We want to be innovators when it comes to creating a diverse, tolerant and inclusive workplace. Companies that don’t embrace this will be left behind and struggle to attract and keep staff, particularly Gen Z to whom culture fit is … Continue reading
Be resilient. I’m yet to meet a writer that hasn’t been rejected at some point. It’s like a dirty secret bottom drawer that we keep. Kirsty Manning Australian Author The Jade Lily. Kirsty Manning’s popularity on the Australian literary scene … Continue reading
BOOK NOW. We are so lucky to have secured three incredible women, at the top of their game, who have kindly agreed to share their learnings and life hacks at our first ‘Bayside Women’s Soirèe.’ It is designed for women … Continue reading
THE LINE-UP. Engaging Women is thrilled to be moderating this panel event. THE FACTS: WHY ADVOCACY MATTERS IN 2018:
Women@Work Conference 2018 – helping Victorian Businesses improve workplace equality Engaging Women is thrilled to be participating in the landmark Women@Work conference. Why? Because it’s shaping as one of the pivotal events for our gender in Victoria’s recent history. And … Continue reading
A key learning was that my voice is valuable. That was a bit of a lightbulb moment for me. Carolyn McMahon, Company Director. Carolyn McMahon’s first job at Honda Australia was as personal assistant to the Managing Director. Ambitious and sharp, … Continue reading
“You don’t get offered Non-Executive director every day of the week so it was more a case of, ‘this is what I want to do, now let me work out how on earth we are going to make this work.” … Continue reading
As a teen I wrote a letter to my hero Nelson Mandela, outlining my respect for his courage and the anguish young Australians felt over the apartheid regime. I never really expected him to read it. In 1990, my family … Continue reading
Over the past few months I’ve been privy to the business stories of outstanding Australian women. I’ve cheered them on as they demonstrated how they overcame adversity and given virtual high fives whilst reading their warts and all accounts. It’s … Continue reading
My two bright spark daughters are just as determined to give life a crack as my son. If things don’t change, the odds are that in adulthood my son’s financial reality will be far more secure. And this is unacceptable. … Continue reading