Inclusive Cultures

2020 Diversity Awards NZ: Recognising Global Women Partners

The 2020 Diversity Awards NZ hosted by Diversity Works took place on Wednesday 16th of September, acknowledging the diversity and inclusion strategy...

Why Suffrage Day Matters in 2020: A message from our CEO

After a whirlwind beginning of the year with Covid-19’ continuous ripple of...

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020

Today marks the beginning of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week),...

6 ways to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in 2020

New Zealand is currently home to over 230,000 ethnic Chinese residents, many of...

Fast Four with Ziena Jalil

Global Women recently grabbed a few minutes with Partner at SenateSHJ and Global Women Member, Ziena Jalil in our Fast Four series to discuss ethnic...

How ethnic diversity leads to business success

By 2038, Auckland is projected to be a super diverse city, with Europeans...

FACTSHEET: Creating an Inclusive Culture

When companies offer a supportive, inclusive environment for a diverse...

Tips & Suggestions: Building Inclusive Networking

Learning and understanding from the experience of others and building networks...

Women, Ethnicity and the Gender Pay Gap in New Zealand

An interview with Equal Opportunities Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo In October 2018, Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo was...

Fast Four Questions: Thomas Pippos Champion for Change & CEO, Deloitte

Thomas Pippos, Champion for Change and CEO at Deloitte, discusses the benefits...

Fast Four with Simon Moutter

In one of Simon Moutter’s final interviews as MD of Spark, he sits down...

The Future of Work: A Summary

The Future of Work: Developing productive, sustainable, and socially-inclusive...

Is ‘the norm’ still working for you?

Yemi Penn is the managing director of Penny Consulting and W Squared Coaching. She mentors and implements strategies for corporate executives and...

The real cost of distrust

Reflecting on the global financial crash of a decade ago, commentators today...

Cindy Hook: They said ‘it’s going to bankrupt us’. I said ‘I don’t care’.

Californian Cindy Hook is one of those people who lifts the energy of the room...

To achieve multiculturalism, we need to achieve biculturalism first

We usually hear the words Diversity and Inclusion together. We talk about...

Fast Four: SKYCITY CEO Graeme Stephens

In 2017 SKYCITY began working with Indigenous Growth Limited to develop a corporate leadership programme that would support a pipeline of Māori...

Champions for Change Campaign a Success

On International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, the Champions for Change...

Five ways to improve inclusiveness in the workplace

Here are five things that leaders can do to make their workplace more inclusive...

How to advocate for inclusion from a position of privilege

Last month I had the privilege of attending a Diversity and Inclusion event run...

How unconscious is your bias?

On International Women’s Day this year, Champions for Change call on workplaces to take a hard look at unconscious gender bias. Global...

A Conversation on Ethnicity and Gender with Marisa Fong

Tell us a bit about how you got started in your current career. Why business...

Q&A: NZ and the Asian Kiwi

What does Asian-New Zealander mean? The term “Asian-New Zealander” refers...

Ask, Listen, Act, Repeat

To establish more inclusive workplaces, employers and managers are often...

7 ways to get on board with inclusivity in 2019

It’s 2019 and the world has getting a little more inclusive for a while now. If you’ve let words like ‘cis’ and...

Members reflect on Waitangi Day learnings

On 4th February 2018 twenty five Global Women members travelled to Northland...

Report: How inclusive do New Zealand workplaces feel?

In August we published our research on how inclusive New Zealand workplaces...

Video: What is an inclusive workplace culture?

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How can I accelerate equality, diversity and inclusion?

At Global Women we are thrilled to frequently hear from men and women who want to join us on our mission to make New Zealand the best little country...

The Millennial View: Wellbeing and work-life balance

Our focus this month is on engaging our next generation of leaders:...

The Millennial View: 6 steps to help you lead millennials

Over the last century the role of manager has shifted monumentally, from an...

The Millennial View: How to Bring your ‘Whole Self’ To Work

Our focus this month is on engaging our next generation of leaders:...

The Millennial View: It’s all about the people

Our focus this month is on engaging our next generation of leaders: millennials. In this article we speak to professionals in their late 20s and...

The Millennial View: New Ways of Working

In our series on millennials we have learned that this is a purpose-driven...

The Millennial View: Fast Four Questions with Mike Smith, IBM MD

As part of our Millennial Series this October, we interviewed Mike Smith,...

The power of building inclusive workplace cultures

In August we published our research on how inclusive New Zealand workplaces...

The Secret to Gender Equality: Men

For decades the focus on gender equality has been improving the lot of women. The movement has been primarily driven by women too. But times are...

Why Board Members must take company culture seriously

As Deloitte publishes the 2018 edition of its Directors’ Alert, Talent...

Five Tips to Re-Energise Millennial Engagement

Each generation has its own trials and tribulations that shape how it views the...

How NZ can lead the world on gender equality in 2018

This Thursday, 8th March, marks International Women’s Day. It’s a...

Gender Equality Project Report

In July 2012 the Gender Equality Project, part of the Centre for Ethical Leadership (CEL) (then part of Melbourne Business School)...

Fast Four Questions: Tania Simpson, Director Kowhai Consulting

Tania Simpson is the founding Director of Kowhai Consulting, and sits on the...

Mavis Mullins: People are our most precious resource

Global Women member Mavis Mullins is a New Zealand business legend. This year,...

Fast Four Questions: Jonathan Beale, ASB

Jonathan Beale, GM Wealth at ASB, spoke at our April 2017 D&I Meetupabout...

Cultural diversity in Aotearoa

Once upon a time, a young girl went to her tīpuna and asked, “What is leadership for cultural diversity?” The tīpuna responded, “It is...

Wanted: millennials looking for meaningful work

Gallup’s new report ‘How Millennials Want to Work and Live’ A...

The Myths and Realities of Generational Diversity

In Dr Michelle Dickinson’s office at the University of Auckland, an older...

Superdiverse New Zealand – Chinese New Year 2016

A Happy Chinese New Year to our members, investment partners, BTL participants...

Westpac takes out the Deloitte Top 200 Diversity Award 2015

Global Women partner organisations won large in the Diversity space at the Deloitte Top 200 awards last Thursday with an awards night held at Vector...

Workplace cultural intelligence: Arihia Bennett from a Maori perspective

New Zealand – particularly Auckland – has one of the most diverse...