Women in Wind programme: Five things to know about the scheme

The Women in Wind program has been running since 2019, helping accelerate the careers of women in the wind industry. Mentees have come from all parts of the globe – Vietnam to Russia, Brazil to Kenya… There have been many different voices in the scheme, helping build a global network of professionals in the wind industry.

One of those mentees, Jeanette Gitobu, is now the Director of the scheme, welcoming a new cohort of mentees for the 2022/23 cycle. We asked Jeanette to outline five things about the scheme that inspire her ahead of this year’s program.

1 | Bringing up the first fifty

This year will see us pass the milestone of 50 mentees. It is incredible to think that so many women in the wind industry have been a part of this scheme and helped push the industry on by bringing more diverse voices into key areas of the sector.

Our report in 2020 found that only 21% of the global wind energy work force were women, with only 8% of senior management roles held by women. Those numbers are clearly not good enough, and it is exciting to see the Women in Wind scheme making a difference to those numbers.