Category: Employment
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Duty to Promote Gender Equality
“Don’t judge me by what I am, but by who I am” Building organisational awareness is key to gaining employee buy-in, support and engagement with proposed actions to address intersectional gender inequality. Organisations should use a multipronged approach via executives and senior leaders, employee-wide engagement, and through the voices of…
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This Is Her Life
Finding the woman within – Michelle Sheppard In this episode of <<This Is Her Life>>, we hear the raw and real story of Michelle Sheppard. Michelle has traversed the world of transitioning as all trans women do. Loving parent/ intelligent/ trans/ beautiful/ true to self. Just some of the words…
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“Happy Trans Awareness Week”
Transgender Awareness Week 2021 I use that blog title with sarcasm because when it comes to Transgender Awareness Week there is nothing “happy” about it. I have woken up to private messages from people this week who I personally know who do see themselves as allies, and truly they are…
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Fitted for Work – improving career opportunities for transgender women
Fitted for Work – improving career opportunities for transgender women by Editor | 4 Apr 2019 Print Mail In a partnership with not-for-profit organisation, Fitted for Work, the Victorian Government is expanding job opportunities for transgender women. Transgender people face multiple barriers to participation in employment and may also face difficulties gaining recognition for their…
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Victorian government announces funding to help trans women overcome employment barriers
The Victorian government has announced $227,000 in funding for a pilot program to help transgender women and gender diverse jobseekers overcome barriers to employment. Fitted for Work, a non-profit organisation which helps women with presentation, resumes and interview skills, will use the funding to establish its pilot Transgender Women Program.…
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ENTREPRENEURS TO WATCH IN AUS. LGBTI COMMUNITY
Michelle Sheppard (LGBTI Jobs) STAFF WRITERS — MAY 5, 2017 Experiencing struggles within employment as a trans woman played a large role in Michelle’s decision to establish LGBTI Jobs. Coming from a 20-year strong corporate background she found that after ‘coming out’ as trans she wasn’t taken as seriously. “People…
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ANZ Excellence in business – LGBTI Jobs
“If you said to me three years ago when I came out, when I was nearly homeless and I couldn’t find a job except manual labour that I’d be up here I wouldn’t believe it.“ Michelle Sheppard said as she accepted the award, “We’ve started a business that helps anybody who’s in…
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Full equality for Trans Australians
I have been fortunate enough to be asked by the Australian Equality Party to write a piece around employment and my experiences. Click the link Below: http://www.equality.org.au/
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