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Top 10 Graduate Programs for women in 2024
If Graduate Programs are on your mind for this year, here are some great programs specifically designed to support women and get you get started on a great career.
Sandvik: transcending the checkbox mentality for First Nations Employees
DEI initiatives can work if you have the right mindset and are willing to adapt. Find out how Sandvik is setting the benchmark in First Nations recruitment.
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Episode Three: Bravery, resilience and single motherhood
Ife Akintoye became a single mother while still at University, but by taking risks and stepping out of her comfort zone she now has a successful career in recruitment branding at Mott MacDonald. She talks about rebuilding your confidence after babies, what we model to...
Parental Leave as a Father and Encouraging Diversity
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. David Barnes is head of Reward at King - the World's leading mobile gaming company. He is responsible for...
In her blood: A miner’s granddaughter writes her own history
“My grandparents were hobby gold-seekers in New Zealand. As a little girl, Dad took me on adventures, gold pan in hand...” Meet Evolution Mining’s Geologist turned Business Analyst, Emma Stuart. Here, she shares her story of how she has grasped opportunities with both...
How Harriet landed her dream job with Network Rail -when she least expected it
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. Joining the team as a Network Rail Scheme Project Manager when she was six months pregnant, Harriet Turner...
Playing to Your Strengths as a Woman in Engineering
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. “Oh, where are all the girls?", when Victoria became interested in engineering after taking part in...
Aussie women in STEMM on their career journeys, goals and advice
Imagine getting to solve the world’s problems and being a part of industry innovation. More and more women are finding a career in STEMM to be exciting, challenging and rewarding. However, women remain underrepresented in the STEMM workforce in Australia, and research...
Challenging the status quo on mental health
45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime, and 20% have in the past 12 months. With numbers like these, it’s difficult for organisations to deny their responsibility in providing a workplace that’s mentally safe. Yet, many...
Saying ‘Yes’ to Adventure: From Hospitality to Mining
Even as a young woman, Angela Vanstone had an adventurous spirit and a curiosity about people. What she didn’t expect was that this was a great match for a leadership role in the mining industry. Angela grew up on a farm in New South Wales and as soon as she graduated...
Personal Branding with Andrea Clarke: Women in Cisco
Women of Cisco (previously Cisco Connected Women) is an internal global community focused on Attracting, Developing, Retaining and Celebrating talented and inspirational women as part of a competitive and diverse workforce. #WomenOfCisco Each financial quarter Cisco...