Diverse City Careers (DCC)* and Dropbox today announced a partnership to encourage diversity amongst Australian workplaces. Through this partnership, Dropbox and DCC* hope to help women enter industry sectors with traditionally low female participation and pursue...
How to escape the Comparison Trap
I’d like to tell you that I was far too evolved and secure in my self-worth to compare myself against others; that, I’d long since stopped engaging in such futile acts of self-sabotage. Alas, I cannot. It does give me some reassurance that I’m not the only...
Why supporting women in your organisation can help you attract better male talent too
Back in February 2015, I co-founded the Diverse City Careers (DCC)* job site. DCC is no ordinary job site- in fact, we’re Australia’s only job site that pre-screens organizations based on their policies and culture around supporting women. After spending 8 years in...
TGM and DCC create Superhero Daughter Day to celebrate tech careers for female students
Tech Girls Movement (TGM) and Diverse City Careers (DCC)* have teamed up to deliver an event celebrating ICT as a career of choice for young female students. The event aligns with International Women’s Day and students from year 1-7 are invited along with their carers...
3 Ways to deal with working mother guilt
Most working mothers I know — myself included — are in a constant battle with ourselves. We tend to question ourselves often and feel guilty about not being the ‘perfect parent’. This is a struggle that gets worse when you return to work after having a baby, and never...
How do you create a diversity advocate?
Written by Andrea Smith. As a diversity practitioner, one question that’s long captivated my interest is this: how do you create a diversity advocate? I’m not talking about those people who naturally find their way to advocacy, too often as a result of a firsthand...
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