Posted in Resources, Sport, Women and Careers on Aug 7th, 2009 2 Comments »
This week I want to share some really interesting websites that offer grants for young women. Are there young women in your life who might be able to access these?
The Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation was created to “inspire girls and women across Australia to dream and achieve”. What a fabulous slogan! [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Magazines, Media, Women and Careers on Jun 19th, 2009 9 Comments »
I am thrilled to report that on Wednesday I was named by The Australian newspaper as the country’s top emerging leader in education, for the work that I do with girls through Enlighten Education.
As I accepted my award from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a lunch at Parliament House, I felt deeply honoured — and [...]
Posted in Power of Words, Resources, Schools, Women and Careers on Jun 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
I was really interested in the findings of a study conducted by Janet Hyde, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of psychology, and Janet Mertz, a UW-Madison professor of oncology, on girls and mathematics. They analysed studies from around the world on mathematics performance along with gender inequality as measured by the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index. [...]
Posted in Body Image, Enlighten Education, Power of Words, Women and Careers on Aug 6th, 2008 3 Comments »
We were delighted to be asked to participate in the “Business Sense” series. This televison series will be aired on Channel 9, 730am Sundays (commencing August 10th), on Foxtel’s Sky Business, and on QANTAS in-flight entertainment.
The series profiles successful small businesses and looks at what they are doing that is working. After each small business is [...]
Posted in Body Image, Enlighten Education, Feminism, Magazines, Media, Resources, Schools, Women and Careers on Apr 18th, 2008 3 Comments »
This week I am inviting you to upload the PDF’s below and learn a little more about me and my heart’s work – Enlighten Education.
Who are we? What to do we do? Why does it matter?
I am very proud of both these articles. The first, “Creating Shiny Girls: moving beyond Bratz, Britney and Bacardi Breezers” was featured [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Magazines, Women and Careers on Nov 4th, 2007 3 Comments »
I do not buy womens’ magazines. I gave up that self-destructive little habit some time ago. I got sick of the nasty after taste ( “I really am not coping as well as insert celebrity Mum am I”? “Wow, I had no idea I could / should loose 3 kilos by next week!” “Maybe I do need to update [...]
Posted in Women and Careers on Oct 14th, 2007 6 Comments »
As mentioned in a previous post, Enlighten Education were Finalists for the NSW / ACT Small Business of the Year, Children’s Services.
The Awards, hosted by Precedent Productions and sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Government, celebrate the achievements of the 1.88 million small businesses in Australia. We were incredibly honoured to be a finalist in these prestigious, [...]
Posted in Women and Careers on Sep 10th, 2007 6 Comments »
I want to share with you some very exciting news – enlighten education has just been short listed as a State Finalist in the Small Business Champions Awards, Children’s Services Category.
These Awards are hosted by the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Government and are the largest and most prestigious national awards for small businesses. Judging [...]
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