MILESTONES FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMEN

Gender equality milestones for Australian women International Women’s Year 1975 PHOTO: Margaret Whitlam (centre) at a conference in Canberra for International Women’s Year in 1975. (Supplied: National Archives of Australia) The United Nations coins International Women’s Year, and announces the period from … Continue reading

OUR WATCH FUNDRAISING NIGHT

Our Watch fundraiser ambassador program Natalie Bell raises thousands for Our Watch through Engaging Women Ambassadors program. Congratulations to Natalie Bell, her friends, colleagues and friends of Engaging Women who raised a solid $3,366.09 for Our Watch. This fantastic result is the latest … 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

ONE WAY TO LAND A PLATFORM

Do you want to make your mark on the world?  To create a better place for future generations? Since founding Engaging Women I’ve fielded many questions on how you can find your own platform. This got me thinking. What if we gave you a … Continue reading

GUEST WRITER: Ann Billington

Interview with Ann Billington

With all the commercial noise surrounding Mother’s Day, it stings me to think how difficult this week must be for many of you who have already lost your mum, never knew her, or have experienced the loss of a child. For this reason, I’ve … Continue reading