Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine March 2015 | Page 32

2 . INKLING WOMEN
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2 . INKLING WOMEN
Inkling Women exists to inspire women to create extraordinary lives and careers . The helps women leaders develop the capability and confidence to step up into more senior roles and to create careers and lives that they love and thrive in .
This year Inkling will partner with several of Australia ’ s leading organisations to run in-house development programs for their high-potential women , as well as develop a gender diversity strategy to increase gender diversity across these organisations .
“ Too many years have been lost with the wheels spinning on this issue ,” said CEO Gemma Munro in an article she wrote for CEO Magazine . “ It is time to be guided by the evidence . High quality leadership programs , pragmatic courage on quotas and sustained , top-down culture change are needed — and not for political reasons . The positive organisational outcomes of diversity suggest serious action on gender equity is an obligation for leaders everywhere .”
There are also several programs open to the public , including Ignite , for emerging women leaders ; Speakeasy , to help women leaders speak with “ confidence , excellence and ease ”; and Inspirit , for senior women leaders . Two further programs — Unstoppable ( in partnership with Taryn Brumfitt , founder of the Body Image Movement ), and The School of Purpose and Passion — also run online .