About us

Global Women in PR (GWPR) is a worldwide membership organisation of national networking groups whose members come from agencies, in-house and independents.

Founded to connect, champion and support women in senior PR and Communication roles, we are a not-for-profit organisation driven by a desire to change the landscape for women working in our industry.

We have groups and affiliates in the UK, across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central America, Australia and Asia and are expanding fast with new groups developing in Spain and Denmark.

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GWPR Annual Index

The GWPR Annual Index is an invaluable and unique resource that tracks and measures the position of women working in the PR and Communications industry globally.

Working in partnership with strategic insight agency Opinium, the 2024 survey includes flexible working, the barriers to women reaching the boardroom, the career impact of being a parent, harassment in the workplace, breakdown of women in senior roles and impact of career breaks on progression.

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GWPR Empower programme

Empower is an exclusive programme developed by Global Women in PR for a carefully selected group of 25 mid-career women, which offers a combination of cross-border mentoring, education and profile building. Our 2025 programme in now open for mentee applications until 31 July 2025. See here for further details of our 2025 mentors and how to apply to be a mentee.

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