Australian of the year David Morrison’s efforts to bring sexism into the daylight making him a deserving man to feature on Engaging Women. He has successfully driven cultural and institutional change in the Australian armed forces. In this speech he … Continue reading
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UNDERSTANDING THE GENDER PAY GAP IN AUSTRALIA
The biggest challenge is to change the paradigm. Gender equality is not an HR issue; it’s a business issue. You need to align it with your strategy and you need to bring it to centre stage. Until you do that … Continue reading
PROFESSOR GILLIAN TRIGGS ON WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Professor Gillian Triggs is President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. She delivered this address as part of the CEDA Leadership series in Brisbane. Professor Gillian Triggs speech on Women in Leadership It is a very great honour for me … Continue reading
ARE WE THERE YET? ELIZABETH BRODERICK
Elizabeth Broderick famous speeches as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission Are we there yet? Why not? Elizabeth Broderick our former Sex Discrimination Commissioner explains her view in this speech to the CEDA as part of its leadership series … Continue reading
HOW TO CLOSE THE GENDER GAP, PENNY WONG
Senator for South Australia Penny Wong delivered this speech when she was Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Her view on closing the gender gap in Australia is that progress cannot happen automatically; it must be spurred on by individuals. Closing … Continue reading
FEMALE LEADERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Who has inspired one of Australia’s most well-known political leaders Julie Bishop? In this speech as part of the CEDA leadership series we find out: Female leaders in the 21st Century Hon. Julie Bishop to CEDA Last week there … Continue reading
HOW TO FIND YOURSELF AN 'OPEN NETWORK'
Question for you: what do you think is the biggest predictor of success? A quick poll of friends suggests: smarts, tenacity, luck, looks and who you know. However, a recent Medium post by author and entrepreneur Michael Simmons, shows science actually offers a … Continue reading
LESSON FROM THIS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
It was a brilliant start to International Women’s Day 2017, we joined 1,000+ guests to support UN Women’s work to empower women across the globe. The panel included: Muniba Mazara, Pakistan’s National UN Women Ambassador, Aleta Miller, UN Women Representative Fiji Multi-Country Office, … Continue reading
HOW I ADVANCED MY CAREER IN TECH
Interview with Maria Markman — Chair ACS Victoria.
I created a plan to improve my soft skills and started looking at what kind of professional and personal development I could do. Maria Markman, Chair ACS Victoria. Maria Markman was a teenager living in Russia when her astute dad … Continue reading
WHAT'S ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2017
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. There are thousands of events – global gatherings, conferences, awards, exhibitions, festivals, fun runs, corporate events, concert performances, speaking events, online … Continue reading