Bubbles & Boobs for Breast Cancer Care WA - 11th June 2013

A special post to promote Chica Catering's Bubbles & Boobs Afternoon High Tea to be held on Tuesday 11th June in Perth, Western Australia. Featuring a deluxe high tea, champagne, a fashion parade and a silent auction to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care WA. Gather your friends together to support this very worthy cause.

For ticket information and reservations, please visit the event webpage.

On the Horizon - Events for Women in Leadership in April

Looking for a chance to meet new people, learn something new, or take a break from your desk?  There are many events for women leaders in April and May:

the gender agenda: the role of men in the gender equity movement

When: 11 April 2013, 5:45pm for a 6pm start
What: after work event featuring a panel discussion, networking drinks and canapes
Where: Herbert Smith Freehills, Level 36, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Australia
For tickets: www.trybooking.com/CPMP

Travis Bell presents: 

 Design Your Bucket List!

When: dates throughout April 2013
What: a 3 hour seminar focusing on creating your life by design.
Where: capital cities in Australia. For details, visit: www.designyourbucketlist.com



British Academy of Management present:

  Women in Leadership - Breaking the Glass Ceiling

When: 2 May 2013,  5 - 8:30pm
What: after work networking event featuring a panel discussion
Where: London Metropolitan Business School. Moorgate, London, UK
For program details and registration, visit the BAM website

On the Cusp of Change, but 'Where to Now?'

Women on Boards Conference

When: 8 - 10 May 2013
What: multi-day conference focusing on achieving gender balance on boards and in leadership roles
Where: Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, Australia
For conference program details and registration: www.womenonboards.org.au/events/conference2013

Do you have an event that you would like to promote?  Our readers come from all over the world, not just Australia!  Get in touch via email, facebook or twitter if you have an event to share with us.

Shaky Ground or Firm Foundation? - 2013 Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture

This year, the Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture on March 21st 2013 in Perth, Western Australia will focus on the implications of using the business case perspective to motivate the increased employment of women.

This increasingly popular argument will be explored by the astute and vibrant Dr Jacquie Hutchinson from the UWA School of Business in her presentation Shaky Ground or Firm Foundation?. Dr Hutchinson will address the challenging questions of "does the business case argument work?" and "what are the implications of linking employment fairness and equality with market forces and a company balance sheet?"

For more details and to register, go to the 2013 Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture website.

The Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture is jointly hosted by the Australian Association of Social Workers, The University of Western Australia and Department for Communities - Women's Interests, Western Australia.

Happy International Women's Day! - March 8th

 
Happy International Women's Day! Today (March 8th), is a day of celebration for the achievements that women make in our societies and a day of reflection on the inequalities that still exist and areas in which progress is still to be made.


Yesterday, one of the Bickley Bloggers attended the UN Women International Women's Day breakfast, held in Perth, Western Australia.  Here are her reflections:

UN International Women’s Day breakfast in Perth, Western Australia is one of a number of events being held to celebrate International Women’s Day. Around a thousand women (and some men) attended the event the proceeds of which will help women victims of domestic violence in Papua New Guinea. We were reminded that one in three women worldwide experiences violence in their lifetimes. If those figures are horrifying enough we were then told that for women in Papua New Guinea the situation is so very much worse. Over two-thirds of women there report having been beaten by their husbands and that figure rises to nearly 100% for women living in the highlands. Two-thirds of women aged between 15-24 are forced to provide sex in order to survive. 

The keynote address was given by Rosie Johnson who is a Senior Magistrate in the Papua New Guinea Magisterial Services. Much of her work has focused on ensuring women and other vulnerable members of the community receive appropriate legal advice and support.

She spoke passionately about the need to end violence against women in Papua New Guinea. She highlighted the lack of resources that are available to women who are victims of violence. There is very little if any legal protection and almost no social support such as qualified social workers or counsellors. Rosie spoke of the need for technical support to help draft legislation and to provide the counselling and welfare that is needed as well as the need for money to help break the cycle of violence. She then recounted some of her own life story and the challenges she had faced and continues to face with respect to her own safety – it was a sobering reminder on the eve on International Women’s Day, 2013 of how much work still needs to be done to make the world a safer place for women.

What did you do to mark International Women's Day? We would love to hear about your experiences, updates on events that you attended, or initiatives that your company is leading.  Get in touch via facebook, twitter or email! 

On the Horizon - Upcoming Events for Women in Leadership

June already!! A real variety of events for and featuring women in leadership for the month of June and beyond:

Vision Series with Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi: Value Adding + Brand Australia

Thursday 14^th June | 12 – 2pm | Perth, Australia | Hosted by CEDA 

In her keynote address, the Right Honourable Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi, will provide her vision on how Perth might improve its brand and global reputation, while increasing our economic links internationally.

As part of this discussion, The Lord Mayor will also examine the notion of "Brand Australia" and what this term means in the 21st century. Does Australia deserve to be seen as a trusted and refined nation?

For further details and registration: http://www.ceda.com.au/events/eventdetails/2012/06/w120614?EventCode=W120614

The Purple Boots Cocktail Party

Thursday 28^th June | 6-10pm | Perth, Australia

Hosted by Women in Engineering and Young Engineers WA Event Partner – Clough 

Join Women in Engineering and Young Engineers WA for a night of fun and frivolity raising money for a great cause. All proceeds go to Breast Cancer Care WA.

Proudly supported by Canton Lounge Bar. Canapes included. Free Cocktail/Beverage on Entry. Door Prizes and Raffle on the evening.

All welcome!

For further details and ticket purchases:  http://purplebootscocktailevening.eventbrite.com/  

Perth Business Chicks Breakfast featuring Ms Ita Buttrose

Friday 7^th September | 6:50am for 7:15 – 9am | Perth, Australia | Hosted by Business Chicks 

Ita Buttrose needs little introduction, she is a woman of many firsts. Ita was the first woman to be appointed to the board of Australian Consolidated Press and News Limited and still holds the title as the youngest ever Editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Ita has forever changed how women are perceived and valued in the workplace; she has truly paved the way. At a time where women did not hold positions of power, Ita rose to the level of the best blokes in business and didn’t throw her femininity away in the process.

For further details, dates for other Australian locations and registration visit the Business Chicks website

If you would like us to spread the word about your event, please contact us on facebook or by email . We would love to hear from you!

On the Horizon - Upcoming events for April and beyond

A variety of upcoming events that may be of interest to our readers...

If you would like to promote your event, please contact us at The Bickley Blog

Directors Toolkit Briefing: What keeps directors awake at night?
12 April 2012, 5:30pm - 8pm in Perth, Australia
Presented by the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Today, directors face a multitude of external challenges - from their suppliers, financiers, the Australia economy and the global economy. In this brad discussion, a panel of advisors and ASX listed directors will discuss their views on the some of the hot issues for 2012.  Speakers include: Roch Krasnoff, Conquest Mining Ltd; Simon Winfield, Hays Executive; Tony Adcock, Birchman Group; Jeff Vibert, Grant Thorton. For details and registration, visit the AICD website.

Getting Started: Realising your Board Potential

9 May 2012, 2pm - 5pm in Perth, Australia

Presented by Women on Boards

A workshop specifically designed to assist you with strategies for board and career development. The session provides an overview of what it takes to be a director and strategies for including board work in your career. For more information and registration, visit the Women on Boards webpage.

Engineering Leadership Conference
Passing the Baton: Engineering Australia's Future
30 May - 2 June 2012 in Adelaide, Australia
Presented by Engineers Australia

This year's theme is Passing the Baton, exploring the profession's direction through a series of dynamic and thought-provoking speakers and presentations.  The key note address will be delivered by former Australian Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Tim Fischer.

Wired for Influence Workshop

19 July 2012, 9am - 5pm in Melbourne, Australia

Presented by Women on Boards

A workshop designed for business people at all stages of career from early career to Non-Exec Directors interested in developing strategies to boost influencing for career success. For more information and registration, visit the Women on Boards webpage. 

The 8th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance
8-9 November 2012 at Neapolis Univeristy Pafos, Cyprus

The ECMLG will bring together a unique blend of leadership scholars, researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to share the insights of management, leadership and governance in the 21st Century.  Call for papers is now open, with abstracts due on 20 April 2012.  For further details of conference tracks and key dates, visit the conference webpage.

Out on the Town - Reflections from a Conferencing Novice: the ACERE/DIANA Conference

At the Bickley Blog, we often post details of upcoming conferences in the worlds of leadership and gender research. Many of you may wonder about the benefits of conferencing - what comes from taking the time to develop an abstract or paper for a conference (which always seem to be due when you are at your busiest!), of putting your ideas "out there" in the public arena for comment and critique, or of attending networking events to meet other people in your area of interest?

This week, we thank Ali Sumner for her guest post - she offers a personal reflection on her recent attendance at the ACERE-Diana conference held in Perth, Western Australia in January 2012.  For further information on the conference, see a past BB post here.

About Ali
Ali has a background in teaching, community development and marketing.  She completed her Masters of Leadership and Management in 2004 while working at the Department of Education and Training in Perth, Western Australia, in the area of professional learning and development. In 2006, she became the inaugural CEO of the POWA Institute, WA's not for profit institute for new thinking, established in alliance with the not-for-profit de Bono Institute (Australia). Ali is currently completing a PhD, investigating what happens in the area of Complexity Leadership when work teams use Edward de Bono's thinking tools.

Reflections from a Conferencing Novice...
After five years of part-time study as a PhD student at the Curtin Graduate School of Business, I had grown accustomed to the solitary nature of my research. Encouraged by my supervisors I had become reasonably confident that somehow, sometime, in someway, my obscure area of research would make a contribution to knowledge.

Then the unexpected opportunity to present a paper at an international conference emerged out of nowhere, the ACERE-Diana 2012 Conference was coming to Perth. ACERE is the Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange and the Diana Project being the world's leading conference on women's entrepreneurship.

On a steaming hot day in February, I found myself standing in front of a room full of strangers ready to deliver my first academic paper at an international academic conference. Over the following four days I experienced what it is like to go from intellectual solitary confinement to a playground of ideas I was listened to, encouraged, taken seriously, challenged, argued with and ignored... all at the same time.

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This particular conference was co-hosted by the Diana Project and this gave me the opportunity to meet academic women from countries around the world.  My reflections as a novice conference goer are coloured by the memory of listening to and talking with these great women. Papers delivered as part of the Diana conference were wide ranging from issues relating to women starting entrepreneurial ventures in their 50's through to gender and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. the glue that bound the papers together however, was the female perspective, women exploring issues of importance to women.

I came away from my first international conference with an understanding of the wonderful work women are doing in the areas of entrepreneurial research and education. I also discovered to my complete surprise that my own obscure area of research is not so obscure at all. A wonderful African American female academic from Rutgers who sat in the front row of my paper presentation assured me that my work was "right on the button", and after several lunch time chats encouraged me to "publish as soon as possible". I came away understanding why conferencing is so important - you make amazing contacts and the encouragement from more established academics makes you feel great!

Do you have a story to share?
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On the Horizon...

International Women's Day 2012 - Perth Events


Empower Women, Empower a Nation
International Women's Day Breakfast presented by UN Women

Friday 9th March 2012
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
7:00 am - 9:00 am (seating from 6:45am)

The guest speaker for this event is Sally Sara - ABC Afghanistan Correspondent. Sally is an award winning journalist and foreign correspondent with the ABC. She has reported from more than 30 countries including Iraq, Lebanon and Sierra Leone.  Sally has spent the last year covering the news from the frontline of the war in Afghanistan. During her career, she has broken the glass ceiling, as the first female correspondent appointment to the ABC's Africa, South Asia and Kabul bureaus. Sally has written for The New York Times and The Boston Globe and is the author of the best selling biography "gogo mama".

For further details and to book your tickets on line at http://www.unifem.org.au/iwd/Events/wa

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Women in Resources Awards


Thursday 8th March 2012
Level 7, 12 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA
7:00 am - 9:00 am

The Women in Resources Awards will be presented over breakfast on International Women's Day. The awards recognise individuals and organisations working to build a world-class industry which provides attractive career opportunities and enhances the recognition and participation of women in the sector.

The keynote address will be given by Ms Nicole Hollows, former Chief Executive of Macarthur Coal Limited. She will share her stories of success, proving that women can and should occupy senior positions within the industry and make valuable contributions to their companies, sector and the community as a whole.

For further details and to register your attendance, please visit the CME website. Registrations close 1st March 2012.


Worldly Women
Hosted by EveryWoman Business Events

Thursday 8th March 2012
Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA
11:30am (for 12 noon) - 1:30pm for adult attendees
10:45am - 2:15pm for student attendees for a FREE career expo and networking opportunities

Be inspired by dynamic twenty-one year old social entrepreneur and 2010 and 2011 Finalist for Young Western Australian Citizen of the Year, Holly Ransom; Interventional Cardiologist at Sit Charles Gardener Hospital, Director of the National Heart Foundation WA Branch and founding member of the Go Red for Women campaign, Dr Michelle Ammerer; Rio Tinot's Health and Safety Manager of International Development and Expansion Projects, Monique Swanson; and Commissioner for Equal Opportunity and a former Minister in the WA Government for five years, Yvonne Henderson.

Presented by Rio Tinto and proudly supported by major partner The University of Western Australia, World Women ticket bookings are open.  Complete the registration form via the EWBE website  or call Hannah on (08) 9476 9428.  For further details, please visit the EWBE website

On the Horizon...

Women in Diplomacy

In February, Young UN Women Australia - Perth are holding Women in Diplomacy. If you have ever wanted to work overseas, at the UN, or in international affairs this is the event for you!

The speakers are:

• United States Consul General Ms Aleisha Woodward
• Malaysian Consul General Ms Hamidah Ashari
• Ms Emma Kerslake, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Former Australian diplomat Dr Sue Boyd

Event details:

• WHEN: Thursday 2 February 2012
• TIME: 6 for 6:30pm start - 8:30pm
• WHERE: Freehills, Level 36, QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Tce, Perth
• PRICE: tickets $20 for UN Women financial members, $25 for non-members via http://www.trybooking.com/BCJB

Women on Boards 2012 Next Generation of Corporate Leaders Program

Applications for the Women on Boards 2012 Next Generation of Corporate Leaders program are one until Friday 27 January. This high level learning and development program has been designed to provide women with the skills to:

• Achieve an executive or "C Suite" role
• Gain a seat at the board table
• Be successful and have an impact once they are there

For more information on the program: click here

Women as Global Leaders Conference

In March, the Women as Global Leaders Conference returns to Zayed University, Abu Dhabi (13-15 March 2012). The theme for the 2012 conference is Women as Global Leaders: Creating a Sustainable Future for the World. Some amazing keynote speakers, including Sigourney Weaver (actress and environmentalist), Hala Gorani (CNN Anchor and Correpondent) and Manal Omar (United States Institute of Peace).

For information of the conference program and registration, please visit the conference website http://www.zu.ac.ae/main/en/wagl2012/about.aspx

On the Horizon...

Upcoming events for Women in Leadership:

 

6 December 2011 Women in Leadership - Sharing Stories of Sucess presented by IPAA WA

Join the WA branch of the IPAA for an annual Women in Leadership seminar, aimed at supporting and showcasing women in leadership roles.  Be inspired by Tonya McCusker: Government House, Melissa Parke MP: Federal Member for Fremantle, Susan Hunt PSM: CEO, Perth Zoo and Elizabeth Mackney: Litigation Partner, Freehills

For further details and registration information visit the IPAA WA website

6 December 2011 Diverse Leadership for the 21st Century presented by CEDA

The 21st century will bring new and unprecedented challenges for businesses and communities in Australia and our region. The new realities will usher in the need for more women to take leadership roles.

CEDA is delighted to welcome The Hon Julie Bishop, Deputy Opposition Leader to share her views and reflections on diverse leadership both in Australia and abroad. For further details please visit the CEDA website 

2011 Clare Burton Memorial Lecture - coming to a city near you!

The 2011 Clare Burton Memorial Lecture is touring Australian capital cities in October and November.  This year, Dr Cordelia Fine, will speak on:

"How the New Neurosexism Helps Sustain the Status Quo: 

Charting the journey from scanner to sound bite to society".  

It sounds fascinating and brain-bending!

For details of Dr Fine's lecture, read on...

For as long as there has been brain science there have been - in retrospect - misguided explanations and justifications of sex inequality: women's skulls are the wrong shape; their brains are too small; their hemispheres too unspecialised. These hypotheses eventually find themselves hurled on the scientific scrap heap - but not before they become part of cultural lore, and reinforce social attitudes about men and women in ways that hinder progress towards greater sex equality.

It is still happening.

In this lecture Cordelia will show how contemporary social attitudes about gender subtly shape the neuroscience of sex differences and, less subtly, its popularisation. These over-confident claims about 'his brain' and 'her brain' then reinforce old-fashioned gender stereotypes.  Evidence is growing that these stereotypes, invigorated by neurosexism, can influence attitudes and behaviours in the workplace in self-fulfiling ways. Neurosexism, in other words, helps to sustain the very differences it is supposed to explain.

About the speaker...

Dr Cordelia Fine is an academic psychologist and writer. Cordelia studied Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, followed by a M.Phil in Criminology at Cambridge University. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University College London. She is currently based at the University of Melbourne, as an Associate Professor in the Centre for Ethical Leadership at the Melbourne Business School.

If you want to read up before the lecture...


Cordelia has authored two books - her latest book Delusions of gender: How minds, society, and neurosexism create difference was short-listed for the Best Book of Ideas Prize 2011, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction 2011 and the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2010.
Cordelia is also the author of A Mind of Its Own: How your brain distorts and deceives.

Dates around Australia

• Wednesday 26th October - Melbourne
• Thursday 27th October - Sydney
• Monday 31st October - Adelaide
• Friday 4th November - Brisbane
• Friday 11th November - Perth

For details of these events, please visit the ATN WEXDEV site

Work and Life - Getting the Balance Right - Committee for Perth

The Committee for Perth is pleased to invite you to a complimentary special event "Work and Life - Getting the Balance Right" with guest speaker Professor Barbara Pocock - Director of the Centre for Work + Life at the University of South Australia. Barbara will share her thoughts on how we can create a health work and life balance and as a result get a more sustainable community.

For the past 30 years Barbara has been researching work, employment and industrial relations in Australia, and has published a number of books that examine the complexities of how work affects our families, home life and social life. Barbara's books include Living Low Paid: The Dark Side of Prosperous Australia and the Labour Market Ate My Babies: Work, Children and a Sustainable Future


Event Details:
Date - Thursday 20th October 2011
Venue - Ernst & Young, Level 5, 11 Mounts Bay Road, Perth 6000
Time - 4:30pm to 7:30pm

For further details visit: Committee for Perth Events


Registrations can be made online at: http://www.trybooking.com/Embed.aspx?eid=13076

Chamber of Minerals and Energy 2012 Awards

On September 20th, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy will be launching their annual CME Awards. In 2012, awards will be given in the categories on Safety and Health Innovation, and Women in Resources:


2012 CME Safety and Health Innovation Awards
CME’s Safety and Health Innovation Awards are the WA resource sector’s peak safety innovation accolade, recognising creativity and ingenuity by individuals, teams and companies who have developed a solution to a specific safety and health problem in the workplace.
2012 CME Women in Resources Awards
Recognising the power of diversity in the WA resource sector - The Women in Resources Awards recognise individuals and organisations working to build a world-class industry which provides attractive career opportunities and enhances the recognition and participation of women in the sector.


Entry will be open to all Western Australian resource companies including contractors associated with the minerals and energy industry. CME encourages all industry members to consider submitting an application for these awards.


Award recipients will be announced on International Women’s Day - 8^th March 2012.


The launch event, including an optional workshop to assist with the writing of award submissions will be held:

Date:       Tuesday 20 September 2011
Time:       Presentation: 4.00pm for a 4.15pm start
                Cocktail: 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Location:  Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mounts Bay Rd, Perth

For details of the pre-evnt workshop and registration, please go to the CMEWA webpage.

On the Horizon...

The "On the Horizon" section of the blog has been updated to include upcoming events for women. Perhaps there's an opportunity for you to expand your network or hone your skills in this list...

Follow the links for further details and RSVP.

6 September 2011 - How Female Engineers Can Improve Their Career Prospects in a Male-Dominated Organisation - presented by Engineers Australia (Perth, Australia). Also sessions in Mandurah and Geraldton on 7th and 8th September.

12 September 2011 - Leadership WA 2012 Leadership Program information session - presented by Leadership WA. RSVP required by 7th Sept.

27 September 2011 - Through the Looking Glass: Reflections on Leadership and Action - presented by Westpac Ruby Connection (Perth, Australia).

29 September 2011 - Energetic Women - presented by LunchBox List (Perth, Australia).

31 January to 3 February 2012 - The Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship (ACE) Research Centre and DIANA International Conference (Fremantle, Western Australia).  Registrations are now open: www.aceredianaconference.com.au

On the Horizon...

The "On the Horizon" section of the blog has been updated to include the plethora of events for women during July and August. Perhaps there's an opportunity for you to expand your network or hone your skills in this list...

Follow the links for further details and RSVP.

28 July 2011 - Women in Global Business series, Perth, Australia - presented by Ruby Learning with Austrade

29 July 2011 - Presentation on Corporate Governance with Vanessa Guthrie - brought to you by Minter Ellison

30 July 2011 - Powerful Impressions Workshop - with Egami Style

During August 2011 - Think Women 2011: Get to Grips with the Gender Gap - from Women on Boards

31 August 2011 - The Making of Me: You as a Leader - presented by LunchBox List

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