Inspiring Women

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Global Women Members Recognised

The Global Women Team sends our warmest congratulations to Dr Hinemoa Elder and Dr Jackie Blue, both Global Women Members, on their royal honours...

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...

Lizzy Ryley: “Back yourself and go for it”

Lizzy Ryley is Chief Executive Officer at Loyalty NZ and a Member of Global...

Between Kerikeri and San Diego: Jenni Prisk

Jenni Prisk is a New Zealander who splits her time between Kerikeri and San...

Contact’s Jacqui Nelson recognised for exemplary leadership

Contact Energy is one of New Zealand’s largest listed generator / retail energy companies, and is a Support Partner of Global Women....

Claire Evans: “You can’t be everywhere and do everything”

Claire Evans is a Partner at Lane Neave and an Independent Board Director and...

A Conversation on Ethnicity and Gender with Marisa Fong

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

Inspiring Women: Joanna Norris

ChristchurchNZ Chief Executive Joanna Norris and former South Island...

Inspiring Women: Jo Cribb

Gender consultant and literacy champion Jo Cribb is a Global Women member on a mission to reduce the gender gap and improve literacy in New Zealand....

FACTSHEET: Developing Diverse Leaders

We have a huge incentive to invest in the talented people in our organisation,...

Dame Jenny Shipley: “Don’t be afraid to lead”

Dame Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and the first female...

Top Female Māori Leaders: ‘We’re small but we can punch hard’

New Zealand’s top Māori women leaders have shared ways that companies can...

A US Perspective on Diversity and Inclusion

Growing Up in a ‘Big Tent’ Named one of the 50 most powerful Latinas of 2017, Miriam Hernandez-Kakol’s story begins with her...

Why, as a man, you should commit to mentor a woman

Mentoring is a proven way of unblocking the diversity pipeline. A study...

4 Ways to Unblock the Talent Pipeline

Our vision is a New Zealand where all people – irrespective of gender,...

Why positive role models are critical to culture change

Parker Curry is one of my inspirations of 2018. In a year in which inspiring...

Why SkyCity’s women are making it to the top

SKYCITY became a Global Women Principal Partner on 1st March 2018. In the week of International Women’s Day, we sat down with CEO Graeme...

How to be a role model for women

This article was first published by WISTA International to celebrate five...

What it’s like to be a senior women in Silicon Valley

On 14th March 2018 Global Women is welcoming members for a networking session...

How women can thrive in a male-dominated industr

As Corporate Services Manager at Port of Tauranga Limited, Global Women...

Report: Fast-tracking Māori Management

Kōkiri Whakamua: Fast-tracking Māori Management Chellie Spiller, Kiri Dell, Gareth Craze and Matthew Mudford This morning we’re getting stuck...

Fast Four Questions: Joanne Fair, Managing Director of People and Culture at Fonterra

Joanne Fair is Managing Director of People and Culture at Fonterra, responsible...

Why women’s leadership development matters

Diversity is such an important topic. Very few dispute the data that shows...

Fast Four Questions: Kirikaiahi Mahutariki, Executive Manager, Māori Financial Solutions, ASB Bank Limited

Kirikaiahi is of Te Arawa, Mataatua, Tongareva (Cook Islands) and Tahitian...

Building the Māori and Pasifika leaders of tomorrow

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the...

Activating emerging women leaders

Building leadership talent that is curious, authentic, and values-driven. To...

Leading the way

As we celebrate Sir Peter Blake Leadership Week, it’s important to celebrate...

Frances Valintine – winner of Blake Leader Award 2016 for outstanding leadership

Chair and founder of The Mind Lab, founder of Tech Futures Lab and Global Women...

Leadership artistry with Gill Gatfield

There needs to be something for the eye, the hand, the heart, and the head’ is the quote on the inside cover of Gill Gatfield’s book Abstract...

Powerhouse panel shares cheat-sheet to success in a VUCA world

Global Women investment partner representatives witnessed a powerhouse panel,...

Her path to leadership: lawyer Silvana Schenone

Global Women member Silvana Schenone is a corporate partner at Minter Ellison...

Keeping personal brand top of mind

Aurelie Le Gall is business director in corporate divisions at Hays...

Breakthrough Leaders participant conveys her experience through poetry

Mel Templeton is New Zealand general manager at Rabodirect and is part of this year’s Breakthrough Leaders (BTL) programme cohort. She...

Get your personal brand on: learnings from latest Breakthrough Leaders sessions

Cultivating the right personal brand is critical to the success of any leader....

GW member Sara Clemens on her leadership journey & Pandora

New Zealand-born and raised, Global Women member Sara Clemens is chief...

The 6 signature traits of leaders of the future

The world has changed and will only keep changing, which means the very context...

Digital Disruption and how to adapt as a leader

Digital is now disrupting society on every level, changing the nature of work itself. Last month, Global Women’s Breakthrough Leaders module...

Vodafone World of Difference fellowships closing soon – change lives and your leadership

Do you have a burning desire to help people, while enhancing your leadership...

International leadership

Hardeep Kang recently returned from 6 months as Managing Director of DFE Pharma...