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Inclusivity from day one: Meet the women engineers of ASC
Who’s creating an inclusive environment for women engineers? Hear from Yolanda, Paige and Debbie at ASC as they share their experiences.
How one remarkable leader’s career took flight in aerospace engineering
Technical leader Lida Rahmani shares her journey of building resilience and adaptability through a multicultural background in an industry that connects the world.
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Diversity and innovation in mining – BHP
With a background in aviation, Rachel Menkens transitioned into the mining industry on a Supervisor Development Program at BHP. She’s now the Superintendent of Mine Services at Goonyella Riverside. Not just lip service WORK180 are incredibly proud to have BHP as one...
Meet Jillian Nikic | Second Year Apprentice at WesTrac
Jillian’s enthusiasm for her apprenticeship is contagious. Check-out how much fun and fulfillment she’s found with WesTrac. She was raised to value hard work, love Fords, and ever since high school she’s loved old pick-up trucks. "When I was trying to figure out what...
What is flexible working? And how do I ask for it?
A little back story… Let me introduce myself. My name is Jane and I work full time as the Brand Manager for Job Seekers here at WORK180. I am also known as Job Seeker Jane (thanks team), Mum, Wife, Caretaker, Chauffeur, PA, Cook, and Financial Controller just to name...
A 4-day workweek and flexible working with 99designs
Anna McLeod, Creative Copywriter at 99designs, shares her story around the support she received when she asked for a four-day workweek, and the benefits this flexible arrangement has afforded her. For a singer, flexibility is the ability to switch easily between...
Redistributing unpaid work: the change starts at… Work
Caring for the kids, ill or elderly relatives, partners, pets, the home, themselves (often in that order) — UN Women reports that women still do more of the domestic unpaid work. As a result, women have less time to work or progress in paid labor, which serves to...
Gender-neutral parental leave to balance unpaid work
On average, a woman in the U.S. will dedicate 12 more hours per week to unpaid work than a man. And according to IWR, this unequal distribution is set to increase if they become a mother: “most caregivers who reduce their hours at work or step out of the paid labor...
Going above and beyond is the icing on the cake – DHL
Liz Vinaka is the Operations Supervisor at DHL Express Canberra. She previously spent over fifteen years in the corporate world and mingled with high profile guests as an Executive Assistant to Australia’s federal government officials. Liz has no regrets about...
Success in a place with big hearts – Samsara
Kelly Koskelin is VP of Software Engineering at Samsara. She leads the Software Engineering teams who build Samsara's platform infrastructure - the systems that form the foundation for Samsara’s connected operations platform. Her remit also includes the teams...
Customer-centric and human-centric in tech – F5 Networks
Jia Zhang recently celebrated ten years with F5 Networks and is currently the Regional Head of F5 Enhanced Services in APAC. She’s a senior female leader in tech and shared her tips and tricks for making it in an industry that used to have a bit of a bad reputation...