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11 March 2010
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sphinxx news alert  
11 March 2010 | www.sphinxx.com.au   
 
Dear {tag_recipientfirstname},

This week we talk about International Women’s Day and networking, a new index for women on boards, and the opportunity to promote your brand at Ascend.

  1. CAREER: Networking my way through IWD
  2. WORK: New index outlines organisations advancing women at board levels
  3. LIFE: The whale and the mermaid
  4. OFFERS: Would you like to put your products and services in the hands of over 500 senior women in business?

If you have an idea for a topic we should include in a future news alert, please let us know - we’d love to hear from you!

All the best,

Jen Dalitz
Founder & The SheEO, sphinxx.com.au

sphinxx is the network for women leaders and provides support and services to working women to assist in managing their work and life priorities, and leadership advice to help them scale the heights in their careers.

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YOUR CAREER: Networking my way through IWD

How did you celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday? I spent the day flipping between parenting and preparing for a presentation I delivered at an IWD event today for ClubsNSW (Monday is my day with Ethan). And is the case for most of us, my IWD festivities spanned a week. I’ve been to a number of events which have uplifted me and made me realise how lucky I am. These events have included a Zonta breakfast and a Unifem breakfast (as a guest of Westpac) both raising awareness of the Millenium Development Goals for empowering women to end poverty by 2015. I’m also off to a Women on Boards function tonight celebrating the work of young female artists - I can't wait for that one!

The work of Unifem has really stuck with me though. Even for those of us who travel regularly, it’s easy to forget on a day-to-day basis how privileged we are. Therese Rein in her keynote address at the Unifem breakfast shared the stories of three Australian women who are making real changes to the lives of young women and their communities in countries including Ethiopia, Tanzania and India, and of the work Unifem is doing to support women in developing communities all around the world. I was so inspired that I’ve added Unifem to the list of our Giving Back partners at sphinxx, by signing up for a corporate membership and committing to support one of their regional iniatives in 2010. I know I'm only one woman, but together I believe we can all make a difference. So I encourage you to do the same.

And the business side of IWD? I took the opportunity to expand my network while celebrating IWD and have made a number of new contacts that I’ll be working with in 2010 including Natalie Isaacs from 1millionwomen who will be speaking with some of the 1millionwomen Abmassadors at our August series of Ascend. I also read a fantastic article by Janine Gome of smartcompany .com.au on Why women should aim for the top - this is a must read article for all professional women and I encourage you to take a look.

As I follow up with others of you I have met at IWD events over the past week, thank you for sharing the festivities with me. And to all of you, I hope over the year ahead to hear your success stories and that we will all together be celebrating even more accomplishments at the IWD centenary next year in 2011.
New index outlines organisations advancing women at board levels

Employers looking for best practice on progressing women as leaders, and women seeking board appointments can now access the Boardroom Diversity Index released on International Women's Day by Women On Boards. The index is Australia’s first comprehensive index that tracks the performance of key sectors in our economy on gender diversity in the boardroom.

Women on Boards, the leading advocate and broker of women into board roles, released the Boardroom Diversity Index to kick start effective measurement and reporting of women’s participation on boards.

Click here to read more.

 

The whale and the mermaid

Here's one just for fun...

For all the fabulous women in our network - happy International Women's Day!

The whale and the mermaid

Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.

To Whom It May Concern,

Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans.) They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas… Click here to read more.

Would you like to put your products and services in the hands of over 500 senior women in business?

Participants at our recent sphinxx Ascend development day in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne not only had the chance to boost their skills and their confidence with practical tips and loads of networking, they also took away fabulous goody bags with the compliments of our supporters. We acknowledge the contribution of the following organisations who donated products and giveaways to our Ascend participants which helped raise funds for the SISTER2sister mentoring program:

If you would like to get your products and services into the hands of the 500 senior women in business attending our Ascend development days in May, contact the sphinxx office for more information.
sphinxx acknowledges the generous support of our sponsors:

    
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