When I talk to female leaders about nominating themselves for particular awards, I am often met with hesitation around nominating yourself. I want to break this stigma. There is no shame in nominating yourself. In fact, everyone in our network is busy. As much as they...
Executives Driving Gender Equality – Flexible Working Think Tank
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Jamila Rizvi is known for her humor, irreverence and authenticity. She inspires women to challenge the status quo and to own their own achievements. Jamila shared her stories with GHD and their clients at their 2018 International Women’s Day event in Melbourne.We...
Atlassian aims to set the bar even higher for intersectional gender diversity
Atlassian is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and is working actively to create an environment where every person feels like they can thrive and belong on their team. Atlassian’s mission is to unleash the potential of every team, including its own. By...
What I’ve learnt from running NodeGirls and a SuperDaughter Day event
Last week I was sitting at my desk reminiscing and looking over the photos from the events I had organized in the past two weeks. On the 17th of March I organized along with a very supportive volunteering team the first NodeGirlsworkshop of 2018. NodeGirls is a...
Pauline Nguyen: lessons from an entrepreneur
Here at Optus, we regularly host ‘Women in Leadership’ sessions which typically involve a guest speaker sharing their story to our employees, aimed at empowering women in the workplace. Recently, we welcomed Pauline Nguyen to our Sydney campus as one of our guest...
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