CEW Annual Dinner 2022 keynote address Robyn Denholm I wish to add my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. I would also like to acknowledge Chief Executive Women for this incredible event and thank you for the opportunity to speak to …
“I’m the last of the women in my starting cohort. All my female peers have dropped out of STEM and taken roles in other fields. I’ve been lucky to have a sponsor who pushed me into roles when there was resistance to a woman taking it on. But if there isn’t that leadership, then it just isn’t worth it for …
29 March 2022: While welcoming some modest measures, Chief Executive Women (CEW) says this year’s budget should have done more to deliver long-term measures needed to increase women’s workforce participation and build an economy that delivers for all. Download media release CEW welcomes measures including the enhanced Paid Parental Leave Scheme to 20 weeks with both parents eligible, the investment …
Chief Executive Women (CEW) is proud to award its ground-breaking Leadership in Nursing Scholarship to Le Truong, a Nurse Unit Manager from St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne where she is also celebrating 10 years of service. Ms Truong led a team of 50 through the 2020 pandemic on a designated COVID-19 ward. The resilience shown by her and many other nurses …
Chief Executive Women (CEW) & Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation are delighted to announce the successful recipients of the 2021 CEW & Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation Scholarships. Congratulations to Deanella Mack and Katrina Johnson who will attend an in-demand leadership program at Harvard Kennedy School. The CEW and Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation Scholarships have been designed to support …
The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that flexible and remote working can be effective when it is implemented at scale and that it can have wide-reaching productivity benefits. The pandemic has also shown that flexible working is no longer a ‘women’s issue’, it’s about economic success and attracting and retaining the right talent for your organisation to prosper. Chief Executive Women …
Chief Executive Women (CEW) calls for Australia’s business leaders to learn from COVID-19 and embed flexibility as a strategic performance driver. Newly released research today shows 95% of employees want flexibility and want their companies to do more to encourage flexible work arrangements. The ‘Equitable Flexibility: Reshaping our Workforce’ report, conducted in partnership with global consultancy firm Bain & Company, …
CEW welcomes Federal Budget measures to increase women’s workforce participation and economic security Chief Executive Women (CEW) has welcomed a $3.4 billion investment aimed at increasing women’s workforce participation and economic security in tonight’s Federal Budget. “The measures announced tonight are encouraging and a positive step towards building a smart economy that delivers and maximises the potential of all Australians. …
