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What does work-life balance mean to working dads?
Pursuing a career while also maintaining healthy and present relationships takes a lot of hard work and careful planning. So, with this in mind, we’ve asked dads from our Endorsed Employers how they achieve work-life balance as a parent?
Read moreSTANDUP. STANDOUT. Wear it Purple Day. 30 August 2019
Wear it Purple is a youth-led non-profit organisation that strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.
Read moreEqual humans: a journey to belonging
How do you pin down Arwen Griffioen? An intelligent high achiever recovering from imposter syndrome… an introverted data scientist in pink roller skates… We sat down with Zendesk’s Data Science Team Lead to talk career, parenting and everything in between.
Read moreHigh integrity software engineering – Finding the right fit
In her critical role, Vanessa Walsh brings vital skills, experience and personal qualities. She shares why it matters and what makes her tick.
Read moreThe Committed Millennial
Like many others of her generation, Jill Bourke is driven to learn, progress and pursue new experiences. She shares how she achieves those things by staying in one place, at Liberty Financial.
Read moreTraineeships in a Male Dominated Environment
Tammie Fuller is a Trainee Technician in the VIC & TAS Field Operations team at nbn. At 39 years old, she’s older than the average trainee, is one of three women in the trainee group of 12 and spends a lot of her time well outside her comfort zone.
Read moreAn open door
Rachele Williams is ‘STEM’, born and bred. Yet progressing in a male-dominated field has been no picnic. At TransGrid, she has found an environment in which to thrive. She also has a golden opportunity to accelerate her career… and those of others.
Read morePassion reignited: How Kim Engel rediscovered her love for software testing at WorkCover Queensland
A 20 year roller-coaster career has taken Kim Engel from Sydney to Auckland and back to Australia. WorkCover Queensland’s Principal Test Analyst says she’s found an employer whose values align with hers and flexibility as working mum.
Read moreWORK180 raises $2.2m off the back of unprecedented success in the UK market
WORK180, a global jobs platform focused on employers who support women’s careers has expanded its Series A-1 round to raise $2.2 million to accelerate its global expansion into the UK.
Read moreInitiatives a workplace could take to support expecting parents
Since starting at Nova Systems in 2017, have experienced a huge amount of support and flexibility when it comes to juggling my family and a full time role. Late last year my partner and I decided to extend our family.
Read moreParental leave: a man’s world too
Robert Bird Group’s Greg Hogg just returned to work after two months at home with his one-year old son. He shares his experience and tells other men why parental leave could make all the difference.
Read moreWORK180 teams up with Parents at Work and APLEN to advance parental leave equality
Here’s your chance to have a say on how working parents and carers are supported in the workplace and our communities.
Read moreStrength and support: An insurance career at WorkCover
Becky Stables is a business analyst and future leader with a love of powerlifting and a ‘furball’ called Vinny. She shares how physical fitness, working from home and a positive female role model have impacted her career.
Read moreWomen in mining: at home, here
Melissa Johnson’s quest to build a progressive career and a happy, settled family has been exciting, painful and enriching, all at the same time. BHP’s General Manager Hay Point Coal Terminal shares why connection matters most, at work and at home.
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