Category: Sarah Curley

Creating diverse workplaces are crucial to remain competitive and productive and plays a part in overall wellbeing. TWA investigate what diverse workplaces look like and why they are important.

In 2020, women fight a similar battle to that of 100 years ago when they fought to secure their right to vote to fairly participate in a democracy, now they fight another battle to fairly participate in the workforce

Today, TWA hosted our second Wellbeing Event entitled "Take a Deep Breath". This session aimed to support the physical and mental wellbeing for tradeswomen and apprentices affected by COVID. Many [...]

Tradeswomen Australia today has released stage one of its PROTECT and PRESERVE campaign as the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns start to bite. Fiona McDonald, Managing Director of Tradeswomen Australia said [...]

“My dad is an electrician himself and has told me I would be happier with another career path, and my teachers all believe it’s not the path I should take, [...]

The development of Australia’s Green Energy Industry will provide a major opportunity to address the entrenched barriers against women entering traditional male dominated trades in Australia. Managing Director of Tradeswomen [...]

It’s about starting from a place of shared values, and understanding that bias is a human condition, rather than a character flaw. Confronting bias is a tricky thing, On the [...]

Studies show that well-managed diverse groups outperform homogeneous ones and are more committed, have higher collective intelligence, and are better at making decisions and solving problems. But research also shows that bias prevention programs rarely deliver unless the skills learned are practiced. So how can you, as an individual leader, make sure your team is including and making the most of diverse voices?

Media Release 5 August 2020   Tradeswomen Australia Backs Government’s COVID-19 Strategies ‘Operation Protect and Preserve’   Tradeswomen Australia today said it is vital to support the Federal and Victorian [...]

It is vital to maintain as many apprenticeships as possible to retain the skill levels to rebuild the national social and economic foundations of Australia.