Inspiring Women

Members Carolyn Luey and Cecilia Robinson on #BreakTheBias

Checking biases, calling them out, shifting internal dials: we all have a part to play in keeping biases at bay. For us, amplifying the voices of our...

Congratulations to Activate Alumni: Beth Wotherspoon

Musing about what the next career chapter has in store was part of the Activate...

Theresa Gattung: Angel investors key to unlocking female potential in 2022

“We need a new growth engine to put us in the lead and we need to harness...

Global Women Members Win New Zealand International Business Awards 2021

Two of the extraordinary exporters in the Global Women community have been...

Meet our Newest Global Women Members

Michele Wilson Co-founder & CEO, AWWA Of Tainui, Ngati Paoa descent Michele is the CEO and co-founder of global period brand AWWA, an indigenous...

Theresa Gattung: Gender pay gap – Why New Zealand women are effectively working for free from today

Today is the last working day of the year for kiwi women according to pay gap...

Activate Achievements: Lauren Smith on levelling-up her career

Congratulations to Lauren Smith, an Activate Leaders Programme participant...

2020 Women of Influence Finalists: Celebrating Global Women Members

We’re beyond glad to see five Global Women members as finalists in this...

2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours: Congratulating Global Women Members

We’re delighted to announce that two Global Women members have received royal honours in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Our...

New Zealand prides itself on its list of progressive “firsts” particularly for women’s rights

It was the first country to give women the right to vote and 112 years later,...

Let’s take Action – A Perspective Series Update from Amanda Millar

Young people hold some of the greatest potential in our society. As Global...

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Global Women Members Recognised

The Global Women Team sends our warmest congratulations to Dr Hinemoa Elder and...

Cindy Hook: They said ‘it’s going to bankrupt us’. I said ‘I don’t care’.

Californian Cindy Hook is one of those people who lifts the energy of the room when she walks into it. Talking to Cindy you can’t help but feel...

Lizzy Ryley: “Back yourself and go for it”

Lizzy Ryley is Chief Executive Officer at Loyalty NZ and a Member of Global...

Between Kerikeri and San Diego: Jenni Prisk

Jenni Prisk is a New Zealander who splits her time between Kerikeri and San...

Contact’s Jacqui Nelson recognised for exemplary leadership

Contact Energy is one of New Zealand’s largest listed generator / retail...

Claire Evans: “You can’t be everywhere and do everything”

Claire Evans is a Partner at Lane Neave and an Independent Board Director and Trustee. She has recently joined the Global Women membership, a...

A Conversation on Ethnicity and Gender with Marisa Fong

Tell us a bit about how you got started in your current career. Why business...

Inspiring Women: Joanna Norris

ChristchurchNZ Chief Executive Joanna Norris and former South Island...

Inspiring Women: Jo Cribb

Gender consultant and literacy champion Jo Cribb is a Global Women member on a...

FACTSHEET: Developing Diverse Leaders

We have a huge incentive to invest in the talented people in our organisation, particularly those who we may have missed out on before because of...

Dame Jenny Shipley: “Don’t be afraid to lead”

Dame Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the first female...

Top Female Māori Leaders: ‘We’re small but we can punch hard’

New Zealand’s top Māori women leaders have shared ways that companies can...

A US Perspective on Diversity and Inclusion

Growing Up in a ‘Big Tent’ Named one of the 50 most powerful...

Why, as a man, you should commit to mentor a woman

Mentoring is a proven way of unblocking the diversity pipeline. A study reported in the Harvard Business Review found that formal mentoring problems...

4 Ways to Unblock the Talent Pipeline

Our vision is a New Zealand where all people – irrespective of gender,...

Why positive role models are critical to culture change

Parker Curry is one of my inspirations of 2018. In a year in which inspiring...

Why SkyCity’s women are making it to the top

SKYCITY became a Global Women Principal Partner on 1st March 2018. In the week...

How to be a role model for women

This article was first published by WISTA International to celebrate five years of the Women’s Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) in...

What it’s like to be a senior women in Silicon Valley

Global Women member Sara Clemens has recently been appointed COO of the...

How women can thrive in a male-dominated industr

As Corporate Services Manager at Port of Tauranga Limited, Global Women...

Report: Fast-tracking Māori Management

Kōkiri Whakamua: Fast-tracking Māori Management Chellie Spiller, Kiri Dell,...

Fast Four Questions: Joanne Fair, Managing Director of People and Culture at Fonterra

Joanne Fair is Managing Director of People and Culture at Fonterra, responsible for delivering Fonterra’s people strategy and organisational health...

Why women’s leadership development matters

Diversity is such an important topic. Very few dispute the data that shows...

Fast Four Questions: Kirikaiahi Mahutariki, Executive Manager, Māori Financial Solutions, ASB Bank Limited

Kirikaiahi is of Te Arawa, Mataatua, Tongareva (Cook Islands) and Tahitian...

Building the Māori and Pasifika leaders of tomorrow

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some...

Activating emerging women leaders

Building leadership talent that is curious, authentic, and values-driven. To help New Zealand be truly successful—commercially, economically and...

Leading the way

As we celebrate Sir Peter Blake Leadership Week, it’s important to celebrate...

Frances Valintine – winner of Blake Leader Award 2016 for outstanding leadership

Chair and founder of The Mind Lab, founder of Tech Futures Lab and Global Women...

Leadership artistry with Gill Gatfield

There needs to be something for the eye, the hand, the heart, and the head’...

Powerhouse panel shares cheat-sheet to success in a VUCA world

Global Women investment partner representatives witnessed a powerhouse panel, facilitated by Global Women diversity director Justine Munro, at the...

Her path to leadership: lawyer Silvana Schenone

Global Women member Silvana Schenone is a corporate partner at Minter Ellison...

Keeping personal brand top of mind

Aurelie Le Gall is business director in corporate divisions at Hays...

Breakthrough Leaders participant conveys her experience through poetry

Mel Templeton is New Zealand general manager at Rabodirect and is part of this...

Get your personal brand on: learnings from latest Breakthrough Leaders sessions

Cultivating the right personal brand is critical to the success of any leader. Last month, Global Women’s Breakthrough Leaders module was all...

GW member Sara Clemens on her leadership journey & Pandora

New Zealand-born and raised, Global Women member Sara Clemens is chief...

The 6 signature traits of leaders of the future

The world has changed and will only keep changing, which means the very context...

Digital Disruption and how to adapt as a leader

Digital is now disrupting society on every level, changing the nature of work...

Vodafone World of Difference fellowships closing soon – change lives and your leadership

Do you have a burning desire to help people, while enhancing your leadership skills? Fancy a life-changing experience? It’s just over two weeks...

International leadership

Hardeep Kang recently returned from 6 months as Managing Director of DFE Pharma...