Massive congratulations to Suzy Urbaniak for being awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools. Starting out as a geoscientist, Suzy found that while she knew all the theory from school and university, she didn’t have any hands-on experience and didn’t feel as though she knew what she was doing. She realised there […]
Research Seminars Hosted by WIMWA and TradeUp WIMWA and TradeUP Australia are proud to be hosting a Free 2 Hour Seminar in conjunction with ECU and UWA. The Speakers presenting are: Dr Beth Walker A Senior Honourary Research Fellow at UWA, Beth has worked with small business for nearly 20 years and has delivered many small business training programs during that time. She has written published and presented research about […]
New report shows $100K gender pay gap for top tier managers A report released today reveals that among top tier managers in Australian organisations, men are paid on average $100,000 more per year than women. The report, Gender Equity Insights 2016: Inside Australia’s Gender Pay Gap, also revealed for the first time a measurable link between increasing gender diversity on boards and lower pay gaps for managers. It found that […]
BubDesk Become a founding member now! Have you heard about BubDesk, the co-working space with a creche? Opened on Monday February 15, we have some amazing deals for founding members who sign up now! With the emergence of co-working spaces as an economical option for entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals across Perth, we recognised that none of the spaces offer a fully equipped creche to enable people with young babies/toddlers […]
Women and Superannuation Find lost super Rollover or combine super funds Consider your investment option Make extra contributions Two new guides are available to help women gain the most from their superannuation in the future. The two complementary Women and Superannuation publications are the Super Steps to Securing Your Future action plan and the Understanding and Managing Your Superannuation information booklet. Produced by the Department of Local Government and Communities […]
WIMWA Mentoring Program 2016 Mentee applications are now open. Are you interested in being mentored by some of the most inspirational men and women around town? Would you like to build your professional networks? How about receiving individual support, advice and guidance from a male or female mentor that lives and breathes the same industry as you? Mentee applications for S1 2016 are now closed, although Mentee applications for S2 […]
Scholarship places available Department of Local Government and Communities WIMWA Mentoring program scholarship places available. WIMWA is delighted that the Department of Local Government and Communities is supporting women working in the mining industry by again offering three scholarships for women to participate in the WIMWA mentoring program in the first semester of 2016. Scholarship applications close on Thursday 12th November 2015 at 5pm. Prior to that date, please email […]
“Ingrid is a Whadjuk Nyungar and the CEO of her own company, Kart Koort Wiern, a research and consultancy focussed on cultural awareness, reconciliation and youth leadership, among other things. Through this work, Cumming aims to engage young people by offering better understanding of what it means to be Indigenous today. Kart Koort Wiern, meaning head, heart, and spirit in the Whadjuk language, symbolises three principles Cumming says are needed for […]
Mentally Healthy WA – Act-Belong-Commit is one of our exhibitors at the WIMWA 2015 Summit Act-Belong-Commit was developed primarily from research undertaken by Curtin University into people’s perceptions of mental health and the behaviours they believed protected and promoted good mental health. The A-B-C guidelines for positive mental health provide a simple approach that we can adopt to become more mentally healthy: Act: keep mentally, physically, socially and spiritually active: […]
Kaarakin, Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre is one of our exhibitors at the WIMWA 2015 Summit Kaarakin, The Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre (BCCC) is a small non-government organisation dedicated to the conservation of the threatened black cockatoos of the south west corner of Western Australia. BCCC carries out its work under the direction of a Board and through the tireless dedication and commitment of a few staff and many volunteers, who […]
