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Machine generated contents note: Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Part I Overview Chapter 1 Women and the New Economy The New Economy: Opportunities for Women Women in Corporates and Finance Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Chapter 2 Mentoring and Sponsoring: The Keys to Success Mentoring and Sponsoring Women Employees Mentoring and Sponsoring Women Entrepreneurs Part II Voices of Women Business Leaders Chapter 3 Obstacles to Success and Solutions for Overcoming Them The Obstacles The Solutions Chapter 4 Role of Women in the Global Economy Interview with Irene Natividad, Founder and President of Global Summit of Women Chapter 5 Career Strategies for Women Interview with Professor Margaret Neale, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business References Chapter 6 Inclusive Leadership Interview with Deborah Gillis, President & CEO of Catalyst Chapter 7 Improving the Place of Women in the Economy Interview with Audra Bohannon, Senior Partner at Korn Ferry's Leadership and Talent Consulting Chapter 8 Overcoming Women's Obstacles Interview with Christiane Bergevin, Executive Vice-President at Desjardins Group Chapter 9 Women's Spirit of Enterprise Interview with Valerie Bernis, Executive Vice President at ENGIE Part III Designing Mentoring and Sponsoring Programs Chapter 10 "Mentoring by ENGIE" Interview with Gerard Mestrallet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE "Mentoring by ENGIE", A Structured Program to Train Women as Leaders Chapter 11 Oracle Women Leadership (OWL) Mentoring Program Interview with Leopoldo Boado, Chairman of Oracle Spain Oracle's Mentoring Program and Intercompany Experience Chapter 12 VivaWoman! Program Interview with Maurice Levy, Chairman of the Board of the Publicis Groupe At Publicis Groupe, The Main Aim of Mentoring is to Retain Talented Staff Chapter 13 MixCity and Women's Leadership Initiative Interview with Marie-Claire Capobianco, Head of BNP Paribas French Retail Banking BNP Paribas as a Proactive Supporter of Women in Business: A Mentoring Program Chapter 14 Women's Initiative Network and Reverse Mentoring Program Interview with Karen Peetz, President of BNY Mellon Interview with Jean Wynn, Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer of BNY Mellon's Office of the President Part IV Mentoring Program Success Stories Chapter 15 BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) Interview Tabitha Coombe (Mentee) Interview with François Freyeisen (Mentor) Interview with Siobhan Roche (Mentee) Interview with Constance Chalchat (Mentor) Chapter 16 ENGIE Interview with Mathias Curnier (Mentor) Interview with Paola Vezzaro (Mentee) Chapter 17 Oracle Interview with Nicoleta Apostol (Mentee) Interview with Giovanna Sangiorgi (Mentor) Interview with Paula Craythorne (Mentee) Chapter 18 Publicis Groupe Interview with Michele Gilbert (Mentor) Interview with Charlotte Guillabert (Mentee) Chapter 19 BNY Mellon Interview with Regina Meredith-Carpeni (Mentor) Interview with Yoon Park (Mentor) Interview with Jeff KUHN (Mentee) Part V Ways to Help Entrepreneurs to Succeed Chapter 20 Mentoring and Sponsoring Programs Mentoring Women Entrepreneurs Interview with Emilie Creuzieux, Founder of Monbento (Mentee) Interview with Jean-Jacques Berard, Co-founder of Executive Interim Management (Mentor) Interview with Muriele Roos, Founder of Femme Majuscule (Mentee) Interview with Eve Magnant, VP at Publicis (Mentor) Interview with Jane Chen, Co-founder of Embrace (Mentee) Interview with Abigail Holsborough, Founder of RouteMap (Mentee) Interview with Clara Shih, Founder of Hearsay Social (Mentee) Chapter 21 Networking Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) ASTIA -- A Different Kind of Network Performing in a Different Kind of Way The Goldman Sachs '10,000 Women' Initiative Chapter 22 Training Women Entrepreneur Program in Stanford.

"When women succeed, we all win. Breaking Through explores the mentoring relationship, and unravels its effects on women, businesses, society, and the economy. In 2010, author Martine Liautaud founded the Women Business Mentoring Initiative (WBMI) to support women entrepreneurs with the targeted advice and personalized guidance that can only come from a mentor. In late 2015, she set up the Women Initiative