Women & Leadership Australia eNewsletter

April 2010

How to kiss your ‘busyness’ goodbye

This decade has a new four-letter word and that word is B-U-S-Y, writes Kellie Mills. Managing Partner, Mills-Eaton Training. Read more

It takes two to make ‘em and two to raise ‘em

In a gutsy dissection of the roles of the sexes in the work of child-raising, Helen Wiseman argues that it’s time for men and women to take a stand together and redefine outmoded gender roles. Read more

INSPIRING WOMEN
Liesl Capper-Beilby
CEO, Board of Directors, MyCyberTwin

“We create the world. We should not sit passively and wait for life or the world to act the way we want it to.”

Growing up in a civil war in Zimbabwe, Liesl has successfully built two multimillion dollar IT companies, one of which she listed on the Stock Exchange whilst raising two small children as a single mum. Liesl’s is a seriously remarkable story. Meet Liesl

Workshop attendee in focus: Indira Kennedy

Following the Leadership in Focus interview series last December in Melbourne, we started a conversation with one remarkable attendee. Indira Kennedy is the Director and Principal Executive Coach of Conscious Leadership. She is also the author of Gorgeous All Over : A Daily Guide for Women With Spirit.

We caugfht up with Indira for an in-depth Q&A about leadership, lessons for women what's really important in life.. More

Key publication: So Stressed

So Stressed is an important health book for women, written by two internationally respected female physicians. Their expertise captures a wide range of issues, from the cellular level to women’s personal experiences of stress.

Drs. Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton reveal how stress disrupts the intricate balance of the female body to make it the root cause of an astoundingly wide range of physical problems. More

Book reviews

Self-promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead

For people who spend weighty amounts of time contemplating, planning, researching and organising in their own safe spaces, then this book will undoubtedly appeal. Read the review

Leadership the Barack Obama Way

From the well-regarded Dale Carnegie Training, a broadly usfull book for anyone who wants a good grounding in key people skills for life. Read the review

Upcoming Women & Leadership Australia Leadership Programs

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'Hey big spender': eNewsletter survey findings

In March, members 'fessed up' as to just what sort of spenders they are. With honesty being called for, it wasn't an easy survey to take. It seems that many of us bring strange baggage to our buying habits. Full results

This month's 'most unscientific' Facebook poll

Can nice girls ever get the large corner office?
   • 33% voted Yes – But they have to work hard
   • 33% voted Maybe – They might need to bend those niceties though
   • 33% voted No – It's a tough world, and nice girls need to play like bad boys

More women and leadership news

National Work-Life Balance Awards announced
A wide range of initiatives has meant that Probuild Constructions (Aust) was recognised as the national winner of the 2009–10 National Work-Life Balance Awards, announced in March at Old Parliament House. More

Indigenous summit marks International Women's Day
The future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was the focus of a national summit in Canberra in March. Fifty women took part in the Straight Talk summit, organised by Oxfam Australia. More

Do you work for an employer of choice?
The Federal Government’s Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) has released a list of organisations that have been recognised as Employers of Choice for Women. The 2010 EOWA Employer of Choice for Women (EOCFW) list features 95 organisations ranging in size and spanning across all industries. More

Raising a child hampers future salary prospects: report
Absenteeism for maternity, childcare and other family reasons are estimated to contribute towards 9 per cent of the gross wage gap (of 16 per cent) between men and women, according to a report commissioned by Diversity Council Australia and prepared by KPMG. More

Send a kiss postcard to Julia!
The Australian Services Union is campaigning to close the 17 per cent pay gap between women and men in social and community sector jobs. According to the ASU, "it's time to pay up and put an end to the lip service. Show you support and send a kiss to Julia Gillard now. Sign the petition

Mother’s Day Classic
An expected 70,000 Australians will run and walk this Mother’s Day, Sunday 10th May, to help raise money for breast cancer research. Event details and registrations

Recognition for supporting women in construction
Construction expert Radmila Desic has been awarded winner of the Australian virtual Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW)’s 2010 National Leadership Achievement for Women Award. More

Women & Leadership Australia Partners

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