Gender Equity Network
The Gender Equity Network is a program which is open to you and our broader community. The program aims to promote gender equity, to nurture leadership and career advancement, and to help instill a culture that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion within the professional services sector of Australia and New Zealand.
We have meaningful discussions, we participate in learning and development opportunities, we share inspirational stories, and we gather together when we can to help inspire and empower ambitious professionals.
This International Women's Day, 8 March 2024, we join the United Nations to celebrate under the theme 'Count her in: Invest in Women. Accelerate progress'.
We asked members of our community, and fellow advocates for gender equity, what economic empowerment means to them.
"I remember going through a scarcity mindset and thinking...this is not how I want to live."
Yvette Martin, Chief Empowerment Officer of Lyka Pet Food, shares her story of resilience and explains what she did to secure her financial future, under difficult circumstances.
3 minutes, 18 seconds
"It's about being brave and bold, knowing your worth and your value."
Jacqui Bell, ultra marathon runner and mental health ambassador, describes how she believes women can pursue equity in pay and ultimately financial freedom.
1 minute, 11 seconds
Kym Reilly, Partner and Chair of the Gender Equity Network launches the program.
2 minutes, 55 seconds
"I'm a feminist, but I'm also a manist"
Distinguished businesswoman, Helen Wiseman, Board Chair, President, Non-executive Director, and lover of life, shares the story of her rise through the ranks of the professional services sector and her learnings for younger professionals.
21 minutes, 53 seconds
Some personal views on gender equity
Nicholas Falzon and Lauren Deeflets on the significance of gender equity
5 minutes, 22 seconds
Kym Reilly, Partner, on unconscious bias
34 seconds
Jonathan Hannah, Manager, on his experience as a young professional in Sydney
37 seconds
Helen Wiseman on her experience in the boardroom
2 minutes, 17 seconds
The Gender Equity Network Committee
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We invite you to join us on our quest for gender equity in the professional services sector of Australia and New Zealand. You will receive the occasional invitation to events, and access to insights and interviews shared by inspirational leaders in our global community.
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