Women & Leadership Australia – Mini Mag
August 2010
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 Breaking the MBA barrier
Is there a glass ceiling stopping women from completing their MBA? And what are the opportunities for those who break through. Rebecca Todd investigates. Read more
 Why Surviving the Toxic Workplace can help you, the economy and the world
In this extract from Surviving the Toxic Workplace, author Linnda Durre argues that you can learn to speak up against toxic colleagues, and change your work environment for the better. Read more
Sydney Women’s Leadership Symposium: One woman's reflections
Following the Sydney Women’s Leadership Symposium, Sally Shipard of Football Federation Australia sent us a most inspiring account of her experience. Read more
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INSPIRING WOMEN
Brigadier Alison Creagh
Director General Public Affairs for the Australian Department of Defence
 With over 25 years of experience in the military, Brigadier Alison Creagh is well aware of the benefit of strong leadership and direction. At every rank in her career Alison has always followed one key rule: “Always leave a role better than you found it”. She has had the opportunity to do this in roles based in Australia, Cambodia, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Meet Alison
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 What Next? Your Career-Change Companion
With its Australia-focussed content, What Next? covers the basics for anyone looking to move on, up or simply away from their current career trajectory. Read the review |
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 The Image of Success
Ideal for anyone undertaking the gruelling process of finding a new job or promotion – skillfully researched and covering the basics of appearance, behaviour and communication. Read the review |
Inflexible employers to suffer in war for talent
A major new study has shown that companies that fail to keep up with community expectations about key issues like work-life balance and respectful and inclusive workplaces are at risk of lower productivity and higher staff turnover. More
Equal Pay Day
Organised by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, Equal Pay Day is aimed at informing the wider community to enliven the pay equity debate, as well as educating the business community on the benefits of pay equity, conducting pay audits, and maintaining fair and equitable workplaces. More
Professional development programs
Committed to advancing women as leaders, sphinxx is running Ascend development days in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne through to December. More
Vibrance Women's Celebrating Womanhood Conference
This first annual conference will be held in Coolangatta. For details, including Early Bird prices, click here.
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Gender lens for inclusive philanthropy
The Australian Women Donors Network is running workshops in September in Sydney and Melbourne, designed to help private donors, foundation trustees and executive officers find out how gender matters when making philanthropic decisions. More
2010 Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Working to fight breast cancer, Monday 25th October will be Pink Ribbon Day, and October will be Breast Cancer Month. You can indicate your interest in Pink Ribbon Day here, or learn more about the Pink Ribbon breakfast program here.
Employers urged to make gender diversity a priority
At a recent Diversity Council Australia event held in Sydney, employers were advised to make early adoption of new ASX Corporate Governance Council gender diversity recommendations a top priority. More
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