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Top 10 Graduate Programs for women in 2024
If Graduate Programs are on your mind for this year, here are some great programs specifically designed to support women and get you get started on a great career.
Sandvik: transcending the checkbox mentality for First Nations Employees
DEI initiatives can work if you have the right mindset and are willing to adapt. Find out how Sandvik is setting the benchmark in First Nations recruitment.
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Saying ‘Yes’ to Adventure: From Hospitality to Mining
Even as a young woman, Angela Vanstone had an adventurous spirit and a curiosity about people. What she didn’t expect was that this was a great match for a leadership role in the mining industry. Angela grew up on a farm in New South Wales and as soon as she graduated...
Personal Branding with Andrea Clarke: Women in Cisco
Women of Cisco (previously Cisco Connected Women) is an internal global community focused on Attracting, Developing, Retaining and Celebrating talented and inspirational women as part of a competitive and diverse workforce. #WomenOfCisco Each financial quarter Cisco...
Room to explore: Lilli Fender’s adventures with Robert Bird Group
Meet Lilli Fender, Global Brand & Communications Manager at international engineering consulting firm Robert Bird Group (RBG). A casual job as a student set Lilli on a new course that would see her depart from a career in tourism and uncover a passion for...
A Flagbearer for Women in Engineering: Meet Alstom’s Joanne Gad
Meet Project Director of Signalling at Alstom, Joanne Gad. Over her 16-year career in engineering, Joanne has faced almost every conceivable barrier of working in a male dominated sector. Fed up and about to leave the industry, one manager reignited her passion for...
Arcadis remains Flex Able Certified!
Arcadis CEO Malcolm McDowall has made a family commitment. Every single Monday night at 6.30pm his family come together for a family dinner. No excuses. No working late. No travel. Malcolm openly shared his story when he launched Flexible Working Week for Arcadis. He...
Using Technology to Support a Mission
After 10 years working in IT in Russia, Valentina Taranova spent a year in Melbourne at a large digital agency before making the change to join start-up Billy, working on a meaningful, exciting mission. She spoke with us about what it’s like working for a start-up,...
Diversity and Inclusion within Companies and Teams Do Drive High Performance
Subscribe to our fortnightly Women at Work newsletter to get inspiring stories, career building resources and exclusive network invites delivered to your inbox. “Being a minority in any situation can be challenging, it can feel lonely”. Kelly Becker, Country President...
Flexible Work and Finding Your Purpose
Robert Lloyd wanted a sea change after 26 years as a paramedic, joined WORK180 as part of its founding team as the Operations Manager and has never looked back. Since then, Robert’s role has grown to a variety of responsibilities and he particularly loves having a...
Parental leave… it’s not just for mums!
At RACQ we are lucky to have had paid Parental leave for over a decade. Until recently, we’ve had a relatively low take up from dad’s utilising the option, but that is something that we hope to see change into the future. Our Parental Leave Policy applies to all...