eu\/blog\/salesforce-womens-network-belgium\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Manon came straight to Salesforce from her university as part of the Salesforce graduate programme in 2019. Part of the attraction of Salesforce as an employer was the strong emphasis on equality and diversity, and how open the company is about the importance of empowering women within the workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Salesforce Women\u2019s Network in Belgium was set up in January 2020, and while Manon focuses on attracting and engaging younger women to the network, Ilse\u2019s focus is on senior, executive-level women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-women-in-tech-breaking-the-taboo\"><b>Women in tech: breaking the taboo<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s definitely a taboo around women applying for jobs in tech, but why is that? Why don\u2019t women apply as often as men do? It could be in part down to the fact it\u2019s seen as a traditionally male industry, but there\u2019s also a confidence issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manon shared her experience of recent graduates being put off because they assume women in tech are all about coding or some other aspect of tech that they don\u2019t have experience in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are of course coding jobs in the tech industry, which plenty of women excel at as well as men, but there are also other roles that don\u2019t require a specific \u2018tech\u2019 skill set. There are other barriers to women in tech.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I think a lot of young girls, particularly, are scared to apply if there\u2019s one particular skill that they don\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<cite>Manon Verhaeghe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=International%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Day%202021%20with%20Salesforce%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Network%20BE\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=International%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Day%202021%20with%20Salesforce%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Network%20BE&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Feu%2Fblog%2Fsalesforce-womens-network-belgium%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"International Women\u2019s Day 2021 with Salesforce Women\u2019s Network BE\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/eu\/blog\/salesforce-womens-network-belgium\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In fact, research shows that when faced with a job spec, <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/08\/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women often won\u2019t apply unless they meet 100% of the requirements<\/a> and qualifications, while men are likely to apply even if they only meet 60%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-salesforce-women-s-network-in-belgium\"><b>The Salesforce Women\u2019s Network in Belgium<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Top-down support is essential for any workplace initiative to succeed, and the Salesforce Women\u2019s Network certainly has that support. As one of only 7% of the top 500 companies with a woman as CEO (<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/salesforce-ventures\/carry-your-own-torch-and-then-light-the-way-for-others-50c45cdcbca4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angelique de Vries<\/a>, CEO of Salesforce Northern Europe), the focus on equality on equality and equal hiring is strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as elevating women\u2019s voices and providing personal and professional development, the Salesforce Women\u2019s Network organises various get-togethers for the women in the Belgian office including sessions with top female leaders, networking brunches, and ladies\u2019 nights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its objectives include giving women a platform from which they can be heard, amplifying customer success stories (many of which are of strong women), and, ultimately, breaking the glass ceiling \u2013 all significant issues that are even more on people\u2019s minds during International Women\u2019s Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official theme of the day is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/theme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ChooseToChallenge<\/a>. It&#8217;s initiatives like the Women\u2019s Networks that help to challenge gender inequality and bias, by supporting people and giving them the confidence to call out unjustness. Values are at the heart of Salesforce as an organisation, and the Belgian Salesforce Women\u2019s Network is helping the global business achieve equality and diversity on a local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a wider level, our Women\u2019s Networks exist to push the message home throughout the Salesforce ecosystem that women in leadership are important, and that women achieving their goals is important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a taboo around women applying for tech jobs, Salesforce offers many benefits. 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