SPE Colombian Section in the last three years has implemented different initiatives with the objective of promoting and empowering the skills of women throughout their life cycle that is directly or indirectly involved in the oil and gas industry. These initiatives were created to address the reality of the country that despite the majority of the population is female (51.2%), the country does not represent gender equity since most senior officials are occupied by males (66%). The strategy to contribute to the empowerment of women was organized into three groups, thus managing to intervene in each stage of their life, which are:Childhood: Girls and adolescents who are located in areas of influence of our oil industry.Young professionals: New graduates of undergraduate programs related to the oil and gas industry.Professional women: Women who throughout their lives had contact with the hydrocarbon industry. This document summarizes the efforts made by SPE COLOMBIA to promote gender equity in the Oil and gas sector, thus motivating women, adolescents and girls to move towards a higher standard, improve their conditions and position as a leaders from their own environment through STEM vocational exploration activities (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics), mentoring by senior industry professionals, professional coaching and networking workshops. With these activities, it has been shown again that the empowerment of women and girls has a multiplier effect and helps to promote economic growth and development throughout the world. In recent years, there has been an increase in the participation of women in the activities of the SPE Colombian Section, the promotion of inclusion in their companies and an improvement in their confidence to face the world. Similarly, the importance of men in achieving gender equality was identified, they can contribute to the social and professional development of women.

Objectives/Scope Contribute to the development of the profile of young professionals based on a balance between personal and work life, strengthening the self-confidence of the individual and leaving aside the influence of personal aspects in the professional field. Provide a deeper vision of their personal objectives from the discovery of the personality and the strengthening of soft skills by implementing an innovative methodology Methods, Procedures, Process The program implements a structured, simplified and staggered methodology for the identified needs, attracting qualified young people and matching them with the most appropriate mentors, ensuring that throughout the mentoring process, a different focus and objective with the necessary durability is worked session by session. With the development of three books, SPE Colombia Section provides all the necessary tools to work on different aspects, objectives and evaluate the learning that takes place in each session, which are: Mentor-Mentee connection Strengthening your profile Leadership and decision making Breaking paradigms and overcoming obstacles Evaluating learning. In its two versions, the program has had the participation of 92 young professionals and 92 Seniors in total. It has managed to obtain a satisfaction level of 92% and has met the goals of the young people by 88%. More than 300 sessions and 500 hours of mentoring have been carried out. 10 training talks have been held for mentors and mentees. 3 guide books for mentor and mentee with all activities and minimum requirements per session. The Mentoring program works for different purposes, especially based on the age and needs of the individual". It is a unique relationship between individuals. There is no equal mentoring, different interpersonal exchanges and patterns of idiosyncratic interactions define and shape the relationship. However, two main contributions emerge for the mentee: 1) As a space in itself for the exploration of ideas and to receive support of different kinds, and 2) As an indirect learning alliance by the acquisition of valuable information through the experience.