In her presentation from the “Leaders Engaging Diversity” event held at Griffith University, DCC cofounder Gemma Lloyd talks about her personal journey as a young female navigating her career in a male-dominated industry. DCC has developed a number of free resources...
How I built up my confidence through Personal Branding
Last night I spoke at Griffith University’s “Leadership Engaging Diversity” event on Women and Confidence. I had such a great evening and wanted to share one of the stories I told. Through years of working in an industry under-represented by females, I’ve encountered...
Are you supporting the women around you?
Written by Margie Warrell. Women must lift as they climb. Together women will go further than they ever will alone. "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." These words by Madeleine Albright, America’s first female ceiling-smashing...
Diverse City Careers announced as finalists in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards
The Diverse City Careers (DCC)* Co-founders are honored to be among an elite group of finalists representing the ICT industry in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) awards within the Innovation category. The Innovation award recognizes candidates who stand-out...
Workplace flexibility- why policies alone are not enough
Those who know me well, know I’m a fan of analogies and fitness. So it will be no surprise the idea behind this post came to me during a workout. I’m a member of two gyms- a large, commercial gym with locations all over Australia and also a smaller, privately owned...
Two Australian female led organisations focus on improving Australia’s falling number of female leaders
In Australia, we’re facing confronting statistics both around the gender gap between men and women and the number of women in leadership. According to the WGEA, the pay gap average is around 17.9% between males and females and 82.7% of CEOs of non-public sector...
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Anglo American Careers: Ready to blaze the trail in mining
Lil Shanley loves cooking American style BBQ. When she’s not behind the BBQ, she’s a Trainee Underground Miner at Anglo American. Whether it’s the smoker BBQ or being 350 metres underground, Lil loves getting her hands dirty.
How to be an ally
We spoke to Barakissa Gakou, Product Development Engineer at TE Connectivity, about TE’s commitment to diversity, Black Lives Matter movement and how to be an ally.
A career sprint at Olympic Dam
Andrea Kean is a proud Nyoongar Whadjuk woman who has been taking leaps and bounds in her career since she joined BHP two years ago. With three children and a grandchild, flexibility has supported her strong ambitions to climb steeply.
Episode Ten: Mental health at work with Camille Wilson
In Episode Ten of Equality Talks we discuss mental health at work with Camille Wilson.
Staying grounded and down to earth
Faye van Wyk has always had a dream to fly. Literally. When she is not working as a Senior Manager at EY, she is clocking up hours at the nearest regional flying centre, and this passion has seen her career soar into global roles at EY.
Find yourself a career, not a job
Julia Wraithmell has been at Northern Trains for 33 years across a diverse number of roles. Starting out as a school leaver, she has loved every minute of working in the rail industry.











