Last Update: 28.04.09
The Women's Career Network in Vienna, Austria was founded over 16 years ago to serve as a resource and support network for women seeking to develop and expand their career opportunities in Austria.
The WCN has grown from just 12 founding members to include over 150 well-educated women representing 32 nationalities and a wide range of professional occupations and international experience.
The WCN is a professional women's network that welcomes women from all nations. Our meetings and events are conducted in English.
Austrian women comprise 30 percent of the membership, while 20 percent of WCN members are citizens of other member states of the European Union and 15 percent come from the US.
WCN members collectively speak 30 languages. The diversity and range of talents is also reflected in the positions our members hold:
- Accountants
- Architects
- Artists
- Bankers
- Business Development Managers
- Coaches
- Consultants
- Copywriters
- Doctors
- Educators
- Entrepreneurs
- Executive Assistants
- Healthcare Professionals
- Financial Analysts & Directors
- Graphic Designers
- Journalists
- Lawyers
- Marketing Managers
- Public Relations Managers
- Scientists
- Teachers
- Translators
- Travel Professionals
- Wine Importers
- Writers
WCN members are employed by world renowned international companies as well as local Austrian firms. Employers of WCN members include:
- Austrian Airlines
- Australian Embassy
- Baxter
- CTBTO
- Cambridge Institute
- Communicorp Group
- Danube International School
- Eli Lilly
- Greenpeace
- General Motors Austria
- IBM
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Kapsch
- Meinl Bank
- Ministry of Health & Women
- Mobilkom Austria
- Mondi Packinging
- OMV
- Pfizer
- Reuters
- Shell Austria
- United Nations
In addition, many of our members have their own businesses, ranging from financial, legal, and marketing & PR consultancies to translation firms. (WCN Members can take advantage of advertising their business in our Member Ads section.)
