I just completed the “Big Conversation” – Australia’s first ever national values survey. It took about 15 minutes, and it’s definitely one of the most thought provoking 15-minute experiences floating around the web at the moment. The survey is a list of value words such as creativity, human rights, gender discrimination or collaboration. You select […]
Tag Archive | "Supporting women worldwide"
Educating women the key to improving business in the developing world
Posted on 16 March 2010.
New research by McKinsey points to education being the key driver for economic growth and business opportunities in the developing world. The same research also points to a new development in the gender differences prevalent in development work. It’s a fairly well accepted fact that allocating funds to a girl in a developing community is more solid […]
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Networking my way through IWD
Posted on 10 March 2010.
How did you celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday? I spent the day flipping between parenting and preparing for a presentation I delivered at an IWD event today for ClubsNSW (Monday is my day with Ethan). And is the case for most of us, my IWD festivities spanned a week. I’ve been to a number […]
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Happiness is…. guilt free chocolate! 25 blocks of Cocolo fairtrade chocolate to give away
Posted on 02 March 2010.
It’s one of those dreary office days… my to do list is too long… the phone has just rung for the third time with another charity asking for a donation (apparently the do not call list doesn’t work for businesses?) and I have 3 articles on deadline that aren’t going anywhere. But I’m happy! Why? […]
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Declutter and make a difference
Posted on 02 March 2010.
I’ve finally done it! Yes, it only took me a year, but I’ve finally done the wardrobe declutter! (well, that’s not entirely true – my personal stylist did it and she was brutal!) But it worked! I’ve reached my end goal: my clothes now fit in just one wardrobe and everything else is in the recycle pile. […]
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An Australian woman making a difference in Haiti – how are you making a difference in your career?
Posted on 24 January 2010.
I received this email today through my networks – it’s a message from Alison Thompson who will be in tomorrow’s Australia Day Honours list, sent yesterday to her parents in Sutherland Shire (Sydney). If you needed a reminder of just how lucky we all are, and just how much we each can do to make […]
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