We think about jobs as a kind of jungle gym now, not a ladder. You need very different skills and capabilities to cope. Jan Owen, AM. Jan Owen knows a thing or two about preparing our young people to thrive in the new … Continue reading
Society is missing out on the brain power and contribution of women. Everyone is too scared to really be disruptive. I think we need to be disruptive. Jacinta Carboon Squareweave CEO Jacinta Carboon has been pushing gender equality for … Continue reading
Academic, lawyer, human rights advocate, university college principal, vice-regal representative in Queensland, and Australia and a grandmother… that’s just the start of Dame Quentin’s illustrious achievements. You’d be hard pressed to find an Australian who doesn’t hold a degree of affection … Continue reading
“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
“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
“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
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
“Be open to some criticism… Sometimes it’s just because someone sees a great skill that you probably don’t see at the time. Just try to be open to that.” Laura Geitz Australian Diamonds. To say our community was thrilled when the … Continue reading
“The key is to do things in parallel: do two things at the same time and eventually one becomes stronger.” Hayley Baillie. This week’s engaging woman Hayley Baillie isn’t shy of an adventure. She’s worked as a dive instructor with shark … Continue reading
“This current reality makes me even more determined to work for a world where we don’t look at things like religion, gender or any form of difference for that matter.” Telstra Business Woman of the Year – Captain Mona Shindy. To … Continue reading