500 Pupils to Benefit from Mentorship Programme

Up to 500 sixth form girls from 30 schools across Northern Ireland will be given the opportunity to take part in a unique programme created to help develop the female leaders of tomorrow.

SistersIN is an eight-month leadership development programme which aims to address the need for gender parity by building pupils’ confidence and broadening their career perspectives. Each pupil is matched with a female mentor from business, education or the public sector.

The class of 2024, which begins in September, was launched at an event at Danske Bank, a SistersIN Foundation Partner.

Aisling Press, managing director of Personal Banking at Danske Bank and SistersIN board member, said:

“The class of 2023 benefited from exposure to the different careers that exist today, introductions to the world of work and to female leaders who have shared their career journeys and personal leadership stories with them. And as mentors we were absolutely blown away by these girls – the future is definitely bright. The impact on pupils, mentors, businesses, schools and communities in its first year is very clear to see and as a Foundation Partner we’re excited to play our part in helping even more girls to become the leaders of tomorrow.”

Any business who would like to find out more about supporting SistersIN should visit sisters-in.org or email info@sisters-in. org.