What is WomenWise™?
WomenWise™ is forum for mid-career women in Canberra. We welcome women from diverse backgrounds to share experiences and ideas on handling the challenges they face in the workplace.
In a relaxed setting, WomenWise™ gathers as a safe and supportive group, kept small to enable an informal, free-ranging exchange of views and ideas.
Attendance at WomenWise™ is flexible. Twelve participants come to each session on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
Barb Livesey and Mary Harwood have had distinguished careers at senior executive level. Both are committed to helping women realise their potential and flourish at work.
Barb is an accomplished coach working with individual executives and teams to maximise their potential.
Mary works as a coach and facilitates training in policy, writing, communication and critical thinking.
Who can attend WomenWise™?
WomenWise™ is open to any mid-career women working across the public service, private sector, academia and non-government organisations. If you are in the public service you might be working at the EL1 or EL2 level or you may have recently been promoted to the SES Band 1. If you are in other sectors you might be in a middle management role or a supervisory role or have been working for 5 to 10 years.
What are the benefits of attending WomenWise™?
Some of the benefits that our women participants describe are:
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being able to network with other women at similar stages in their careers
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learning from other participants
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sharing common experiences with other participants
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coming up with new ideas through discussion, sharing and listening
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learning from wise women speakers.
Next WomenWise event
Date and Time: Wednesday 15 September 2021, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm
Venue: Rowdy Inc, level 2, 2 Mort Street, Civic
Speaker: Ms Tania Rishniw, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health
Topic: Self-Doubt, Confidence and Visibility
About: Tania has more than 20 years of experience as a leader in the Australian Public Service. She is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Primary and Community Care Group, and is responsible for leading the Department’s work on policies and programs relating to mental health; primary care; population health, prevention and cancer screening; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Tania has worked on a broad range of challenging projects including:
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leading the Department’s response to the 2019/20 black summer bushfires
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providing strategic support through the development and implementation of Australia’s primary care response to COVID-19
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leading the environmental response to the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea
She has also represented the Australian government at various UN international meetings.
If you want to know more about WomenWise™ you can contact Barb Livesey via the contact form on the homepage or by email: barb@barbaralivesey.com