Posted on 26 June 2010. Tags: Supporting women worldwide, Women in Leadership, women leaders, working women, worklifebalance
The Business and Professional Women’s Network is running a dinner on the 15th of June, with the intriguing topic “Transforming society through social business”. I’m going to this one, and I’m looking forward to exploring the topic with other business women. Given the rise in conversations around creating social value, fostering social creativity and harnessing community connectivity, […]
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Posted on 01 December 2009. Tags: Best Practices, Career Management, Flexibility at Work, worklifebalance
It’s getting to that time of year… so have you started your wishlist yet? I was in Adelaide recently meeting with our new members there and took the opportunity to visit my cousin Jodie and her family. Her daughter Aimee is 13 (going on 30!) and is quite the helper around the house… So much […]
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Posted on 03 November 2009. Tags: Employers, Flexibility at Work, News, worklifebalance
Australian women face bigger wage gaps for doing similar jobs than women in Syria, Indonesia and Thailand, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald revealed on the weekend. Australia was ranked 20th in the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index, down from its rank of 15 in 2006; ranked 60th for wage equality for […]
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Posted on 13 October 2009. Tags: Health Happiness and Wellbeing, Life Balance, News, Offers, worklifebalance
I came across this great opportunity …WorldNomads.com is offering an all-expenses paid trip with local experiences offered along the way, such as scuba diving and ski-diving! If you’re one of the lucky ones who win, you will also get the equipment to chart your journey by video and the travelers whose final mini-video is voted […]
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Posted on 16 September 2009. Tags: Career Management, Life Balance, Management and Leadership, working women, worklifebalance
Women are under-represented not only in the C-suite, but also in the high-potential leadership development programs that would help them get there, according to an analysis of 12,000 leaders in 76 countries by Development Dimensions International. Researchers found 28% more men than women in early-career high-potential programs and 50% more men in executive-level high-potential programs. […]
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Posted on 11 June 2009. Tags: Best Practices, Career Management, Flexibility at Work, Women in Leadership, working women, worklifebalance
I had the privilege this week of being the keynote speaker at the 18th annual Young women in Public Affairs Award for women with a global vision, coordinated by Zonta. The awards bring together female students in year 11 and year 12 from schools all over Sydney, with students challenged to answer the question: “What could […]
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