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Our members believe so strongly in what March Women - Women in M&A is building, they have voluntarily funded membership fees to enable other women to join. This generosity inspired the formal launch of our Catalyst Fund earlier this year.
Together with those member contributions, 10% of every corporate membership fee goes towards funding full annual memberships.
We recently ran the first application process for a Catalyst membership and would like to thank all of the applicants for their time and effort in making their submissions, and their insightful comments - the following is a selection from a number of our applicants:
✭ "I experienced first-hand ...how diverse and encouraging the women are from March Women."
✭"Due to my background, I do not have a personal network of solicitors/other experts/potential clients. In light of this, I can sometimes feel out of place at networking events which impacts my confidence and how I come across to others."
✭ "The group’s emphasis on collaborating and supporting each other, fits perfectly with my ambitions of my career."
✭"...whilst I’m ambitious and hard working, I have been described as too modest and I often don’t feel comfortable advocating for myself. Being a member of a community such as March Women appears to be a great opportunity to overcome that."
✭ "I noticed that everyone genuinely wanted to lift each other up."
✭"I have attended a March Women event and due to the focused/ smaller group of individuals I found it much easier to talk to people and to feel part of a group."
✭ "I had a great time when I joined the March Women's event and in addition to obtaining valuable advice for my professional career, I also had a great laugh with everyone!"
It was a difficult task deciding who to award the first Catalyst membership to... so we awarded two!
So it's a warm welcome to our newest members Charlotte Lang and Lowri Roberts - we very much look forward to you being part of the March Women community.
The Catalyst Membership opens twice a year, with applications for the next cohort launching in December 2024 for membership commencing 1st February 2025.This cohort was specifically for junior M&A lawyers (at the request of the sponsor) but the next one will be a reflection of our broader M&A community.
