
Welcome!
The Global Women’s Career Lab is an international research and training initiative with the target of supporting more women leaders rise into top management positions around the globe.
Women in top management positions from nations around the globe (including China, France, Japan and Germany) participate in this unique systematic research. They are sharing their career experiences to support other women.
What is unique about the Global Women Career Lab?
- It is based on systematic PhD research (supported by the University of Burgundy, France) focused only on women in top management positions globally
- Offers strategies for global careers of women executives interested in following female role models and learning from their career experiences
- Gives practical support which women professionals can use for self-development and for their approach to day-to-day work
“My mission is to support women around the globe to grow and advance their leadership.
In my many years as executive coach, I have worked with numerous women in management positions, drawing on the findings and learnings of my ongoing global research into careers of women in top management.
I feel rewarded when observing women advancing in their leadership and doing this happily and balanced.”

Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski is a trusted expert in women leadership research. Founder of Global Women Career Lab, Author, International Executive Coach (MCC) and team facilitator.

Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski is a trusted expert in women leadership research. Founder of Global Women Career Lab, Author, International Executive Coach (MCC) and team facilitator.
“My mission is to support women around the globe to grow and advance their leadership.
In my many years as executive coach, I have worked with numerous women in management positions, drawing on the findings and learnings of my ongoing global research into careers of women in top management.
I feel rewarded when observing women advancing in their leadership and doing this happily and balanced.”
Women In The Workshops Will See Benefits To Their Leadership Skills By :
- Re-thinking their life paths and planning their careers more strategically
- Gaining clarity on their own career orientation
- Overcoming obstacles and challenges in leadership that arise specifically for women
- Creating awareness of own strengths, uniqueness and presence
Using their female strengths as leaders
- Further developing skills and characteristics needed to advance in management
- Finding more efficient ways of using mentoring & networking
- Achieving a work-life balance, while being a mother, partner or single woman
- Using opportunities more efficiently and making the right choices for their professional and private lives
Methodology
The Global Women Career Lab workshops are designed for companies and conference initiatives. The target is to support female executives to further develop their leadership and rise to higher levels.
Workshops are built on a unique concept which combines four elements:

1. Unique international scientific research with women in top management and women leadership theory.

2. The power of shared leadership experiences of women from all over the globe who participated in Global Women’s Career Labs since 2014.


4. Experimental learning approach supported by executive coaching style.
The Global Women Career Lab Coaching and Presentation Formats

Individual Mentor-Coaching sessions with Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski (Packages of 5 or 10 sessions for professional women)
Mentor-Coaching Group for selected women in management functions: Career strategy & planning, mastering typical challenges, tipps from top women managers. Read the full program here (Global-women-career-Lab-MentorCoaching2021)
(english Version MentorCoaching22final_eng.pdf)
Coach training: Global Women Career Lab- GWCL-Certification, for coaches and executives, helping coach professional women to the next level of leadership, read more here (GlobalWoman_CN_latest.pdf)
Key note presentation for conferences or company events: several topics from the area of diversity, women leadership and coaching women leaders across countries
For more information please contact Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski: alsadik@bas-coaching.com
Recent conferences and company workshops






- BMS: Keynote “Women leadership”, BMS
- Bosch: Women Leadership Workshop
- University of Burgundy France, MBA Program, women leadership
- Tongji University Shanghai, MBA Program, Coaching for leaders
- Jiangsu Normal University, Keynote
- AMS: Virtual Key-Note, International Diversity Strategy Meeting for participants from the USA, Asia and Europe
- Porsche: Women Leadership Workshop
- Saint-Gobain APAC: Executive Team, Diversity Workshop
- Saint-Gobain China: Workshop for women leaders
- LeanIn Luxury Paris: Keynote, in French, France
- ICF: Virtual ICF-Workshop for Coaches, over 100 participants
- Hero global conference: Moderation of international virtual panel of female leaders from five countries, China
- SelfMama Conference: Virtual Keynote, Russia
- All China Women´s Federation: International Conference, Keynote
- Cantal: Leadership Workshop, Executive Team
- American Chamber Japan, Workshop Coaching women leaders; Japan
- German and American Chamber Shanghai, Keynote, China
- Book reading events in five major German women networks, including KPMB and VW
About Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski, MCC
About Dr. Bettina
Al-Sadik-Lowinski
Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski is the founder of the Global Women’s Career Lab, a unique international research and training program for women in management.
Female top managers worldwide trust Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski by participating in her unique scientific research on women leadership. She holds a PhD in Management sciences (University of Burgundy, France) on the basis of her research on the career development of women in top management. She is author of “Women in top management” and “How Chinese women rise”, visiting professor and regular speaker at conferences. She is also certification coach and mentor of new coaches for ICF credentials.
Dr. Al-Sadik-Lowinski is an experienced international executive coach, mentor coach and management trainer who draws on her extensive corporate background to deliver high impact outcomes for her clients. She has coached and trained many female leaders all around the globe on reaching their targets for a fulfilled professional and private life.
Originally from Germany, her international background includes living and working experience in Japan, France and China. She comes from a multicultural family background and has two children.


Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski is the founder of the Global Women’s Career Lab, a unique international research and training program for women in management.
Female top managers worldwide trust Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski by participating in her unique scientific research on women leadership. She holds a PhD in Management sciences (University of Burgundy, France) on the basis of her research on the career development of women in top management. She is author of “Women in top management” and “How Chinese women rise”, visiting professor and regular speaker at conferences. She is also certification coach and mentor of new coaches for ICF credentials.
Dr. Al-Sadik-Lowinski is an experienced international executive coach, mentor coach and management trainer who draws on her extensive corporate background to deliver high impact outcomes for her clients. She has coached and trained many female leaders all around the globe on reaching their targets for a fulfilled professional and private life.
Originally from Germany, her international background includes living and working experience in Japan, France and China. She comes from a multicultural family background and has two children.


What clients say about Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski
Publications and Articles
Books

Alpha-Mann und Alpha-Frau:
Internationale Topmanager über Gender-Diversität und gemischte Führungsspitzen
Was denken männliche Topmanager aus aller Welt über das Zusammenspiel der Geschlechter in gemischten Führungsspitzen des Managements? Wie erleben sie erfolgreiche und weniger erfolgreiche Frauen? Welche Konflikte beschreiben die Männer im Umgang mit ihren Kolleginnen in Top-Führungspositionen und welche Wünsche haben sie an die Zusammenarbeit?
Für ihr neues Buch befragt die Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski erstmals männliche Spitzenmanager aus elf Nationen zu ihrer Sicht auf die Zusammenarbeit mit Kolleginnen in den Unternehmensleitungen. Sensible Themen wie #Metoo, Boys‘ Clubs und Quoten werden im Buch genauso betrachtet wie Leadership-Fähigkeiten, die Männer an Frauen bewundern oder bei ihnen vermissen. Das Besondere: Die Alpha-Männer kommen hier selbst zu Wort. Die authentischen Zitate der Topmanager geben sehr persönliche Einblicke in ihre Erfahrungen und Gedankenwelten. In ihrer Analyse leitet Al-Sadik-Lowinski ab, wie Männer und Frauen gemeinsam die Zukunft von internationalen Unternehmen besser gestalten können.
„Alpha-Mann und Alpha-Frau“ ist Plädoyer und Anleitung zugleich für mehr Gendergleichheit in den Leitungsfunktionen globaler Unternehmen und für mehr gemischte Führungsspitzen, besetzt mit qualifizierten Männern und Frauen, in einer globalen Wirtschaft. Das Buch vermittelt interessierten Frauen die Wahrnehmung der Männer und den einen oder anderen Tipp für die eigene Karriereentwicklung. Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider aus den Unternehmen erhalten Strategien, um Gender-Diversität zu stärken und mehr gemischte Führungsteams aufzubauen, damit sie ihren Unternehmenserfolg in der Zukunft nachhaltig.
Hier bestellen:
https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111052182/html?lang=de

Alpha Males and Alpha Females
Male executives from around the world on how to increase gender diversity in senior management
What do international male business leaders have to say about gender diversity, the rise of talented women into management and the opportunities for the sexes to work harmoniously together in boardrooms? What do they have to say on the obstacles that stand in the way?
For her new book Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski interviewed top male managers from eleven countries on their views on collaboration with their female colleagues in the executive teams of their companies. Sensitive topics like #Metoo, Boys’ Clubs and Quota are considered in the book, as well as leadership abilities that men admire in women – or miss in them. What makes it so special is that the book presents the men’s views in their own words; the alpha males have their say here. This is complemented by alternative perspectives from top female executives. The candid quotes from the top managers give very personal insights into their experiences and thought processes. Al-Sadik-Lowinski’s analysis shows how both sexes can work together in international companies to build a brighter and sustainable future.
“Alpha Males and Alpha Females” is both a plea and a guide for more gender equality in the management functions of global companies and for mixed leadership teams made up of qualified men and qualified women. It gives women who are interested in pursuing a management career an insight into men’s views, as well as advice on their personal career development. And it suggests strategies that executives can adopt to strengthen diversity, build mixed leadership teams and help secure their companies’ long-term success.
Order here:
https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111172651/html

Women in Top management- Role Models from around the Globe share their Paths to success, 2020 de Gruyter
The book offers the reader a remarkable insight into the experiences of women in top business positions in Russia, China, Japan, France and Germany. It is based on the authentic experiences and original words of the 110 interviewees – all of whom are senior female executives – and on the author’s analytical insights, all set within a qualitative, scientific framework. In this international research project, the Global Women Career Lab, the author analyzes what motivates these fascinating role models, how they plan their career trajectories, what mechanisms they use to overcome obstacles and what leadership strategies have enabled these women to reach senior management positions.
Read more: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/590828?language=en
Link to the German book version: Der Aufstieg der Topmanagerinnen – Weibliche Rollenvorbilder aus fünf Wirtschaftsnationen über Erfolgswege zu Spitzenpositionen, 2020 de Gruyter: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/584841?language=de

Typology of career paths of international Top Women Managers – Global orientation pattern for qualified women in management erschienen bei:

How Chinese Women Rise: What we can learn from Chinese women in top management English 2018 (Cuvillier), Chinese 2019 (Qingdao)

New in 2019.For the first time in Chinese language. The research on Chinese women in top management functions. Awarded at the Beijing International Book Fair, BIBF “Excellent topic award” by the “Silk Road Writing Project” for foreigners.


Buchbeitrag: Female Career Coaching for a multinational Company in China, Management Practices in Asia, Springer, 2019
Combining a Chinese career with a global perspective, this fictive case—based on real client cases—shows how female careers are affected by cultural contexts. New information from the Global Women’s Career Lab—a study among female top executives in China—produced valuable insights for Jenny’s coaching practice.
Read more: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-19662-2_18

Dissertation: “More than half the sky?” –Descriptions and determinants of the career development of female Chinese senior executives working at multinational companies in China 2017 (Cuvillier)
What readers say about Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski´s books
Read articles in leading journals about the Global Women Career Lab research
Handelszeitung Schweiz
https://www.handelszeitung.ch/management/bettina-al-sadik-lowinski
Handelsblatt vom 5.3.2021: Warum Managerinnen im Ausland Karriere macheny
https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/fuehrungsposten-kommen-sie-nicht-zurueck-bevor-sie-ceo-sind-warum-managerinnen-im-ausland-karriere-machen/26969050.html
Strive vom 12.2.2021: Wie Frau zur Spitzenmanagerin wird
https://www.strive-magazine.de/bettina-al-sadik-lowinski-spitzenm
Business au Feminin: Bettina Al-Sadik gives a voice to women top managers
https://www.businessofeminin.com/bettina-al-sadik-gives-a-voice-to-women-top-managers-from-around-the-globe/
Karriere-Portal Handelsblatt, 21.9.2020: Führungspotenzial: Welche 4-Stärken Sie von internationalen Top-Managerinnen lernen können. Diese Management-Skills und Persönlichkeitsmerkmale bringen Frauen an die Spitze
https://www.karriere.de/meine-skills/fuehrungspotenzial-welche-4-staerken-sie-von-internationalen-top-managerinnen-lernen-koennen/26198832.html
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 1.9.2010: Welche Eigenschaften hat die idealtypische Topmanagerin
https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/welche-eigenschaften-hat-die-idealtypische-topmanagerin-ld.1572916#back-register
Spiegel, 30.8.2020: Frauen in Führungspositionen- Studie zeigt Wege zum Erfolg
https://www.spiegel.de/karriere/frauen-in-fuehrungspositionen-studie-zeigt-wege-zum-erfolg-a-a812713e-8678-4ddf-80ec-706d38d438f1?sara_ecid=soci_upd_KsBF0AFjflf0DZCxpPYDCQgO1dEMph
Forbes Women, 19.10.2020: Women leadership cross cultural-success factors and barriers
https://www.forbes.ru/forbes-woman/411475-opasno-sudit-o-zhenshchine-tolko-ishodya-iz-cennostey-materinstva-pravda-li-deti
Wirtschaftswoche, 5. August 2020: Weibliche Führungskräfte- top Managerinnen gehen ihren Karriereweg unbeirrt
https://www.wiwo.de/erfolg/management/weibliche-fuehrungskraefte-top-managerinnen-gehen-ihren-karriereweg-unbeirrt-von-gesellschaftlichen-normen/26068354.html
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 17.7.2020: Für Frauen mit Ehrgeiz
https://www.nzz.ch/nzz-asien/china-ist-eines-der-besten-laender-fuer-frauen-mit-ehrgeiz-ld.1566855
Shanghai Daily, 23.8.2019, Discovering what makes China´s female executives so successful
https://www.shine.cn/opinion/1908230670/
China News, 2.9.2019, „How Chinese Women rise“
http://www.sh.chinanews.com/chanjing/2019-09-02/62256.shtml
CTGN, 30.7.2019: How Chinese Women rise
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-07-30/-How-Chinese-Women-Rise-by-Bettina-Al-Sadik-Lowinski-review-IKNB5Urw88/index.html
Wirtschaftswoche, 8. Juli 2018: Frauen in Führungspositionen- Chinesinnen gehen dahin, wo Chancen warten
https://www.wiwo.de/erfolg/management/frauen-in-fuehrungspositionen-chinesinnen-gehen-dahin-wo-die-chancen-warten/22775774.html
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 9. August 2018: Die chinesischen Frauen lassen Konfuzius und ihre westlichen Kolleginnen hinter sich
https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/die-chinesischen-frauen-lassen-konfuzius-und-ihre-westlichen-kolleginnen-hinter-sich-ld.1409976
German Chamber and American Chamber event Shanghai, 5.9.2019: Diversity insights
https://germanchambershanghai.eventbank.cn/event/diversity-insights-how-chinese-women-rise-22833/
Podcasts und Videos
De Gruyter international book reading event with guest from five countries, How women rise into top management
https://youtu.be/mcbSiQ7pK9Y
De Gruyter international Panel discussion, How women rise into top management: Global challenges, barriers and chances
https://youtu.be/D-HN5VT64Aw
Podcast IBE with Prof Jutta Rump: Frauen in Führungspositionen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhM-6t53FwM
Chinalogue Podcast English: Female leadership https://chinalogue.podigee.io/12-female-leadership-china
Chinalogue Video Podcast: Female leadership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpwyaGYAC4Y
Podcast How China works, 26.10.2019: Women and careers in management
https://podtail.com/de/podcast/how-china-works/dr-bettina-al-sadik-lowinski-global-women-career-l/
Interview sHero about women in top management, 6.7.2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aah68c7ZUnM
Female Zero one, Interview
https://femaleonezero.com/people/fellow-friday-dr-bettina-al-sadik-lowinski/
Compliance Channel Talk
https://compliancechannel.tv/neuer-compliance-channel-talk-mit-dr-al-sadik-lowinski-zu/
Contact Dr. Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski , MCC
EMAIL – alsadik@bas-coaching.com
WEBSITE LINK – www.bas-coaching.com

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