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career pro? le

We protect ship engines from explosions, and at the same time people from the “ tragedy. I want to continue working in this ? eld, and would like to learn more and create. There are still areas we need to improve, to search for the best solution and I want to be a part of all this. ”

Jurate Hellow,

Vice President,

Schaller Automation LP and experience to ? ll more management positions in the fu- you enjoy it, you’re more likely to be successful at it. Life is ture. For new positions, we treat men and women applicants not a dress rehearsal. It is important to enjoy the ride. Success in the same, fair way and have experienced an increase in our will come.

female work force in recent years. Hellow: To become a professional, successful woman in the maritime business, you should love the sea, ships and be pre-

Mentoring: it’s an important part of knowledge pared to work well with men. Everything else you can learn. transfer, generation-to-generation. How do you get The Maritime industry for so many years was dominated by involved and what’s your best advice for the aspiring men and they were doing very well. But, women can add val- female maritime professional. ue, and creativity to the equation.

Odedra: I subscribe to the Obama view that if you’ve been Calero: Earlier on, I mentioned “in this industry, respect is successful, you didn’t do it by yourself; someone helped you not given it is earned, you will be tried and surely, you will sometime along the way. So, if you’ve been successful, you be tested.” This could not be more true to what I have experi- have an obligation to share whatever you’ve learned to help enced and still experience when encountering new clients or someone else. I mentor three women and one man in my candidates. If you are going to not just survive, but thrive in company. They come from the legal, ? nance, commercial and this industry you have to come armed with solid knowledge trading businesses. I hope that sharing my experiences with in your ? eld. them helps them to see another perspective to whatever issue The women who have paved the way for other women and they are grappling with. The best advice I have for any pro- hold the titles that start with “the ? rst woman to…,” we seri- fessional is that you spend a lot of time at work; so if you are ously owe them our gratitude. Women in shipping have come lucky enough to be able to choose a career, rather than have to a long way already and it is our job to continue their legacy work paycheck to paycheck, ? nd something that you enjoy. If with dignity.

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