Career stories, inspiration & guidance

Have you ever felt like you were not good enough? Felt ashamed about how you look, what others may think about you or felt the pressure of being judged? Unfortunately, the culture of shame or guilt has become ingrained in us, perpetuated by mass media and exposure to...

Congratulations to DCC* Endorsed Employer for Women Rabobank's marketing manager Genevieve McAulay, who was awarded a prestigious leadership award at the 2017 Queensland Rural, Remote and Regional Women’s Network (the Network) gala dinner. Genevieve won the Leadership...

Job Sharing is a hot topic. In a lot of industries job sharing is just part of daily practice, example roles include nursing staff, doctors, service technicians, technical support services, public transport drivers and many more. IT professionals don’t commonly share...

I was recently the guest speaker for a Women in industry event where I spoke about strategic decision making and the key questions that boards and executives need to ask when developing the strategy for their companies. The audience was primarily women but there were...

It’s Monday morning and you’re ready for a big week. Favorite dress is on, dinners are sorted, you even have a date night planned for Thursday. You settle into your Monday routine with a meeting, coffee break and emails. Then the phone rings, and of course it’s...

Why is it that some employers achieve gender balance through recruitment practices incredibly quickly while others take a lot longer? Of course, the industry sector and employer reputation plays a part however, after analyzing tens of thousands of job advertisements,...

I must tell you - I love being a woman! And I have long felt blessed to have been born in a time when women have so many opportunities and choices that even my own mother never had. Yet of all the barriers women still face, one of the biggest is a lack of...

Arcadis understands life is complicated and rarely lets you focus on work exclusively from Monday to Friday 9–5pm. Life doesn’t simply “switch off” for 40hrs per week. Embracing flexible working is key to help balance a career and a fulfilling life. Requests from...

Sue Maslin, Executive Director and Producer of Film Art Media, is one of Australia’s most successful film, television and digital content producers. She has a formidable track record of creating award winning feature and documentary films. Everyone would be familiar...