Advancing Women
Moving Gender Diversity From Conversation to Action
I want all Australian’s to take action to create a kinder, more compassionate, inclusive Australia. Especially for women, because you know what? Australia can be a tough place to be a woman. But you can make a difference. You can do this by being deliberately, purposefully and mindfully inclusive, kind, compassionate and just a little bit audacious! Read More
There’s a lot of talk about the problem of gender inequality. There is a lot of talk about the benefits of a gender diverse workforce. Increasingly, CEO’s are including gender diversity in their top priorities. I would forgive you if you were thinking “blah, blah, blah” right now. Because guess what? Many leaders are thinking blah blah blah. Alarmingly, there are many women in the corporate world who think (and say) the say thing. Because there is a LOT of talk and very little high impact action. Or is there? Read More
Sheena Ireland, Director of Specialists in Communications, founded her company based on the belief that we all have a unique offering that can’t be replicated by others. She has adopted Oscar Wilde’s famous quote ‘Be yourself, everyone else is already taken’ as her personal motto. Read More
Business partners for 30 years, Gillian Corban and Amanda Blair are also cousins. They have continued to reinvent their offering as consumer preferences have evolved, into a tapestry of enduring business success. Read More
You Can’t Be What You Can’t See. Right? I’m in absolute admiration mode for these two women who have embarked upon an ambitious and very worthwhile campaign to correctly rewrite history and rightly enshrine women in our history books. Read More
Women’s networking groups and events often get a bad rap. My response to the detractors of women’s networking groups is to give it a go, before you criticise. You just never know who you might meet and gain wisdom from.
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How do you create a social enterprise that compassionately distributes dignity? Get yourself a vision board, believe in yourself and make it happen says Rochelle Courtney, founder of Share the Dignity. Read More
Women are rapidly rising in their influence and power with a global female economy worth $28 trillion. How does business tap into that economy? By removing blind spots. Read More
Reaching the top of your game and becoming ‘highly influential’ in your field is what many aspire to. Like with many things in life, we paint a picture of what it would be like to hold true influence and power in our field – the things we could do, the money we could make, the way we could change the world. Read More
It’s undeniable that in many ways we have come a tremendous long way with female empowerment. From the beginnings of the women’s rights movement through to 2018, we’ve achieved a great deal however, we still have a long way to go. Read More
