I am going to be writing a series of posts about life with ADHD. Being silent about this will not help those who come after me. What most people see when they look at me is a relatively successful woman, with a long term partner, family, friends, and a good job. But as has often been said: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting … Continue reading Life with ADHD
“Don’t start a podcast during a pandemic” they said…
So Annie Parker and I decided to start a podcast. Continue reading Starting a podcast during COVID19
The next guest on Conversations with Annie & Kate is an old friend, Annalie Killian. She was once a catalyst for magic at a large financial services organisation is an active innovator, connector of interesting people at global scale, and change-maker. Continue reading Interview: changemaker & innovator Annalie Killian
Women in cybersecurity and technology roles still often face a fairly uncompromisingly masculine domain so I thought that it might be useful to discuss some important helper roles, some things that leaders can do to help, and also some ways that women can help themselves. Continue reading Women in cybersecurity & technology
For 2019 the International Women’s Day theme is “Balance for Better” and with Ribit’s focus on ESTEAM students and accelerating innovation in industry, I am sharing my “own personal story and experience as an employee and employer, how you jumped started your career, leapfrogged your competition into great jobs to advance your career, along with what you look for in a student to hire” How … Continue reading IWD 2019: the possibility of balance
There have been astonishing revelations in London about leaders in the News International group of companies and in the UK Parliament. Perhaps even more shocking is the disclosure of the deep and complex relationships between the two groups? It is a classic case study of power and the old-fashioned dispensation of favour. News International controlled the media, and thus they controlled politician’s access to the … Continue reading Why do bad leaders happen to good people? #notw #hackergate
It is International Women’s Day again and surveying the scene here in Australia for women I find much to celebrate. Yet there remains much work to do for the women of Australia. Here we see, for the first time, a crop of women in senior political leadership positions. GOVERNOR GENERAL & STATE GOVERNORS Quentin Bryce – Governor General Marie Bashir – Governor of NSW Penelope … Continue reading International Women’s Day – some things to celebrate but more work to do
A few days ago I noticed the following tweet and clicked on the accompanying link. The image below was at the other end of the link: Source: Bronwen Clune – used with permission This tweet and the picture made me laugh. It caught a bunch of women having a moment of feminine camaraderie in the office while all the guys just happened to be away. It’s … Continue reading Women having fun, expressing their …
Just spent another evening with a great bunch of women learning about JavaScript as part of the Oz Girl Develop IT program for 2011. Discussing the plans for this year’s Oz Develop IT with Pamela Fox and Cathy Lill tonight it became clear that there’s an interesting line up for the rest of 2011. For example we’re planning to run sessions on: SEO for geeks … Continue reading Oz Girl Develop IT 2011 #ozgdi
The fight for women to get the vote was a monument to cooperation, ingenuity and collaboration on the part of many women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These women educated themselves and their peers about women’s issues and agitated for women’s rights. And the women of Australia owe a debt to these women of the past who achieved the privileges of full … Continue reading Inspiring women: Louisa Lawson – women’s suffrage activist and publisher
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