by Elaine Chennatt | Sep 25, 2024 | Career development, Employee stories inspiration
Maria, a Project Engineer with Downer, proves that following your dreams brings the best rewards. Back in Chile, where she was born and raised, Maria Gatica dreamed of exploring the wider world. Enacting her ambitions took her to fifty-plus countries before she...
by Elaine Chennatt | Sep 18, 2024 | Employee stories inspiration, Inclusive & anti-discriminatory culture
For many women, the idea of applying for a new job while pregnant just isn’t worth contemplating. It’s not just about whether you’ll get the job, but whether you’ll get access to maternity leave, the financial implications if you don’t, and whether you’ll even be...
by Elaine Chennatt | Sep 17, 2024 | Employee stories inspiration, Representative leadership
In Australia, women comprise 16% of engineering graduates and 13% of the working engineering population. Despite progress, women remain significantly underrepresented compared to their male counterparts. The latest figures highlight ongoing challenges, such as...
by Elaine Chennatt | Sep 17, 2024 | Employee stories inspiration, Representative leadership
These days, our world is increasingly connected not just digitally but also through the mobility industry. It’s all thanks to technology companies, infrastructure networks, and talented engineers and technical professionals like Lida Rahmani. As Head of Sales and...
by Elaine Chennatt | Sep 10, 2024 | Employee stories inspiration, Policies & support, Shared caring responsibility
If you ever worry that being pregnant or having young children might be a barrier to your career progression, you’re not alone. That’s how Kate Brooks used to feel too, so much so that she even delayed telling her team she was pregnant in case they thought she had...
