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WORK180’s International Women’s Day Summit 2023 wrap-up
Our inaugural International Women’s Day Summit was a day of open conversations and celebration. Discover who won our coveted Workplace Equity Awards.
Part-time work, full-time success: The pros of job-sharing
A tragedy changed Jennifer’s life. But out of sadness came a passion that has shaped her career choices. Find out where she’s felt the most supported
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Best Practices and Industry Trends for Diversity & Inclusion
Over the past few years, I’ve both attended and organized many events around gender diversity and although similar topics are always discussed, for example quotas vs targets, there is always something new to be learned. This month in particular, I’ve attended some...
Video: How women can develop and embrace confidence
In her presentation from the “Leaders Engaging Diversity” event held at Griffith University, DCC cofounder Gemma Lloyd talks about her personal journey as a young female navigating her career in a male-dominated industry. DCC has developed a number of free resources...
How I built up my confidence through Personal Branding
Last night I spoke at Griffith University’s “Leadership Engaging Diversity” event on Women and Confidence. I had such a great evening and wanted to share one of the stories I told. Through years of working in an industry under-represented by females, I’ve encountered...
Are you supporting the women around you?
Written by Margie Warrell. Women must lift as they climb. Together women will go further than they ever will alone. "There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." These words by Madeleine Albright, America’s first female ceiling-smashing...
Diverse City Careers announced as finalists in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards
The Diverse City Careers (DCC)* Co-founders are honored to be among an elite group of finalists representing the ICT industry in the 2015 ARN Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) awards within the Innovation category. The Innovation award recognizes candidates who stand-out...
Workplace flexibility- why policies alone are not enough
Those who know me well, know I’m a fan of analogies and fitness. So it will be no surprise the idea behind this post came to me during a workout. I’m a member of two gyms- a large, commercial gym with locations all over Australia and also a smaller, privately owned...
Two Australian female led organisations focus on improving Australia’s falling number of female leaders
In Australia, we’re facing confronting statistics both around the gender gap between men and women and the number of women in leadership. According to the WGEA, the pay gap average is around 17.9% between males and females and 82.7% of CEOs of non-public sector...
Zero Gender Divide- How to Achieve Balance in the Workplace
It was a great honor for Diverse City Careers (DCC)* to recently co-host the Zero Gender Divide panel with Nitro, one of Australia’s own Tech start-up success stories. The theme of the event was around “Complementary Collaboration” and discussed how to nurture an...
Seven hurdles women need to overcome to take a seat at the table
Women make great leaders. We are good listeners, naturally perceptive, highly compassionate and outstanding bridge builders. Needless to say, women who reach the highest levels of power have proven themselves time and time again at being incredibly effective at...