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Improving Employment Outcomes For LGBTIQ+ Victorians
The Andrews Labor Government is continuing its support for LGBTIQ+ communities, ensuring that jobseekers have access to safe and inclusive employment services. Minister for Employment Ben Carroll visited the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda announcing a funding package to assist LGBTIQ+ Victorians access job-readiness programs, connect with supportive employers and develop skills for… Read more
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Celebrating Diversity – The Power of Public Art and Commemorations – by Michelle Sheppard
I’m a queer woman with transgender experience who has previously battled with her gender identity, and I’m writing this blog from that perspective. It’s crucial to highlight that, despite my own experience, I am not an expert on the experiences of transgender people, people who identify as non-binary, people who identify as gender-fluid, or anybody… Read more
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Regardless of industry or gender, getting dressed for work isn’t always easy.
Written by Lauren Ironmonger – Lauren is a lifestyle writer at the Sydney Morning Herald. How much thought do you put into getting dressed each morning? For many people, what they wear to work is about a lot more than just personal style – it’s crucial to their professional performance and how they are perceived in… Read more
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CIO Views: The Most Influential Women in Diversity & Inclusion, 2023
As a transgender woman on IWD I am so humbled that CIO Views has featured me in a business profile for International Women’s Day titled, “The Most Influential Women in Diversity & Inclusion, 2023”. This publication will feature women who have significantly impacted the diversity and inclusion sector. CIO Views is a magazine that provides… Read more
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Finding Her, Australia’s first state-wide women’s commemorative tour (Her Place Women’s Museum)
FINDING HER Australia’s first interactive state-wide digital map spotlighting women’s commemoration, FINDINGHER at HerPlace Museum has recently been launched at Her Place Women’s Museum. A ground-breaking project, Finding Her is a virtual and physical tour using QR codes and an interactive map directing you to names and places of outstanding women. You’ll discover the stories behind the… Read more
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THIS GIRL CAN – VICTORIA
Subscribe to the podcast / Add to iTunes Presented by Michelle SheppardEmail production@joy.org.au Hosted by JOYs Michelle Sheppard, “This Girl Can Victoria” empowers LGBTQIA+ female, femme and non-binary people to get active. Across four episodes, Michelle chats to members of the rainbow community about how and why they get active. Whether a short walk, a swim in the pool,… Read more
