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Gender Equality in Australian Workplaces: Snapshot and Promotion Strategies
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 12.30pm-2:00pm, Melbourne CBD
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Gender Equality in Australian Workplaces: Snapshot and Promotion Strategies
Date: Thursday, 20 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm-2.00pm
Venue: RACV, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Catering: coffee/tea & lunch provided (dietary requirements confirmed after registration)
Speaker: Dr Samone McCurdy, Capacity Building Manager, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)
Gender equality and diversity are critical to business success, helping to spark innovation, improve productivity, and foster employee well-being. With recent updates to reporting requirements in Australia for businesses over 100 people, now is the time to update your knowledge and capability in this area.
Join us for a practical and actionable session with Dr Samone McCurdy, Capacity Building Executive Manager at WGEA. Samone is an experienced gender equality strategist and researcher, with a career spanning public and private sectors. Samone brings expertise in gender equality programming, strategy, and leadership capability development, including her work on Victoria Police’s first gender equality strategy.
• Key stats on gender equality and its impact on business success.
• Support your organisation in meeting WGEA reporting requirements.
• 10 strategies to drive immediate improvements in workplace equality.
• New insights on enhancing attraction strategies and optimising the selection process in recruitment.
• The business case for gender diversity and how to create gender equal workplaces.
• Practical tips to help middle managers promote gender equality across teams.
• Key innovations for gender-equal recruitment
Time: 12.30pm-2.00pm
Venue: RACV, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria, 3000
Catering: coffee/tea & lunch provided (dietary requirements confirmed after registration)
Speaker: Dr Samone McCurdy, Capacity Building Manager, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)
Gender equality and diversity are critical to business success, helping to spark innovation, improve productivity, and foster employee well-being. With recent updates to reporting requirements in Australia for businesses over 100 people, now is the time to update your knowledge and capability in this area.
Join us for a practical and actionable session with Dr Samone McCurdy, Capacity Building Executive Manager at WGEA. Samone is an experienced gender equality strategist and researcher, with a career spanning public and private sectors. Samone brings expertise in gender equality programming, strategy, and leadership capability development, including her work on Victoria Police’s first gender equality strategy.
• Key stats on gender equality and its impact on business success.
• Support your organisation in meeting WGEA reporting requirements.
• 10 strategies to drive immediate improvements in workplace equality.
• New insights on enhancing attraction strategies and optimising the selection process in recruitment.
• The business case for gender diversity and how to create gender equal workplaces.
• Practical tips to help middle managers promote gender equality across teams.
• Key innovations for gender-equal recruitment
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Sally McGrath is a workplace wellbeing expert and keynote speaker specialising in burnout prevention, work-life balance, and psychological safety. With firsthand insights into the costs of overachievement, Sally blends relatable stories with sustainable strategies to inspire lasting change. She is the author of "Transform Your Life Before It’s Too Late", has appeared in the Australian media, and has worked with leaders and teams across corporate, education, and professional sectors. Known for her engaging delivery and actionable advice, Sally empowers audiences to create healthier, more realistic approaches to work and life.
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Sarah is Managing Partner at Hunt & Hunt Lawyers and heads the Commercial practice. Sarah collaborates closely with clients from both the public and private sectors, and across various industries from not for profits to small business and publicly listed companies. Sarah's legal practice encompasses the full spectrum of the employment journey, from recruitment and engagement to post-termination matters and more. She possesses a specialised skill set in handling employment and industrial-related disputes and litigation in the Fair Work Commission, Courts and Tribunals, including cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, grievance management, and workplace investigations.
Sarah is Managing Partner at Hunt & Hunt Lawyers and heads the Commercial practice. Sarah collaborates closely with clients from both the public and private sectors, and across various industries from not for profits to small business and publicly listed companies. Sarah's legal practice encompasses the full spectrum of the employment journey, from recruitment and engagement to post-termination matters and more. She possesses a specialised skill set in handling employment and industrial-related disputes and litigation in the Fair Work Commission, Courts and Tribunals, including cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, grievance management, and workplace investigations.
Catherine Kennedy
NSW Managing Director | people2people
Catherine has close to two decades of experience in the Sydney recruitment market. Joining the sector in the early 2000’s, Catherine has held a range of leadership positions with the people2people group, and is now the Managing Director of people2people NSW, leading the groups largest team of specialist recruiters and HR professionals across the state. Catherine regularly provides labour market commentary in the media and brings broad experience across many changing economic cycles. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the RCSA.
Catherine has close to two decades of experience in the Sydney recruitment market. Joining the sector in the early 2000’s, Catherine has held a range of leadership positions with the people2people group, and is now the Managing Director of people2people NSW, leading the groups largest team of specialist recruiters and HR professionals across the state. Catherine regularly provides labour market commentary in the media and brings broad experience across many changing economic cycles. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the RCSA.
About Dr Samone McCurdy
Samone is an experienced gender equality strategist, researcher and change management professional with expertise in gender equality programming, strategy and gender attuned leadership capability development.
She has post graduate qualifications in psychology and social work and holds a certificate in Gender Mainstreaming from the Civil Service College (London) where she studied under the Hon. Meg Munn - former Minister for Women in the Blair Government (2005-2007).
Samone has published research and analysis on a range of gendered workplace drivers including paid parental leave, flexible work practices and gendered workplace harm such as sexual harassment and workplace incivility.
She has post graduate qualifications in psychology and social work and holds a certificate in Gender Mainstreaming from the Civil Service College (London) where she studied under the Hon. Meg Munn - former Minister for Women in the Blair Government (2005-2007).
Samone has published research and analysis on a range of gendered workplace drivers including paid parental leave, flexible work practices and gendered workplace harm such as sexual harassment and workplace incivility.
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