Women At Work
There’s so much to balance when you’re managing a career and a family and it’s not easy, but you’re not alone. Women at Work, with Samantha Sutherland, who talks to working mothers about the juggle and the struggle, tips for navigating the workforce and how they manage their lives.
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Vox Pops from Season 4
06/24/2025
Vox Pops from Season 4
Having a favorite podcast episode is like having a favorite child, so officially I loved all conversations equally, and learned so much from all of the guests. Consistently the guests on Women at Work reject that notion that we need to fix the women and instead agree we need to fix systems and cultures. But while we wait for that to happen, we are individually trying to cobble together solutions and need support with that. What I want from this podcast is for you to feel less alone in the juggle. The topics this season ranged from leadership, to why confidence isn’t he solution, to collective action, every woman knowing one of ‘that guy’, to structural support like childcare, parental leave, flexible working and politics, to anti-racism and intersectionality, to real life stories of managing it all and how we support ourselves through the juggle. Guests this season (in order of appearance) were: Jane Caro, Joy Adan, Dr Charlotte Middleton, Dr Rae Cooper, Allegra Spender, Georgie Dent, Katherine Boicuic, Lael Stone, Karina Kallio, Kate Thwaites, Dr Amanda Stirling, Annika Freyer, Libby Lyons, Claire Harvey, Dr Leonora Risse, Sophie McCarthy, Nareen Young, Louise Baxter, Khayshie Tilak Ramesh Enjoy the season!
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Khayshie Tilak Ramesh on antiracism and changing the conversation
06/17/2025
Khayshie Tilak Ramesh on antiracism and changing the conversation
The first time Kayshie Tilak Ramesh experienced racism was in year three. Later, despite being born in Griffith, NSW and raised in Bendigo, VIC, when she was the multicultural youth commissioner she was asked to share her refugee story. Now, she’s changing systems, one conversation at a time. In this conversation, Khayshie will share her recent experiences representing Australia at the United Nations Commission on the Status of women, how workplaces represent our greatest opportunity for systemic change, and we’ll dig into conversations about meaningful antiracism. Khayshie’s resume is impressive - Senior Industry Fellow with RMIT FORWARD: The Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation Multicultural Youth Commissioner of Victoria Inaugural Youth Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo, Young Citizen of the Year, Law Student of the Year, Premier’s Volunteer Leadership Award and Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence for Service to the Victorian Community Now, she runs her own consultancy, alongside a number of board and committee positions.
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Louise Baxter on the power of positivity at the Starlight Foundation
06/10/2025
Louise Baxter on the power of positivity at the Starlight Foundation
Louise Baxter had a very successful career in advertising, when she hit a moment of truth, and realised she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life. Fast forward, and Louise has now been CEO of Starlight Foundation for 16 years, proving through action (and results) that a culture of positivity doesn’t just feel good — it drives every business metric that matters. Under her leadership, Starlight has topped the AFR’s MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES list, landed in the Top 20 Great Places to Work, and built a workplace so relentlessly positive that one team member confessed she kept waiting for the façade to drop… four years later, she’s still waiting. Louise also knows the juggle — she’s a mum, a leader, and someone who’s managed to balance impact, ambition, and the everyday chaos of real life. This is a conversation about values, leadership, workplace culture, and the kind of optimism that’s less about slogans and more about systems that actually work.
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Nareen Young on cultural load and authentic inclusion
06/03/2025
Nareen Young on cultural load and authentic inclusion
Professor Nareen Young is Associate Dean, Indigenous Engagement and Leadership at UTS Business School, and leads the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research. She is one of Australia’s most respected workplace diversity practitioners and thinkers. For 15 years, prior to UTS and Jumbunna, Nareen was the Director of PWC Indigenous Consulting, CEO of Diversity Council Australia and Director of the NSW Working Women's Centre, and was nominated for an Australian Human Rights Award and Medal for her work during that time. Nareen is influenced by both her Indigenous and culturally diverse heritages in all her work and has received numerous awards and acknowledgements, including the inaugural Westpac 100 Women of Influence honour for Diversity, and she commentates and publishes her work widely across media and academia. In this episode Nareen mentioned: , by , by Gendered Insights Report
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Sophie McCarthy on financial independence and confidence through action
05/27/2025
Sophie McCarthy on financial independence and confidence through action
Sophie McCarthy had some big shoes to fill. Her mother Wendy has been at the forefront of feminist activism for decades, and Sophie picked up the mantle and is making her own huge impact on gender equality. As CEO of McCarthy mentoring, Sophie partners with leading companies to design programs that drive change, engage people and develop leaders. With her upbringing, it’s no surprise that Sophie participates in her own advocacy work, As Chair of Sydney Community Foundation, she helps support the most vulnerable women in Sydney, giving a voice to women who don’t get heard. Sophie’s passionate about doing work that actually makes a difference, and breaking down barriers that prevent equality.
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Leonora Risse: Beyond leaning in
05/20/2025
Leonora Risse: Beyond leaning in
In list of 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy, you find Jacinda Ardern, former PM of NZ, and you also find today’s guest Dr. Leonora Risse. Leonora is an economist who specialises in gender equality. Her focus is women in the workforce, gender pay gaps, why there aren’t more women in leadership, societal norms that see women doing the majority of care work, gender biases and resistance to equality initiatives. And she VERY much believes that we need to fix the system, NOT the women. With a PhD focused on paid maternity leave in Australia, she is co-founder of the Women in Economics Network in Australia, a Research Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University, and a Research Fellow with the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia. She’s one of the most passionate advocates for gender equality I’ve had the privilege to chat with. I hope you enjoy this episode with Dr Leonora Risse!
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Claire Harvey on why we work (when it’s so hard)
05/13/2025
Claire Harvey on why we work (when it’s so hard)
Claire Harvey has opinions. But as Editorial director of The Australian she’s also very good at waiting to hear what you think. With an interest in journalism that started at her parents dining table piled high with newspapers, and the radio and TV news on, she’s gone from copy girl working for free to her current role. Now, she has two kids, leaves work loudly to support mothers and parents following behind her, and has a husband with an equally big career as political staffer. So she knows what it means to find balance, and she knows the compromises it takes to manage having a big career and a family. She hosts a daily podcast from the Australian called The Front, 12-minute explorations into a story a day, and when she took her current role, that itself made the news. I’m so excited to hear about what it takes to manage a family while having a career driven by passion and hard work, and I hope you enjoy the show!
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Libby Lyons: The gender super gap and taking risks in your career
05/06/2025
Libby Lyons: The gender super gap and taking risks in your career
If you look at Apolitical’s for 2018 and 2019 you find Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Michelle Obama, the United Nations High Cmomissioner for Human Rights and first female president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet… and today’s guest . Libby started her career as a teacher, working her way all the way to Director of the workplace gender equality agency, to now – Science in Australia gender equity, and is a hugely influential Australian woman. She was featured in the book 200 Women, was awarded Woman of the Decade for Gender Policy by Women Economic Forum in 2019 and has presented multiple times at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women. She’s positive, high energy, has done it all raising a son in a time when there was no paid parental leave, and a woman after my own heart, has been quoted, “you’ve just got to have a party because you never know when it’s your last one.” Living in the moment, whilst driving lasting change, I’m honoured to have the opportunity to speak with Libby, and hope you enjoy the episode.
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Annika Freyer: Men as Allies
04/29/2025
Annika Freyer: Men as Allies
I asked ChatGPT, and it told me that men still hold 70-80% of formal positions of power, across most domains, globally. And because of that very power imbalance, women can’t achieve equality on our own. We need men to be involved, and to use the power our current systems grant them, to shift things. And that’s exactly what do, led by today’s guest, CEO . The Coalition aims to achieve gender equality, advance more and diverse women into leadership, and build respectful and inclusive workplaces. But as we know here at Women at Work, you can’t increase women’s representation without shifting the systems. It’s not about fixing the women. Annika was appointed as the inaugural CEO of the Champions of Change Coalition in 2016, and has grown the coalition from its Founding Group of 10 CEOs to more than 250 members. And she’s done that while getting herself to Barry’s bootcamp at 5am every morning, and raising two young daughters. I really enjoyed this fun, candid chat with Annika, and I hope you do, too!
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Amanda Sterling: Fixing Cultures not Women
04/22/2025
Amanda Sterling: Fixing Cultures not Women
Spoiler alert: when women leaders leave organisations after having kids, it's not because they "lack confidence" or "opt out." But the reality is, organisations are struggling to recruit and retain women in leadership, and women are struggling to stay. Dr Amanda Sterling's groundbreaking PhD research exposes how the denial of women's physical experiences (pregnancy, breastfeeding, sleep deprivation, menopause) creates impossible conditions for mothers in leadership. As a leadership consultant and neuroscience-trained coach, she's calling bull on trying to "fix the women" and instead shows organisations how to fix their cultures so women can thrive in leadership positions, not just in support roles where so many of us get stuck. Her work has been featured everywhere from Global Women to Radio New Zealand, and she's about to drop some cold, hard truths about what really needs to change to get - and keep - more women in leadership.
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Kate Thwaites Assistant Minister for Women
04/15/2025
Kate Thwaites Assistant Minister for Women
We talk about changing the system, not the women. Sometimes we’re talking about workplaces when we discuss structural change, and today we’re talking about the government’s role in gender equity with , the Assistant Minister for Women. Kate co-wrote , about the pervasive culture of sexual violence and harassment within Australia's Parliament House, and her portfolio of work focuses on Women, Ageing, and Social Security. We got the chance to hear about her new bill aiming to make gender equality targets compulsory for large employers, the unique challenges older women face as a historically invisible but increasingly visible part of the workforce, and why it even matters if Parliament is a positive workplace. I believe we need more women in all the rooms where decisions are made (just like Ruth Bader Ginsberg), and Kate is doing just that. Enjoy the show! In this episode we discuss: When women succeed, it's good for the bottom line and other employees. Kate's bill to introduce gender targets for all companies with 200+ people. The increased wages for educators and aged care workers that was recently secured. Labor Government updates to Paid Parental Leave. Kate's work supporting older women who are less financially secure. Workforce shortages Australia is facing, and how to solve for them. Kate Jenkins' Set the Standard review and positive changes. The realities of being a young mum in Parliament. The gift to our children of going after our dreams.
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Karina Kallio on Community and Finding our Role
04/08/2025
Karina Kallio on Community and Finding our Role
Karina Kallio has a background as a fashion designer, then had a bit of an awakening to the impact of the industry and a calling to what is her role in the world – all of which was strengthened by being a mother. Karina believes we exist best in community - a theme that comes through often in this podcast. The power of community in thriving and driving change. She talks about life's longing for itself, and how we need to find our role within the world. The systems that we work, parent and live in hold us in isolation but we can’t do this work alone, and this is a beautiful conversation about Karina's heart’s work, and how she navigates life and work as a mother. In this episode we discuss: Karina's background in fashion, and moving to sustainable fashion. How destructive the fashion industry is - to self esteem, the world, the level of waste, and the feeling of being treated as a number in workplaces. The importance of community The unique contributions we all make to the circle of life. The interconnectedness of everything, and Karina's 'systems' view of the world. Our obligation to contribute, and to look beyond ourselves. How our role as Mother is to help our children fly out into the world and life fully.
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Lael Stone on Creating Wellness Through Connection and Community
04/01/2025
Lael Stone on Creating Wellness Through Connection and Community
is a parenting expert, but really she’s a humaning expert. I’ve shared her conversation with the Imperfects about parenting yourself first more than any podcast I have ever listened to. She has worked as a birth educator, post-natal trauma counsellor, a parenting educator, with teens around sexuality, she created Woodline primary school an innovative new school based on emotional well-being and connection, and now speaks about creating wellness in adults through connection and communication. Lael is an educator, TEDx speaker, author, mother, a parenting counsellor, funny lady, and in her words, she speaks for the kids. In this episode we discuss: Creating wellness through connection and community - and what that looks like. There is no perfect parenting, and compassion is one of the most important tools of motherhood. It's important we learn to sit with our kids' big emotions and be present for and with them. Asking the two important questions: What am I making this mean? and, What would I like it to look like? and using our responses to reparent ourselves. The work - as a parent, partner, friend, child - is to be observant and curious. Modelling a better picture of self care for our children. How Lael's children have facilitated her greatest growth. I am so excited that I get to chat with her, I hope you enjoy it too.
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Katherine Boiciuc Artificial Intelligence, in person connection and designing your life
03/25/2025
Katherine Boiciuc Artificial Intelligence, in person connection and designing your life
I have to confess I’m technologically challenged. Or, as today’s guest , also known as KB, puts it, I’m a technology teenager. Learning every day but throwing tantrums about it. KB is EY’s Oceania Chief Technology and Innovation Officer. We met at a conference, and when she was on stage she said everyone in the company works in IT but not everyone knows it, and I thought it was time to figure a few things out! What better way that to speak to one of Australia’s go to professionals in tech, with 20 years experience leading global teams at Telstra and advising Australia’s next generation of CTOs at Maximus. KB is a tech industry leader, a woman in a man’s world (less than 9% of tech leadership positions are held by women), a mother, an accredited futurist, an AI specialist, and I can’t wait to learn from her.
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The Parenthood with Georgie Dent
03/18/2025
The Parenthood with Georgie Dent
The average cost of daycare in Sydney is around $180 per day. If you have a child in care 4 days a week, that’s more than $33k a year on daycare before the subsidy. For one child. And that’s if you can even access it, which is an increasing issue in regional areas of Australia where there are childcare deserts, but also in major cities where people are registering their kids before they are even born. Add to that, the motherhood penalty means women face a career and income hit for a decade after they have children. Women in Australia reduce their workforce participation when they have kids, and often never catch up to our global peers. To quote advocacy group, The Parenthood, “While the motherhood penalty persists everywhere, among developed countries few have done as little as Australia to tackle it.” This episode is with Georgie Dent, CEO of The Parenthood, Australia’s leading parent advocacy organisation representing over 80,000 parents, carers and supporters. Georgie is funny, opinionated, passionate and incredibly smart, and I hope you enjoy this conversation!
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Allegra Spender: Women and Climate as Political Drivers
03/11/2025
Allegra Spender: Women and Climate as Political Drivers
According to Peter Dutton, the housewives of Australia are at home doing their household budgets. According to Allegra Spender, women are out in the world demanding leadership who don’t expect them to be at home ironing. Allegra is the Independent MP for Wentworth, focusing on bringing humanity back into politics, climate action, building a kinder, more inclusive society, and making sure those 'women at home doing the budgets' don’t crumble under the weight of the cost of living crisis we’re in right now. Unsprisingly impressive, Allegra has degrees from Cambridge, University of London, Harvard and Dartmouth, deep corporate and public experience, and she’s doing it all as a mother of three. We’re heading into a federal election this year, and because I think it’s so important we’re represented by someone who doesn’t think our place is in the kitchen, I’ve invited Allegra to chat with me about her hopes for the future. Full disclosure I campaigned for her last election and will be again this time. But with dual platforms of women and climate change that made her enter Parliament in the first place, I think you'll like this chat even if you don't like her politics. In today’s chat, we speak about: Allegra's mandate to represent the values of her community. The lies that get told during election campaigns (and that it's allowed!). The concern people have about opportunities, housing security, and cost of living. The imperative of climate action after the hottest year on record, and Australia's energy transition. Her belief (like RGB) that women should be equally represented in Parliament and involved in national decision-making. Her war stories in politics - and some of the places she's been able to drive significant change, How she balances work, travel and family, and building her kids' independence. Her belief that it's ok to care about your career, and that doesn't mean you don't also care about your kids. I am so excited to be learning from her today, I hope you enjoy this episode with Allegra Spender.
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Rae Cooper on What Women Want at Work
03/04/2025
Rae Cooper on What Women Want at Work
When you look up on Google Scholar, there are 2659 citations. Rae is Professor at the University of Sydney, where she is the founding Director of the Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work. She also has multiple fellowships, collaborations with groups like the Australian Human Rights Commission and the OECD, and is generally incredibly impressive and knowledgeable. Rae is one of Australia’s leading experts on the many aspects of women’s working lives. She is an Order of Australia, a mother of two, and she says it like she thinks it. In today’s chat, we speak about: The midlife collision of work, care, the mental load, the physical load, caring for parents, and women are exhausted. Employer solutions like flexibility, and ensuring people aren't penalised for taking it. Government solutions such as Paid Parental Leave and policy architecture. How women feel like they have to do everything twice as well, while their mistakes are amplified. The motherhood penalty, flex work, and how men see their partners being penalised in their careers. What women want: respect, job security, flexibility, and equal pay. The outsize impact your direct and one-up manager have on your work experience. The stories Rae has heard about lack of respect - being talked over, interrupted, and everyday sexism. The power of collective action and professional peers. I am so excited to be learning from her today, thank you so much for joining me, Rae Cooper!
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Dr Charlotte Middleton on Perimenopause
02/25/2025
Dr Charlotte Middleton on Perimenopause
I currently have plantar fasciitis, which is essentially a sore heel, and I’ve been told it can be symptom of perimenopause. But what can NOT be a symptom of perimenopause I ask!? Well, on this episode I am joined by Dr. Charlotte Middleton. She’s an integrative GP with over 25 years of expertise, specialising in women’s health. She founded , focused on mothers and their babies, and is about to open a new integrative medicine clinic. I came across her via – a supplement company – where she is Chief Medical Officer. She’s also a mum, navigating a man’s world in the medical field. The latest reported gender pay gap for full-time medical specialists was 33.6%. If you want to know what peri-menopause is, how we know if we’re in it, and how to deal with the symptoms, as well as a bit of Doctor Charlotte’s own story listen on.
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Joy Adan on permission to rest and play
12/20/2024
Joy Adan on permission to rest and play
Joy Adan is a Filipino-born presenter, writer and artist from Western Sydney. She’s passionate about challenging the status quo, and said after she had children she sat down with her husband and said, ‘whatever this partnership is, the terms have now changed.” If you want some honest truths – like I love my child AND I find this really hard – are interested to know what it looks like to rewrite cultural and gender roles, and you need permission to discard the lessons we’ve been taught about self sacrifice, Joy is your woman.
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Jane Caro: The invisibility of aging, the invisibility of motherhood and activism through humour
02/11/2025
Jane Caro: The invisibility of aging, the invisibility of motherhood and activism through humour
Jane Caro is a renowned feminist author and social commentator, known for saying exactly what’s on her mind. She’s known for her sharp wit, her humour and fearless advocacy for gender equality, and is a pioneering feminist in Australia who’s name you most likely already know. Jane is a Walkley Award winner, a Member of the Order of Australia, a mother, a grandmother, a wife, a beef producer and a timber grower. I’m honoured to have the opportunity to speak with her, and I hope you enjoy her passion and humour as she talks about all things feminism.
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*Re-Release* White Feminism with Koa Beck
12/19/2024
*Re-Release* White Feminism with Koa Beck
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Koa Beck episode from 2021*
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*Re-Release* Jess Hill - See What You Made Me Do
12/19/2024
*Re-Release* Jess Hill - See What You Made Me Do
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Jess Hill episode from 2021* Investigative journalist Jess Hill wrote the award-winning See What You Made Me Do, about the national emergency of domestic abuse in Australia. It’s a riveting but deeply distressing look at the real-life stories of women and children, how the justice system enables abusers, and hope for reducing violence through community intervention. Please note there is a content warning on this episode. It’s incredibly important listening, but it’s also upsetting at points, and we discuss family violence and child abuse.
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*Re-Release* Lisa Annese on our gendered roles at home and work
12/19/2024
*Re-Release* Lisa Annese on our gendered roles at home and work
Diversity Council of Australia CEO Lisa Annese is a self-described feminist and activist, working to improve gender equality in Australian workplaces. She is passionate about the connection between the gendered roles we still expect at home with a lack of progress for women in workplaces. Lisa shared research from the DCA that shows men’s mental health and wellbeing benefits from being in gender equal relationships, families and workplaces. The conversation around men’s mental health and women wanting flexibility and support in the workplace are two sides of the same coin, and Lisa’s deep knowledge around gender issues led us on a fascinating discussion.
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*Re-Release* Stop Fixing Women with Catherine Fox
12/19/2024
*Re-Release* Stop Fixing Women with Catherine Fox
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Catherine Fox episode from 2019* The speed of change with the gender equality, and changes that contribute to hope The Persisterhood The seven myths of women at work The four stages of gender equity awareness The male breadwinner model in Australia and how it impacts progress The importance of financial freedom for women, and teaching that to girls Invisibility of older women and statistics around homelessness How can we make change ourselves, and gathering groups together to drive change Benefits of long daycare for children
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*Re-Release* Kirstin Ferguson on #CelebratingWomen
12/19/2024
*Re-Release* Kirstin Ferguson on #CelebratingWomen
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Kirstin Ferguson's episode from 2019* Kirstin Ferguson shared the inspiring stories of 757 women in her #CelebratingWomen movement as a push back against the toxicity of the online world for women. In this conversation we talked about the movement, her resulting book WomenKind, and how we can all advocate for change wherever we are.
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*Re-Release* Jamila Rizvi - Gender Parity, Community and Imperfection
12/12/2024
*Re-Release* Jamila Rizvi - Gender Parity, Community and Imperfection
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Jamila Rizvi episode from 2018* We will rise together or not at all Jamila Rizvia is an author, presenter, political commentator, the newly appointed editor-at-large of Future Women, former editor-in-chief of MamaMia. She has written two books, Not Just Lucky and The Motherhood, and signs off her emails Troublemaker At Large, which is a great sign. We discuss: a series of hilarious but also scary statistics, like the fact that there are more men named Andrew than women running ASX200 companies Tips for negotiating, such as focus on what you want, not what you’ve got The structural inequalities that we live in, and the importance of understanding them so we can see it’s not ‘just me’ Diversity is proven to shift the bottom line in organisations, so how do we make workplaces work better for women A glorious story about how Barak Obama’s female staff supported each others ideas and in being heard That we can all be part of the sisterhood and the feminist movement in whatever way works for us as individuals The importance of community How we all need to let go of the pursuit of perfection, and give ourselves a bit of a break Resources We mention some resources throughout the conversation, here is where you can find links to them all! Future Women, where Jamila has taken the helm and is building an amazing community. Jamila’s books, Not Just Lucky and The Motherhood And her own website -
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*Re-Release* Consciously choosing the life you want, with Caroline Patrick
12/12/2024
*Re-Release* Consciously choosing the life you want, with Caroline Patrick
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Caroline Patrick episode from 2018* “I remember those days were just so challenging. He was traveling for work, I was traveling for work...There was a moment where we were just hoping the various planes we were on weren’t delayed so that we could pick up the kids!” Caroline Patrick is one of Australia’s most passionate marketers, ticking off a variety of achievements such as revitalising one of Australia’s most loved brands, launching a health fund, and winning Australian Marketing Institute Certified Practising Marketer of the Year Award. Currently, Caroline sits on the Executive Management Team at the Radio Rentals Group and is part of a team driving business transformation. Caroline has been making very deliberate choices aiming for a balanced and fulfilled lifestyle and career, and now lives in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, supported by her stay at home husband Iain and their two children Amelia, 11 and Cameron, 8. What we cover: Caroline’s background and how she accidentally moved to Australia from the UK Why she had to become creative in her job choices and the benefits of bypassing the corporate ladder and pursuing a jungle gym career The importance of having a sense of purpose and alignment of values in work roles Being the only woman on the executive team The process Caroline and her husband Iain went through to make the transition for him to be a stay-at-home dad Making conscious decisions and changes to support those decisions, as opposed to just letting life happen Caroline’s experience of Mother Guilt and the double standard for stay-at-home dads in our society The important of putting judgments aside when making decisions that are right for you Caroline’s advice to anyone who might be in the two-working-parents juggle right now Why you should ask for what you want and question the status quo The gift of giving yourself permission to outsource the things that make life easier Resources Caroline mentions the FriDads, a
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*Re-Release* Tracey Spicer - Outspoken Women
12/12/2024
*Re-Release* Tracey Spicer - Outspoken Women
*This summer we're re-releasing previous episodes that we loved. Here is Tracey Spicer episode from 2018* Equality starts in the lounge room before the boardroom. is a television presenter, journalist and author. Recently appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for her work in journalism and for her ambassadorships for social welfare and charitable organisations. She led the public voice of the #MeToo movement in Australia, breaking the Don Burke . Tracey's lifelong passion is amplifying women's voices, and in today's conversation we discuss creating equality in the home and in the workplace. We discuss: ½ of women experience pregnancy discrimination in the workplace Your job is to be prepared by finding out the state and federal legislation and creating a strategy The gender pay gap Tracey didn't ask for a pay rise for 14 years Now she says to always ask for more than you think you're worth The gender pay gap in her own household Do your research and keep notes Know when the best time to ask for a pay rise is Keep a detailed diary of positive feedback, so provide proof of your performance Know what the share price is, and what other people received as bonses Figure out a way to make sure everyone can benefit - it's not a zero sum game How we can change expectations in childhood, which may lead to different outcomes in the gender pay gap Having difficult conversations with your partner long term resentment is a huge risk to a relationship The 30% tipping point for sexual harassment, where it peaks and then drops off Quotas, targets and the inexistence of any true meritocracy There's no such thing as work-life balance Let's change the conversation so MEN are being asked how they manage it all Legislative changes that could be put in place to better support families An invitation from Tracey: Sit down and write out the amount of time it takes you to do your hair, makeup, buy your work wardrobe, and do all the things that come with society's pressure on women to look a certain way Write down how much all of these things cost you financially Consider what else you can do with that money and time, and be deliberate about whether you want to keep spending it on meeting society’s unreasonable expectations of women's looks Have a think about these cultural expectation If you want, then slowly start to pare it back. See if you don't start to feel more authentic and truly yourself Resources We mention some resources throughout the conversation, here is where you can find links to them all! , for women who want to amplify their voices within the professional environment – Tracey's book, Tracey's on the topic ; Tracey suggests women need to have more difficult conversations with their husbands Jamila Rizvi Gender pay gap Amy Cuddy
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Season 3, that's a wrap!
12/10/2024
Season 3, that's a wrap!
It started with the question, ‘how do you do it all?’. As my understanding of the systemic barriers that women face, structural inequalities at work and in our homes, and what we can do to change it evolved, so, too, has the conversation. Now, I speak to thought leaders in the gender equity industry, women making waves through their activism, and women who work in big jobs and aren’t afraid to speak the truth of what it takes.
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Change and hope with Mary Wooldridge
11/26/2024
Change and hope with Mary Wooldridge
Mary Wooldridge is the CEO of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Her career goals have all been about making an impact and driving change, and although change is slow, she hopes to accelerate it in the future. In this episode, we cover: The recent (slight) reduction in the gender pay gap, driven by increases in aged-care industry salaries The benefits of part-time and flexible work Men, parental leave and valuing care The connection between gender stereotypes and the gender pay gap What women do with their spare time Gender segregated industries Grasping opportunities to be part of change
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