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CyberCX Academy to address gender and skills gaps in the cybersecurity sector
The CyberCX Academy is the largest private sector commitment to address Australia’s cyber skills shortage.

Global Sisters’ program for women with disabilities receives funding from Google
Global Sisters aims to build a scalable and efficient model of supporting women to create an income stream via self-empl...

ARA creates pathway for disabled jobseekers into retail
ARA CEO Paul Zahra said jobseekers with a disability should be “afforded the same opportunities” as everybody else.

How small tech companies can leverage gender equity
It is a must forBusinesses to prioritise diversity, equality, and inclusion in order to attract and retain top talent.

Australian designer creates jeans for people confined to wheelchairs
Customers can request additional adaptable features including a push-stud opening, side zips, or catheter access.

Female founders to the fore at Brisbane festival
Attendees will also have an opportunity to enter the Enterprising Women Kickstarter Challenge which offers $60,000 worth...

Finance sector called out for its treatment of female micro-business owners
An ASBFEO survey reveals that female business owners are reporting both "conscious and unconscious bias" in lending prac...

Nominations open for 2023’s Australian Women’s Small Business Champions
This year's Australian Women's Small Business Champion Awards feature more than 55 small business award categories and f...

Rising above a gendered economy
Cloud-based technologies alongside flexible work-from-home and hybrid arrangements allow women and men to create income ...

ARA co-launches scholarship for women leaders in retail
Last year, Wesfarmers OneDigital GM of finance, Virginia Leaf, won the Women Leaders in Retail CEW Scholarship.