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5 Questions with the company creating an award-winning culture
Our exciting new series of interviews with award-winning equitable employers...
Sarah’s 5 pillars of progress: Paving the way in construction
It takes a great leader to steer a course in rough weather or chart a brand new direction entirely. For women in construction, Sarah’s story is a must-read.
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IT sales is a ‘super rewarding’ career
Di Hall never dreamed of working in IT sales, but has since discovered just how rewarding a career it can be. She talks about overcoming adversity working in a foreign country, her struggle to return to work after having a baby and why she’s now found a supportive...
Episode Six: Career breaks, confidence and networking for returners
Michelle Ayyuce is the co-founder of ZIPWIRE, pioneering to create re-entry pathways for professional women who have had a career break. Through consulting services, workshops and coaching, ZIPWIRE enables businesses to build programs that access and transition this...
How to effectively manage remote teams
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, remote work was already becoming mainstream – now it’s truly in play. Given WORK180 is a completely remote business, we asked some of our leaders to share their advice on managing telecommuting employees. The remote work revolution is...
10 women share how to succeed in sales
A career in sales can be full of excitement and benefits. There’s the freedom, flexibility and unlimited earning potential, along with plenty of professional growth and the ability to build transferable skills. After all, a successful salesperson is not just a seller,...
A career wearing many hats, from tech to politics
A technologist, ‘hobby politician’ and Head of Communications at eyeo, Laura Dornheim was once concerned her career had no common thread. She now considers herself incredibly lucky to have found a job that allows her to wear many different hats. “There were definitely...
Traffic engineering: A job Hayley Merrick didn’t know existed
As an Urban Traffic Control Engineer at Transport for Greater Manchester, Hayley Merrick spends her day reviewing and modifying traffic lights and signal timings in order to improve people’s journeys through Greater Manchester. It’s a job she now loves but once didn’t...
From a job in retail to a key management position
In the 30 years since she started her career, Sandra has seen Winc, which provides everything a workplace needs to work, go from completely manual processes to fully automated. She also met her partner Michael, moved to Gladstone in Central Queensland and made her way...
Why more women should consider a career as a train driver
Sadie Wells spent 10 years driving trains and absolutely loved it, describing it as one of the best jobs in the world. Now a Driver Team Manager for London North Eastern Railway (LNER) she shares why more women should make up the next generation of train drivers. Rail...
Flexibility in Mining and Seizing Opportunities
Louise Faint grew up on a farm between the Barossa and Clare Valleys in South Australia and always knew she wanted to be an engineer. The high-profile Olympic Dam mine near Roxby Downs put mining engineering on her radar, and she was one of the first cohorts through...