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How Rachel has harvested a burgeoning career in agriculture
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Removing blockers for women wanting to excel in a non-traditional industry
Brisbane Screening is one of the largest mobile recycling providers in Queensland. Their focus on sieving, mixing and remediating soils on client sites is creating huge savings for clients along with minimizing changes to the local ecosystem. Family owned and...
Cbus extends family violence support measures and parental leave
This article was originally posted on the Cbus website. The original can be viewed here. Family violence is a significant social issue that has far reaching effects on the Australian community – employers can, and should, play a role in helping victims of this...
How to train yourself to be comfortable with taking risks
Originally posted on The Business Woman Media Let’s be honest here, starting your own business is a risk, a huge risk. You risk losing money, your reputation and to the extreme, friends and family because the business can (and often does) consume your life. Due to the...
Women in Technology QLD and Diverse City Careers partner to drive gender equality across Information Technology and Life Sciences
*Today, Women in Technology QLD(WiT) and Diverse City Careers (DCC)* are thrilled to announce the partnership of two organizations aligned in their passion for equality. “Addressing the diversity agenda takes the combined efforts of many,” said Fiona Hayes, WiT...
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY: An interview with Sally Macindoe
This article was originally published on the Women in Finance website. Sally Macindoe is a Partner, the immediate past Chairman and current Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Norton Rose Fulbright. She is also the national leader of Norton Rose Fulbright...
Highlights from International Women’s (and Girls) Week!
Last week I was very excited to attend three IWD celebrations in 24 hours, all held in Sydney. There were so many highlights to mention but I won’t turn this post into a novel, so here are my favorite moments: A big thank you to Maddocks who organized a very inspiring...
7 Steps to Building Courage for Personal and Professional Success
Fear is an emotion that often gets a bad rap. The truth is that without it, sabre tooth tigers would have eaten our cave dwelling ancestors long ago. While we no longer face daily threats to our physical survival, the culture we live in thrives on fear mongering,...
How to network like a pro!
For so many of us, going to networking events and meeting new business connections can be difficult. This is particularly true if you find yourself attending an event on your own- when you don’t have the safety net of a friend or colleague to talk to. Networking...
If-then: A HBR tip for goal setting we hadn’t heard of
This article was originally published on The Business Woman Media. A few weeks ago, Valeria (Diverse City Careers* Co-founder) and I hosted the “Setting yourself up for success in 2016” Meetups across Australia. All events were fantastic and it was great to engage...