There are many different kinds of career paths in our community. At the Women Offshore Foundation, we provide support through resources and a worldwide community to accomplish career dreams. We know that experience offshore is valuable for career growth, and we have seen women make moves into shoreside roles as well as offshore roles. Through […]

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Conversations around Motherhood continue on the Podcast. Episodes 52-57 of the Women Offshore Podcast were all about motherhood with Jais Curry, the director of community outreach. Now she is back with another episode. This time she speaks with Diana Ormond, founder of Polaris Lactation about how to manage lactation while offshore. In this episode, get […]

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Get to know American journalist Rebecca Ponton. In our last episode, you heard Rebecca Ponton, the author of Breaking the GAS Ceiling, read a chapter about Arlete Jandira, a member of the Women Offshore Community. Rebecca is an American journalist and her work has appeared in numerous American and international publications, such as National Geographic […]

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Have you read the book, Breaking the GAS Ceiling? Breaking the GAS Ceiling, Women in the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry is the result of one woman’s desire to record and preserve a missing piece of history of the offshore industry. In this book, which has been said to read like a collection of short stories, […]

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When was the last time you asked for something you want in your career? Because of the challenges women face in speaking up, they tend to NOT ask for what they want and/or need in life. This episode is a reminder to ask for what you want and need. Perhaps you have internalized messages that […]

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Today, let’s learn from a woman who blazed a trail in subsea engineering. Christina Johansen is the senior vice president of product management at TechnipFMC. She is responsible for subsea product/service lines and marketing strategies globally. Christina is a leader and has climbed the corporates ladder at TechnipFMC, since starting as a project engineer in […]

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The US Coast Guard created the Women’s Reserve known as the SPARS, an acronym for, “Semper Paratus Always Ready,” in WWII. In WWII, The US Coast Guard utilized the highest percentage of women of any of the services. The SPARS grew to 12,000 women, under the guidance of former Purdue University Dean of Women, Dorothy […]

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We are having a giveaway on the podcast! The latest episode of the Women Offshore Podcast is full of exciting news! Have a listen below to learn what is going on at the organization and to enter a giveaway for a Women Offshore t-shirt! Have a Listen & Subscribe The Women Offshore Podcast can also […]

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There are a lot of opinions, myths and facts about working mothers. If you have been tuning into the Women Offshore Podcast, then you know that Jais Curry, the director of community outreach, has been interviewing mothers with offshore experiences. From family planning, pregnancy and postpartum, there have been several episodes that expose the ups […]

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Yes! They. Are. Back! Mother-daughter duo Captain Sherri Hickman and Chief Mate Coronado Hickman have been featured before. You probably remember them from their feature navigating an ATB together a few years ago. This time, they’re on the podcast, and they have new titles to wear, grandmother and mother! On the latest episode of the […]

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