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Women in Leadership Dinner

Shifting the needle on gender equity is possible – and it’s worth fighting for.

Women in Leadership Dinner

Shifting the needle on gender equity is possible – and it’s worth fighting for.

That was the resounding message at our 29th Women in Leadership Dinner, where guests were urged to keep having conversations, call out inequalities, invest in women and remain optimistic that change will come.

Held at the Glasshouse, the evening attracted nearly 400 attendees with Flybuys CEO, Anna Lee sharing her journey from PwC Australia trainee to CEO with Dean, Professor Jenny George.

Later, Anna was joined on stage by Clare Morgan, Group Executive, Australia Commercial at ANZ and Sally Capp, AO former Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne, for a discussion moderated by Professor Jennifer Overbeck, our Associate Dean of Research.

What followed was a passionate, insightful and often inspiring conversation about what individuals, organisations and society can and should be doing to achieve gender equity.

As summarised by host Libby Ward-Christie, Director of our Centre for Social Purpose Organisations, gender equity isn’t a women’s issue, or a men’s issue – it’s a human rights issue.

"Gender equity isn’t a women’s issue, or a men’s issue – it’s a human rights issue."
- Libby Ward-Christie | Director Centre for Social Purpose Organisations