
Women in leadership: Lessons from companies leading the way
Top organisations are deploying a range of strategies to address the known issues affecting women’s advancement. While companies are increasingly active in their efforts to drive gender equality, women remain underrepresented in the career pipeline. Women constitute 42 percent of all employees, yet make up just a quarter of […]

Cloudian appoints new APJ Channel and Marketing Directors
Cloudian has appointed Anna Christensen as Asia Pacific and Japan head of channel and alliances, and Victoria Meldrum into Christensen’s former role of Asia Pacific and Japan head of marketing. The appointments come as Cloudian experiences a surge in demand for its technology across the region as data demand rises […]

Kweh Jia Xuan
Meet Ms Kweh Jia Xuan, a 23-year-old athlete with mild intellectual disabilities, who represented Special Olympics Singapore in DanceSport (Latin Dance) for the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025! The Special Olympics World Games is the world’s largest humanitarian sporting event, and was hosted in Turin, Italy, this year. […]

Afsaneh Abolhassani embraces the technical side of warehouse automation
Swisslog Technical Lead, Afsaneh Abolhassani Swisslog Technical Lead, Afsaneh Abolhassani, has always enjoyed the technical aspects of complex automation and intralogistics projects, and encourages others to continuously learn the latest technologies and trends. In a career spanning more than 15 years in the logistics and automation industry, including eight […]

IWD: Engineering apprentice, Paris McCann, has bright future ahead
www.womengoingplaces.net When Paris McCann first stepped through the doors of Buckley Systems Ltd, she never dreamed she would become an apprentice – but fast forward four years and all that has changed. Now, she’s forging an exciting career in the manufacturing sector and is set to become one of […]

IWD Profile: Isabella Loneragan, Founder of Ragan Skin and Isabella Loneragan Skin
www.womengoingplaces.net What does ‘I’ve got you under my skin’ mean to you? You’ve got me humming because it’s a great track and I’m particularly drawn to Sinatra’s version but to me, it means holistic health and wellbeing. It means nourishing your skin from the inside-out. It’s a […]

IWD Profile: Raffy Sgroi, Business Strategist/Founder Sage and Automotive Advocate/CEO, Car Mechanical Services
www.womengoingplaces.net How is life as a business coach? Being a […]

International Women’s Day: Janice Tay, Founder and Clinical Director of Bridging the Gap
www.womengoingplaces.net Explain to readers about Bridging the Gap Bridging […]

The Broken Rung
The broken rung: a phenomenon even more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. This book explains it and gives you strategies for how to overcome it and fulfill your potential. Women around the world do extremely well when it comes to their education. They […]

International Women’s Day 8 March: Bhawna Bareja on building a supportive future in automation
www.womengoingplaces.net Accelerating equality Swisslog Senior Software Testing Engineer, Bhawna Bareja, credits a feeling of gender equality in the workplace to a […]
Bringing people back to real world connections
Kae Porter, founder of Amicii Sydney-based Kae Porter thrives on connecting people. So, it’s no surprise that this former legal industry marketer and award-winning PR agency owner has become a passionate tech entrepreneur. As the founder of Amicii, Australia’s first social experience marketplace, she is on a mission to put […]
Beatrice Toh, Founder, HeyDoodle
Beatrice Toh, Founder of HeyDoodle is a a mum of three who left a long career in architecture to turn her side-hustle into her now full-time gig. Beatrice founded the multi-award-winning HeyDoodle range of eco-friendly silicone playmats and creative play products in 2019, after recognising a gap in the […]

Women in leadership: Lessons from companies leading the way
Top organisations are deploying a range of strategies to address the known issues affecting women’s advancement. While companies are increasingly active in their efforts to drive gender equality, women remain underrepresented in the career pipeline. Women constitute 42 percent of all employees, yet make up just a quarter of executives and only 10 percent of CEOs for large, for-profit companies. The transition point from key management positions to CEO has the highest drop off (59 percent) in women’s representation of any in the pipeline. Over the past three years, the average growth rate across all industries in women taking leadership roles stands at 2.8 percent, with public administration and with rental, hiring, and real-estate services leading the pack at 19.6 percent and 15.1 percent growth rates, respectively. Despite the positive trajectory, women’s representation in management, C-suite, and CEO roles continues to be a particular challenge. Progress at the very top is expected to be slow Beyond today’s pipeline numbers, the low numbers of women in key management roles presents a challenge that is difficult to change in the near term. Of the 24 percent of women in key management roles today, many of them are in support roles, such as head of human resources and general counsel. Research on workplace diversity reveals, around 90 percent of CEO appointments come from line roles such as chief operating officer or head of a business division. This means the near-term pipeline of women who are in line for CEO appointments is even smaller than it appears. Efforts to achieve gender equality are apparent The objective to achieve gender equality and change these dynamics is evident. Companies implement stand-alone gender-equity strategies. Recruitment policies are the most emphasised area. However, while policies are a useful tool for progressing toward gender balance, they alone do […]