Sometimes, all it takes to empower women in business is a little support, a big hug and a safe space to ask for help — although an interest-free loan wouldn’t go amiss either. The SheEO program, now i…
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There’s a sexism problem in Aussie tech, so why aren’t we talking about it?
This piece explores the prevalence of sexism in the startup sector and the challenge of speaking up about it, based on the experiences of multiple women. It’s started a huge and very necessary c…
Nicole Liu is revolutionising fertility wellbeing with a contraceptive delivery service
At 25, Nicole Liu has left her job as business analyst at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to start up her own fertility empowerment company, Kin. The move comes less than a year afte…
Tech conference to address 18% labour gender gap predicted by 2030
One of Australia’s largest and fastest growing movements of female entrepreneurs and women in business is hosting their annual Techformation: Women in tech, innovation and leadership conference in Mel…
Staff-led campaign sees tech company announce paid family violence leave
SAP has announced a new policy for Australian and NZ employees affected by family and domestic violence, following a staff-led initiative including by employees affected by such violence. The European…
Lack of diversity at events? I take it personally & you should too
My recent post on LinkedIn went viral. It pointed out the massive fail in the Australian Financial Review Business Summit speaker line-up curation. Let’s have a look at the numbers: 8 out of the 32 sp…
Marlee Silva is celebrating the untold stories of powerful Indigenous women
Making a conscious decision to take a stance on how you want your culture represented is no easy feat. Marlee Silva did just that, launching an Instagram platform ‘Tiddas4Tiddas’ with her sister Keely…
