WOMEN OF THE YEAR
Your Success, Your Opportunity: Learn from the Best for Your Own Career!
by herCAREER (Editor), Kristina Appel (2024/2025) and Christine Mortag (2023/2024) (Authors), Ulrike Schacht and Lisa Hantke (Photographers)
Whether in specialist or leadership positions, as CEOs, scientists, or mentors, this book presents impressive women who have made a name for themselves with innovative ideas, determination, and passion. They have achieved extraordinary things and serve as role models for the next generation of female professionals and leaders.
The portraits provide authentic insights into their professional lives and describe the individual experiences of these women. “Frauen des Jahres” shows how women can learn from and support each other. Some of the featured women are also available as a mentor. You can find contact details in the book.
“Frauen des Jahres” is published by herCAREER – Europe’s leading career and networking platform for women.”
Book Release: The second edition of “Women of the Year”!
The new book Women of the Year 2024/2025 continuing the success of last year’s edition. In this book as well, remarkable women offer valuable insights into their professional journeys—marked by challenges and obstacles, but always staying true to their vision in the end.
“There is still much to be done. For all of us. But together, it becomes easier.”
Reasons why you should order the book today:
Gain inspiring insights through authentic stories from real life.
Receive practical career tips from outstanding women in various industries.
Expand your network through the contact opportunities provided in the book.
© Sung-Hee Seewald
Natascha Hoffner
Founder of messe.rocks GmbH and
initiator of herCAREER.
FOREWORD FROM NATASCHA
With great joy and pride, I present our two books on women’s careers. Remarkable women provide exclusive insights into their professional journeys, sharing inspiring stories about their successes without sweeping setbacks and failures under the rug.
“The world needs more women in leadership positions, across all industries and at all levels.”
With this idea in mind, I founded a platform in 2015 that connects women with companies that consciously do not want to—and cannot afford to—do without women. The realization grew that a more diverse working world requires not just the commitment of women themselves but the combined effort of business and society to create better conditions. Together, we must work on unconscious biases—those unspoken prejudices that still prevail. This is the motivation behind FRAUEN DES JAHRES, a work that is now in its second edition and one that is personally very close to my heart.
I want to encourage you to discover the diversity of women’s careers, be inspired, and find your own path. Because only together can we contribute to a fair and inclusive working world.
Best regards,
Natascha Hoffner
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What Other Buyers Say
FOREWORDS
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Social Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Pioneer
“In the early 60s, when women couldn’t even open a bank account without their husband’s permission, I founded my own software company. The societal structures denied us women access to technical professions. It was an early social enterprise, an all-women company: we were pioneers in home office, job sharing, and part-time work. (…) What sets us apart as entrepreneurs and women in leadership is that we understand failure is never the end. Stay resilient, get up, smile, and start again.”
Dr. Katarzyna (Kasia) Mol-Wolf
Founder, Publisher of Emotion, Speaker, Board Member, Journalist
“Every failure rewards us with many lessons that no one can take away from us, as long as we get back to doing and don’t stay down. This is what I want to convey to all women who still want to achieve something in their lives. It’s about getting to know both our strengths AND our weaknesses, and even when things don’t go as planned, trusting ourselves.”
Mo Asumang
Producer, Director, Investigative Journalist, Actress, Presenter, Bestselling Author
“My everyday life and work environment are still far from being as diverse as I would like them to be. Every day I am reminded anew: We still have a long way to go toward equality and equal rights. (…) We all know that change only happens when we don’t just talk about it but finally take action so that socially marginalized groups are treated equally. (…) ‘An economy can only be successful with three Ts: Technology, Talent, and Tolerance.’ To achieve this, dialogue is crucial—unbiased, open, and inquisitive.”
