The theme for 2019 International Women’s Day (IWD) is Balance for Better. This is a theme that resonates strongly with me from many angles which is why I am passionate about sharing my thoughts as the key note speaker at AusIMM’s inaugural IWD lunch events in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth,...
In 2016 Michelle Redfern made the risky leap from corporate executive to entrepreneur, founding Advancing Women with the mission to improve gender diversity in the business and sporting arenas. She has carefully curated a diverse portfolio career, which includes: Founder of Women Who Get It (WWGI), a professional women’s networking...
Advancing Women is an Australian based, globally focussed enterprise providing research, consulting and advisory services on equality, inclusion and gender diversity, in sport and in business. What Problem Are We Solving? Australia is a wealthy, developed country which has had positive economic outcomes for more than 2 decades, bucking the global...
Last week, we updated our brand directory. It’s an informative process of reviewing each record against our criteria, re-researching each brand’s leadership composition, and amending our website directory to reflect any changes. Over 890 brands meet our criteria. When we started Femeconomy it was just over 700. It is important to communicate and celebrate the positive...
What Is The Invisible Barrier For Women in Sport? “Despite the many social and organisational benefits of advancing women in leadership within the sporting sector, Australian sporting clubs and organisations have been slow to catch on. Why? The sporting sector faces a number of cultural and structural barriers that affect women’s...
What the Hell Do I Do Now? I had a WTF moment a few years back. It was just after the Christmas break. I had gone back to work for an organisation that I had been (happily) employed by for 15 years. I was managing the tail end of a restructure...
Australia’s Tall Poppy Syndrome is impacting women’s path to leadership. Business advisors regularly talk about the benefits of building a personal brand. Yet, when some women do, they are told they’re conceited. Some women don’t want to talk about the awards they have won. Others have experienced negative reactions from...
Lets talk about money, sport and women. These three concepts are intricately linked and right now, its time for sporting administrators to understand those links in more granular detail. Why? Because the sustainable future of sport depends on continuously expanding traditional notions about the role women play when it comes...
How I Said No (disgracefully) to Office Housework and Why It Worked About 15 years ago, I was in a meeting with my male boss and two other senior men. The other men were from a supplier company who performance I had responsibility to manage. We were about to have a...
Women represent about 13% of quoted media sources when it comes to business. So, the stories of Australian female leaders go largely untold. Femeconomy’s female leader interviews with our community are a way to remedy this imbalance for the women achieving outstanding results in business. Stories of female leaders, who...
Female Leader Conversations Ebook feature, Other Side of the Table Director, Sam Trattles said, “Negotiating isn’t a fight. You’re simply engaging in a conversation. Your aim is to reach a fair and reasonable exchange of value.” About Known for her strategic approach on either side of the negotiating table Has negotiated...
Female Leader Conversations Ebook feature, Pollyanna Lenkic said, “Back yourself, and when you can’t, have a good crew around you who will back you when you need it most.” About At 24, founded a business that grew to £11 million annual turnover and then successfully sold her share of the...
Every month we will be sharing the journeys of female leaders, stories of brands that are making the world more equal and relevant gender equality reports. It’s our enews and we’d love you to take a peep.