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In this text, the Author discusses in detail the concept of social learning by E. Wenger (E. Wenger's theory is inspiring, useful and is a formal framework for the analyzes carried out in the text). Author presents a fragment of research relating to the social participation of women who have achieved professional success. The article presents strategies functioning of women in the community of practice – as an effect of generalization of collected qualitative material based on the assumptions of the narrative interview method. The author took into account formal and informal aspects of learning.