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A fund that gives women the freedom to shape their own path
How VIDA Roads’ Women’s Development Fund empowers women with choice, support and resources to grow their careers.
Top 5 Australian companies with the best career development opportunities
Explore career growth with confidence! Discover the Top 5 Australian employers with the best career development opportunities, all endorsed by WORK180.
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When parenthood changes you, is it time for a career change too?
When Olivia Sutton was ready to return to work after starting a family, she found her priorities had changed. Yes, she wanted a role that would offer more flexibility, but she wanted more than that—she wanted to give something back. Olivia kept encountering obstacles...
Giving up was never an option: One engineer’s rise in procurement
When we first meet Kristina Cubillejo, one thing is immediately clear – she’s driven by something bigger than a job title. Having built a successful career in engineering, she is currently the Procurement Category Manager for Nufarm, a global crop protection and...
Leading the way: How Unitywater is boosting women in leadership
With 50% representation of women on its board and 49% across leadership roles, Unitywater is leading the way in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in the traditionally male-dominated utilities sector. But they also know that gender balance is more than a...
Disability in the workplace: How these individuals are thriving
Endorsed Employers: CityFibre UK | Queensland Fire Department | Softcat Around 1 in 6 Australians (that’s over 4.4 million people) live with a disability. Globally, that number rises to more than 1.3 billion people, making up approximately 16% of the world’s...
How one CFO is embedding inclusion in the numbers
It’s not every day you meet a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who starts a conversation by laughing about quarantine life, mentoring women across the globe, and proudly declaring, “Finance isn’t boring!” But Claire Machin, CFO at Schneider Electric (Pacific), is...
AI could be a win for women in the workplace — if employers act now
So far, research and headlines haven’t painted a promising picture of artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on gender equity in the workplace. With systemic inequities historically channeling women into specific roles and sectors, women are overrepresented in areas...
Why men are missing from gender equality efforts — and how to fix it
Meaningfully engaging men in workplace gender equality efforts can boost outcomes by up to 300%. And with growing pressure on employers to demonstrate real, measurable progress — what team wouldn’t want that kind of impact? Unfortunately, our research shows that many...
Bring your employee benefits to life with our new table design
Job seekers today want more than promises. They want proof. When they visit your WORK180 profile, they’re looking for clear, detailed information about how your organisation supports them at every stage of life and career.Built on research and candidate insights...
Discover your next great workplace with clearer employer insights on WORK180
Finding the right workplace takes more than searching job ads or browsing company websites. You want to understand how an organisation supports its people, whether its values align with yours and what it offers to help you thrive at work and in life. That’s why...