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Meet three incredible women at the forefront of nuclear science, strategy & security
Meet three amazing nuclear scientists leading their field. Discover how they achieve career progression and support nuclear safety, compliance, and training.
From FIFO to fieldwork to global travel: Women are going places!
Women from our WORK180 Endorsed Employers share the diversity of their workplaces and the policies, opportunities and cultures that have helped them succeed.
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3 big questions women in IT need answered right now
As an organization, WORK180 exists to enable women to choose workplaces where they can thrive. The core of our advocacy is creating spaces for women to share their lived experiences to enable action and inspire those around them; that’s why we recently hosted a Women...
How to go from 0 experience to a career you’ll love
Over the past few years, major events around the world have prompted deep reflection. It has led many of us to ask what makes a fulfilling career? The ‘Great Resignation’ shows us that on a mass scale, people everywhere are acting upon their reflections and changing...
Meet Eleni Pampidi at Bain & Company
Meet Claire Grego at Bain & Company
Why start an ERG? And is it really worth the trouble?
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're thinking about starting an Employee Resource Group (ERG). And that's fantastic! Or is it? If you've read a bit about what an Employee Resource Group is, and the benefits of having them, you'll know the basic...
“I feel like I crash-coursed adulthood” – Finding purpose at work
Whether you are in pursuit of a sense of personal purpose or career achievement Alex Holderness, Head of Publishing at Finder, has a story for you. In leading Finder’s publishing team in Australia, Alex’s favorite part of her role is working with a group of talented,...
Women in IT: What it looks like when you overcome gender bias
Women have made incredible leaps and bounds in STEMM and other male-dominated industries, but one age-old challenge is still at the forefront: overcoming gender bias. Parisa Safari Nejad is familiar with this challenge, and she’s tackled it head on, building a...
Growing a leadership career in environmental sustainability
In mid-2021, Fiona Taukulis was called into her manager’s office. She was aware things at Stantec were changing, and that the industry she worked in was rapidly changing and accelerating. New acquisitions and expansion were also underway at Stantec. Her boss told her...
Quiz: which flexible working arrangement best suits you?
There’s so much content out there that tells employers about the benefits of letting their employees work flexibly. This article won’t be doing that. There are so many articles out there that talk about how the pandemic has changed the minds of employers on the...