Have you ever wondered why less than one in five senior leadership positions are held by women? The answer, in part, can be found in the subtle (often invisible) barriers and cultural beliefs around gender, as well as workplace structures that have historically favoured men. Jenny Morris, CEO of Orijen, and Glenda May, psychologist and career coach, have worked together to bring you "52 Ways to [...]
Having spent many years encouraging women to keep a brag book, promote their achievements and toot their horn, I’ve decided to walk the talk and to say how proud I am of the work we are doing with women in male dominated organisations. We have just launched the second series of Orijen’s Coaching Circles in the Australian Public Service with 84 women allocated to 8 circles. [...]
There's been plenty of talk generated about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" and her stance on what women can do to break through the glass ceiling. She questions why progress in achieving leadership positions for women has stalled and offers advice on how women can "lean in" to improve their own opportunities in the workforce. Sandberg maintains that [...]
We just came across The Women's Room, and loved the concept so much we just had to share the website with you. In their words: For two days in a row, in October 2012, the Today program ran a segment on a female issue. On both days, the issue was discussed exclusively by men. The BBC claimed that they had been unable to find female experts [...]
Applications are now open for the 2013-14 Executive Women's Business (EWB) Future Leaders Program, starting this September! Join nine other executive women in this exclusive, high-value, effective mentoring program. Meet other intelligent, like-minded women who face similar challenges and who have a common goal - to reach their full potential. Surround yourself with like-minded women focused on career development and growth Use the program’s Q Competence Model© [...]
BREAKING NEWS - Orijen’s innovative award-winning Women in IT Executive Mentoring (WITEM) Program has been recognised in the newly released publication “ICT Workforce Study” by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA). The aim of the study was to: examine current and proposed future developments in the ICT industry and consider the impacts on workforce requirements and skill development analyse the expected supply of skilled labour [...]
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By Jenny Morris, CEO of The Orijen Group I have just returned from the 100 Women of Influence breakfast at Westpac and the anger in the room about the sexist treatment of Julia Gillard was palpable. No matter what your political persuasion, no-one would want to be, or have their daughters exposed to such personal, sustained, gender-based vitriol. The gender equity changes achieved by the women's [...]
We are pleased to announce that The Orijen Group has been chosen to deliver the Australian Public Service (APS) Women in ICT Coaching Circles program for 2013, after successfully delivering the pilot program in 2012. THE WITEM Coaching Circles program is the result of research into the personal and professional needs of women in ICT in the APS and aims to promote and facilitate the sharing of experiences, knowledge, [...]
Welcome to the Orijen Group blog, where we will regularly deliver news about our activities, provide advice to current and aspiring executive women, and publish informative and inspirational interviews with successful women. We are the leaders in mentoring, coaching, and training programs for businesses and organisations. Our programs help retain staff, nurture talent, advance women and promote a culture of diversity and inclusion. Jenny Morris, Founder [...]
