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         ISSUE #11 - AUGUST 2004

NEW-LOOK  
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       CONTENTS OF THIS EDITION

> New EOWA Director Appointed

Appointed Director of EOWA in June this year Anna McPhee is looking forward to working with business, government and equal opportunity practitioners over the next three years to advance women and business. Click here for Anna’s Profile.

> EOWA Workshop and Consultancy Services
Would you like to attract and retain talented female team members? Would you like to know how to implement work-life balance in your organisation? Or could your company be more strategic in advancing women employees, but you need to develop the business case first? If so, EOWA has the solutions you need.

EOWA offers a comprehensive range of educational and consultancy services to assist your organisation. For more information on workshops click here.... For more information on consultancy click here...

> EOWA Employer of the Month
Learn the strategies and reasons why these two most recent EOWA Employers of the Month are dedicated to achieving equal opportunity for women in the workplace. Read their case-studies below.
July  2004: ING
June 2004: United Church Frontier Services

> Upcoming Event: Senior Women Executives and the Cultures of Change Management Conference

“We hear a lot about women who don't want careers, or how it's too hard...This is the other side of the story… Women are doing it."

This conference provides the opportunity to hear women working in senior executive positions and experts on gender debate the impact of having women in senior positions and on boards. The conference will be held on 29-30 November. For more information please visit www.uts.edu.au/oth/wexdev or contact Jane Clifford on 02 9514 2909 or at jane.clifford@uts.edu.au

>Upcoming Event: Going Public Conference
Going Public is a landmark conference targeting women in the Australian public sector and politics. It aims to raise awareness of and help address the issues facing women in these sectors, as well as act as an effective medium for change. Topics up for discussion will include: pay parity, female representation in the workforce, life in the political system, multiculturalism, bullying and sexism in the workplace, leadership, mentoring and networking, local government and regional issues.

Going Public will be hosted by renowned political and economics journalist, Maxine McKew, and will feature a series of presentations, case studies, networking opportunities and forums. Speakers will include Joan Kirner, former Victorian Premier as the headline speaker, along with a number of other high profile speakers, such as Kerry Chikarovski, former NSW Opposition leader; Linda Burney, Member for Canterbury, NSW; Kate Lundy, Federal Shadow IT Minister; Kerry Nettle, Federal Greens Senator; Simon Longstaff, Executive Director of the St James Ethics Centre; and Sarah Cornally, Principal of Leading People.

The event will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15-16 September 2004. Early bird registrations are available until 18 August. For further information, please visit www.publicsectorevents.com.au
 

For more information contact us
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
Level 6, 1 Elizabeth Plaza, North Sydney NSW 2060
PO Box 712, North Sydney NSW 2059    Ph: 02 9448 8500, Fax: 02 9448 8572

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