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A new study released April 2018 by homewares retailer , IKEA shows women in Australia are feeling decidedly anxious about the future of work . In fact , 22 percent of women believe their future career path is out of their hands entirely , compared to only 14 percent of men . www . ikea . com
“ I envisaged a girls ’ club with lovely things women appreciate – like fresh fruit , or flowers ,” said Diana Williams , Founder Fernwood Fitness . Featuring in the Top 20 Female Entrepreneurs , now the founder of Fernwood oversees 70 sites across the country , having grown from just one in Bendigo . www . fernwoodfitness . com . au
The Stevie Women in Business Awards , founded in 2002 , acknowledge and recognise outstanding people and organisations across the globe and are coveted and highly prized awards in the US and Europe . Last year Australian Businesses won 33 categories out of 86 - bringing home almost 30 % of the awards . This year , the Award Winning Adventure will assist women in business enter the Stevie Women in Business . For more information : www . awardwinningaccelerator . com
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Where are the stay-at-home dads ? Less than 5 % of 2 parent families have one at home . If you thought that in these modern times there was some kind of significant trend of more fathers taking on the role of stay-athome dad , you ’ d be wrong . Just 4.6 % of two-parent families with kids under 15 have stay-at-home dads . And that ’ s compared to the 498,900 families that have stayat-home mothers . www . aifs . gov . au / publications / stayhome-fathers-australia
Blockchain and Bitcoins are the trends that will show an immense growth in 2018 - offering upgraded security and authentication in agreements and supply chains to building real peer-to-peer business networks across retail , energy , and more . Blockchain will have a severe influence on the way
Female entrepreneurs Claire Bonnor and Kassandra Hunt launched Austockphoto in effort to capture the heart of Australia- seeking out Australian photographers and providing business with stock photos that accurately represented our nation- from surf to bush . 200 contributors continually adding beautiful and largely exclusive imagery to the collection , the great southern sky is the limit for this exciting start up . Check out the collection at : www . austockphoto . com . au
A panel of inspirational women from Murdoch University smashed the stereotypes associated with working in STEM , demonstrating that career pathways included everything from being a sustainable fashion designer or science journalist to head film animator at Pixar . Immunology Professor Cassandra Berry said it was important to demystify STEM careers and prove that a science degree did not limit you to working in a laboratory . “ In the future , 75 percent of the jobs are going to require STEM skills . “ I think STEM is everywhere , we just need to open out eyes and see it .” www . murdoch . net . au
Homeward Bound , the global leadership initiative for women in science , hosted the world ’ s largest and most remote all women ’ s gender forum for International Women ’ s Day in Antarctica in March 2018 . Sandra Guzman , A Mexican social scientist with an interest in climate finance said “ women can be the change makers . They are not the future , they are the present , we are changing the story right now ”. www . homewardboundprojects . com . au
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