This is my first interview for my Scientific Reasoning feature. The questions will be the same for each interviewee and I hope that they will give us some insight into the lives of a few of today’s scientists. Dr Julia Archbold is a good friend of mine. We have known...
Four ways to never feel intimidated again
"It’s often got nothing to do with the person they’re intimidated by, and plenty to do with the story they’ve created about them" Not long ago a woman in her 40s approached me after a speaking at her company’s annual conference to ask my advice on how to have a...
Diversity Branding, Part 1
Clients often approach us around consulting for employer branding, except they are calling what we do at DCC Jobs*, ‘Diversity Branding’. My brutally honest answer to “What can we do to stand out in this space?” is that it’s a lot more ‘doing’ then having meetings...
Why Diversity Is Not A Dirty Word For Women In Tech Or Trades
Hillary Clinton pushed through the ultimate glass ceiling to become the first female presidential nominee, and in Australia women are smashing away at similar barriers in their workplace. Women are still dramatically underrepresented in many traditionally...
Life at Xero
Meet Nicki Curtis, a Product Owner at Xero. Nicki joined the Xero team in Melbourne in March 2015 and is is based in the Xero Business Edition Product team, with her focus on the onboarding experience. WHAT ARE THE REASONS YOU CHOSE TO JOIN XERO? Xero always struck me...
Diverse City Careers win #TechDiversity Award for unique jobs board
Diverse City Careers (DCC)* have been announced as leaders in Advertising, winning in the category at the inaugural #TechDiversity awards. #TechDiversity is an industry alliance committed to amplifying diversity awareness and increase the participation of women and...
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Bringing good medicine to the world
Jill Allen’s 21-year career at CSL Ltd has supported her through multiple career changes and growing a family. We talked to her about her focus on learning, taking deliberate career steps and managing a family with an executive career.
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.











