MEET 3 REMARKABLE BUSINESS WOMEN

Such a thrill to witness years of hard slog and tenacity being celebrated at the Telstra Business Woman of the Year awards last night. NPY Women’s Council CEO Andrea Mason was applauded for her leadership in breaking the cycle of domestic … Continue reading

The Australian Women Donors Network CEO

Interview with Julie Reilly

“I use my voice is to really frame my message in hard economic terms, not necessarily coming purely from a moral standpoint that’s it’s the right thing to do, but it’s also the smart thing to do.” Julie Reilly, Australian … 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

WOMEN & GIRL'S SCHOLARSHIP ALERT

A social media post just stopped my scrolling thumb in its tracks..     $4000 grant?   For girls and women who dare to dream?   Could she be describing our girl gang any better?   The amazing Layne Benchley AO – seven times … Continue reading

The tech entrepreneur

Interview with Cyan Ta'eed — Envato.

“It was only when I started saying ‘yes’ that things started happening. It was the wrong way around from what I’d imagined.” Cyan Ta’eed Telstra Victorian Business Woman of the Year.   Cyan Ta’eed co-founded super-successful digital goods company Envato from her … Continue reading

The Young Australian of the Year

Interview with Drisana Levitzke-Gray

“Growing up in the Deaf community with so many role models and so many people who inspire, I really always felt the answers were there.” Drisana Levitzke-Gray, Young Australian of the Year.   There’s a term you may or may not be … Continue reading

CARLA'S HOME, A MILLINER'S DIGS

Interview with Carla Murley — Murley & Co.

Welcome to the home of someone who turned her dreams into reality. Carla Murley Mebourne milliner. (I know, I know, Engaging Women is a magnet for these types) Carla Murley of Murley & Co is a talented milliner who also happens to be at the … Continue reading

The music historian

Interview with Lorraine Milne

How many of us have heard of poet and suffragist Louisa Lawson? I’m guessing not nearly as many as the number of Australians who know a great deal about her famous author/poet son Henry Lawson. Truth is, many great Australian women like Louisa have gone … Continue reading

LETITIA'S HOME, THE TREEHOUSE

Interview with Letitia Green

Australian artist Letitia Green knows too well the power of surrounding ourselves in nature. Her connection to the earth’s beauty was cultivated when she lived in South Africa in her late teens to early twenties. Nature and colour energise the Beaumaris ‘treehouse’ she … Continue reading