eowa = eActionNews Issue 8 September 2003

2003 Australian Women In Leadership Census:
Confirmed Launch Date, Sponsorship & AICD Luncheon
This year's launch date for the 2003 Australian Women in Leadership Census will be 1 October. The highly anticipated Census results will measure both the status of women on boards and women corporate officers in Australia's top 200 private sector companies. EOWA's aim is to use these results to inspire action to get more women into leadership positions.
Last year, this topic was reported widely in national and regional media outlets.
EOWA is delighted to announce that our Platinum sponsors are ANZ and Esanda, our Gold sponsor is Macquarie University and our Silver sponsor is Edith Cowan University.
In association with this event, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) will be hosting a Census luncheon on 2 October 2003 in Sydney.
For more information on these events click here...

Australian Women in Leadership Census Tool - available on EOWA's website
In anticipation of the 2003 Census results, why don't you have a look where your organisation ranks across your industry competitors in terms of diversity and the number of women in leadership? This new benchmarking tool is now available on EOWA's website. Click here to access this tool...

EOWA's Intimate Conversation CEO Forum
This interactive forum offers a unique chance to hear leading-edge CEOs talk frankly on how they have promoted a diverse culture and the business benefits in doing so. Wayne Osborn, CEO Alcoa, will be one of the participating CEOs.
Taking place immediately before the 2003 Business Achievement Awards, the Intimate Conversation event will be held on 19 November, at the offices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Sydney.
EOWA thanks this year's Intimate Conversation sponsor:
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Click here for more details...

2003 Business Achievement Awards
The annual EOWA Business Achievement Awards (BAAs) are fast approaching. The highly regarded event showcases the most outstanding results employers and organisations achieve in creating equitable workplaces. This also includes the announcement of EOWA's prestigious 'Employer of Choice for Women' list.
This year's event will be held on 19 November at the WatersEdge, Pier One, Sydney. The Key Note speaker will be Brian Schwartz, Ernst & Young CEO and inaugural winner of EOWA's Outstanding CEO Award in 2001. Our Master of Ceremonies, Helen Dalley's a respected journalist and presenter with the Sunday program on the Nine Network.
Our sponsors for this year's event: Alcoa, Australian Industry Group, Autoliv, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Ford, IBM and McDonald's. Click here for more details...

EOWA Workshop Program: October & November 2003
The new dates for EOWA's Workshop Program for the second half of 2003 are out now. Don't miss out on the wide range of tailored workshops to suit your organisation's needs:

Workshop 1: Advancing Women and Your Business - Make complying with the Act work for you!
Sydney	20 October 2003
Perth	13 October 2003
Melbourne	14 October 2003
Brisbane	14 October 2003
Adelaide	03 November 2003
Workshop 2: The Path to Business Success - Position your business for Waiving and Employer of Choice for Women status
Sydney	21 October 2003
Perth	14 October 2003
Melbourne	15 October 2003
Brisbane	15 October 2003
Adelaide	04 November 2003
Workshop 3: How to Move Beyond Compliance to a Strategic Approach to EEO for Women
Sydney	15 October 2003
Brisbane	21 October 2003
Workshop 4: Employment Matter Solutions A. How to get More Women into Management B. How to get More Women into Non-Traditional Employment
Sydney	22 October 2003
Perth	15 October 2003
Melbourne	16 October 2003
Brisbane	22 October 2003
Adelaide	05 November 2003

2003-04 ACCI & BCA Work and Family Awards
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Business Council of Australia National Work and Family Awards recognise excellence in work and family initiatives. They showcase small to large organisations with outstanding flexible working arrangements that meet business and employee needs. Applications close 27 October 2003.
To find out more visit:
www.dca.org.au or www.workplace.gov.au/WorkFamily

Family Friendly Agreement Clauses Database
Employers and employees can now access an exciting new web-based tool on the Work and Family website - a database containing a range of family friendly clauses from federally certified agreements.
This database can assist in the development and implementation of flexible working arrangements. Users will be able to search for examples of flexible working clauses drawn from organisations of different sizes and types and operating in diverse business environments. Employers and HR staff may find a family-friendly clause that they can then adapt to their particular workplace.
The database is being developed by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and will expand over time to meet the needs of employers and employees.
To find out more visit:
http://www.wagenet.gov.au/FFAC/Main/Default.aspx

Upcoming EOWA Initiative: 'Employer of the Month'
This October we will be launching a new initiative on EOWA's website - 'Employer of the Month' to showcase organisations achieving inspirational results from their equal opportunity workplace programs.
Look out in October for EOWA's first 'Employer of the Month'.

Watch out for our special Action News hardcopy edition in November. The next edition of eActionNews will be out in December.

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