The theme for International Women’s Day this year is ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.’ For women in startups, venture capital investment in them is already a hot topic, with female founders receiving 4% of the $3.5 billion in capital deployed in 2023. That’s a literal invest in women and still has a… Read more »
Every chance it gets, OneVentures touts its credentials as “Australia’s first female-founded VC firm” with cofounder Dr Michelle Deaker as its public face. She’s one of two female founders, alongside Anne-Marie Birkill and Paul Kelly. Last year the business added Sarah Meibusch to the leadership team as Partner. But the faces the Sydney VC chose… Read more »
Today, 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. In this special feature from Information Age, managing editor Roulla Yiacoumi, she speaks to five female founders across the ACS innovation labs in Sydney and Melbourne about the hurdles they’ve overcome, the best business advice they’ve been given, and the dumbest thing someone has said to them (you… Read more »
It’s 45 years since the United Nations launched International Women’s Day (IWD), so our colleagues at Flying Solo and Kochie’s Business Builders asked female leaders they admire to share the impact the movement has had on their careers and reflect on IWD. Throughout history, women have doubted their worth and sold themselves short IWD… Read more »
We asked a few women in startups what International Women’s Day means to them.
A survey found over 65 percent of the Australian workforce would like to see more women in leadership roles, with almost half the women women surveyed stating they would like to pursue a leadership role in the future.
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