FEMtors™ are FWN’s Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States (FWN100™) from 2007 thru 2012, and the Most Influential Filipina Women in the World (Global100™) from 2013-2024 who are sharing their competencies and skills with selected FEMtees™.
United States FWN100™ and Global FWN100™ awardees are senior and executive leaders, managers, professionals, elected and appointed officials, subject matter experts, nonprofit professionals, and entrepreneurs in the public, private, non-profit, and military sectors. Awardees also include self-employed business owners/sole proprietors, independent contractors, members of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
Why become a FEMtor™?
FEMtors are those who have received the Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award.
The Most Influential Women in the World Award (Global FWN100™) is a working award – the winners are asked to femtor a FEMtee and partner with FWN in building next-generation Filipina women leaders. This award comes with the privilege of 'paying forward' and contributing your workplace learning and expertise in the development of the next-generation of Filipina women leaders. A successful femtoring relationship is your legacy to the future of Filipina women.
FEMtoring is a special honor to facilitate an emerging Filipina leader’s personal and professional growth by sharing the wisdom you have gained through years of experience.
As a FEMtor™, the FEMtorMatch™ Competencies assessment will help you discover your key areas of competencies and skillsets that you are willing to share with a FEMtee™. The assessment will also help you uncover those areas for improvement.
As a FEMtor™, you also benefit by:
Enhancing your skills
Femtoring can facilitate your own professional growth, making you more of an asset to your organization. By femtoring emerging Filipina women leaders from different backgrounds and with different personality types, you can strengthen your coaching and leadership skills. You will gain a fresh perspective on your performance since your FEMtee™ is likely to ask you why you do things in a certain way. This will help you to take a critical look at how you are leading and what areas you may need to adjust for improvement.
Developing your own organization’s mentoring program
Femtoring can help you enlarge or start a mentoring program for your entire organization to help develop talent and promote from within, and thus address issues of succession planning and retention. Your femtoring experience will benefit your organization as you apply lessons learned to nurture promising employees to become top-performing executives.
Creating a legacy
Femtoring can help you create a legacy that has a lasting impact not only on your FEMtee™ but also on the leadership development of Filipina women leaders in every sector of the economy. In addition to personal satisfaction, the knowledge and competencies you foster in your FEMtee™ can inspire new ideas for generations to come. Moreover, you can help carry on your organization’s branding and legacy by passing on its values and mission to others.
Femtoring can be a truly rewarding experience. Becoming a FEMtor™ is a big decision that requires intentionality. FWN asks your commitment of time and energy as each femtoring relationship requires a six-month commitment. Becoming a FEMtor requires FWN annual contribution current. The benefits to you, your own organization, and to the development of future Filipina women leaders are well worth your effort.
