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This month I had the opportunity to again chair the Women in Leadership conference in Brisbane, showcasing some of Australia’s most successful and highly influential female and male leaders discussing the challenges and opportunities for women in the workplace today.

The gender composition of the Australian workforce reveals men comprise more than 75% of the full-time workforce in mining; construction; electricity, gas, water and waste services; transport, postal and warehousing industries.

In these new days of leaning into whatever (kids, the corner suite, your glowing purpose), one piece of solid advice stands the test of time.

If you were asked to name a ‘woman’s job’ what would spring to mind? Prime Minister of Australia? The managing director of the International Monetary Fund? The head of the World Health Organisation? The COO of Facebook? Wrong! Women do hold those jobs but the ‘correct’ answer is probably not the one you’re thinking.

If you’re in your twenties and marriage, kids and career are on the to-do list, there are plenty of people who will be willing to offer up — often unsolicited — advice on exactly how you should be navigating your future plans.